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Similarly, representatives from Quaker tell Eater that rice cakes were first launched as “a low-carb alternative to bread” in the mid-’80s.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE RICE CAKE, AMERICA’S ONE-TIME FAVORITE HEALTH SNACKBRENNA HOUCKSEPTEMBER 17, 2020EATER

If you’re looking for something to help you get healthier and more active, or just an alternative to your current workout routine, look for tiktoks with specific instructions.

USE TIKTOK TO BUILD THE PERFECT WORKOUTSANDRA GUTIERREZ G.SEPTEMBER 17, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE

The technology essentially combines the performance benefits of the diesel engine design with the low costs and the low emissions associated with these alternative fuels, co-founder and CEO BJ Johnson said in a recent interview with TechCrunch.

CLEARFLAME ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES TAKES AIM AT CLEANING UP DIESEL ENGINESKIRSTEN KOROSECSEPTEMBER 17, 2020TECHCRUNCH

There are, today, a large number of groups that continue to spread misleading health information or push users to try alternative or untested cures.

FACEBOOK TRIES TO CLEAN UP GROUPS WITH NEW POLICIESSARAH PEREZSEPTEMBER 17, 2020TECHCRUNCH

The coronavirus pandemic is set to change the way millions of Americans can vote in November, as states expand access to mail-in voting as a safer alternative to in-person voting.

VOTE BY MAIL: WHICH STATES ALLOW ABSENTEE VOTINGKATE RABINOWITZ, BRITTANY MAYESSEPTEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POST

It’s hard to imagine that the Mnuchin alternative, as described by the Journal, will find favor in Beijing.

TRUMP SUDDENLY TURNS AGAINST TIKTOK’S DELICATE DEALCLAYCHANDLERSEPTEMBER 17, 2020FORTUNE

Since then, the website has shut down and now simply provides links to alternative websites offering information on the QAnon conspiracy.

CITIGROUP PUTS EMPLOYEE WHO RAN QANON WEBSITE ON PAID LEAVEKDUNN6SEPTEMBER 17, 2020FORTUNE

Other members, including China, signed up for the alternative scheme in January.

TRUMP’S PROLONGED ASSAULT ON WTO MEANS ITS RULING AGAINST CHINESE TARIFFS IS ESSENTIALLY MOOTEAMONBARRETTSEPTEMBER 16, 2020FORTUNE

“Arm customers may try to find alternatives to Arm for the longer term,” the source told the news service.

NVIDIA’S PURCHASE OF ARM CREATES AN A.I. COMPUTING JUGGERNAUTJEREMY KAHNSEPTEMBER 14, 2020FORTUNE

They became used to alternative ways of sending money internationally, including cryptocurrency precursors such as e-gold, even for mundane uses like eBay purchases.

EASTERN EUROPE LEADS THE WORLD IN CRYPTOCURRENCY ADOPTION—LEGAL AND OTHERWISEDZANEMORRISSEPTEMBER 14, 2020FORTUNE

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