feat: added utils functions to format dates

Author: coderdiaz

src/lib/utils.ts

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+export const formatDate = (date: Date) => {
+  const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
+    year: 'numeric',
+    month: 'short',
+    day: 'numeric',
+    timeZone: 'UTC', // Default to UTC to prevent timezone issues
+  });
+  
+  // Ensure we're parsing the date correctly
+  return formatter.format(new Date(date));
+}