Trump’s New Surgeon General, LA28 Plans, and a Meat Snack Empire

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President Trump nominates Dr. Casey Means, a holistic health influencer, to be the next U.S. surgeon general. LA’s Olympic Coliseum is set to make history again in 2028 as it co-hosts the opening and closing ceremonies. In Vernon, snack company Archer is taking over the old Farmer John plant to expand meat stick production and create hundreds of jobs. And in global news, Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are moving toward a new trade deal that would lower tariffs on cars and steel in exchange for more U.S. exports.

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0:00.0	This is an LA Times Studios podcast.
0:09.8	Hi, I'm Angelica Cornado at LA Times Studios.
0:13.6	Here are some of today's headlines from the Los Angeles Times.
0:18.7	President Trump has tapped a holistic and wellness doctor as his new pick for U.S.
0:23.5	Surgeon General.
0:24.5	Jenny Jarvie reports Dr. Casey Means is his latest nominee to join Robert F. Kennedy
0:29.4	Jr.'s health team.
0:30.7	Trump says Dr. Means will help make America healthy again, but her unorthodox background
0:35.6	and holistic beliefs are raising some eyebrows.
0:38.4	Means is a Stanford trained doctor who left surgery to focus on metabolic health.
0:42.8	Critics worry her views may align too closely with Kennedy's polarizing stances.
0:47.5	She argues that food, not drugs, is the key to fixing chronic disease.
0:51.9	And President Trump agrees. She also co-founded a digital
0:55.0	health startup and co-wrote a book on nutrition. The nomination signals a big shift from
1:00.0	mainstream medicine to wellness-driven policy.
1:04.3	The Coliseum is officially locked in as the heart of the 2028 Olympics. Tukni Nguyen
1:09.6	Wyn reports the iconic stadium will host both the opening and closing ceremonies,
1:13.6	making history as the first venue to do it three times.
1:16.6	But it's sharing the spotlight.
1:18.6	SoFi Stadium will join as a second venue for the opening ceremony and for the Paralympic opening as well.
1:23.6	LA28 President Casey Wasserman says the venues will highlight Los Angeles's
1:28.8	rich sporting history and cutting-edge future. And it'll need to. The 2028 games will be the
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