‘A great day for Red Lobster’: Company exiting bankruptcy, will operate 544 locations Court records say the company’s bankruptcy was due to significant debt, a carousel of CEOs, an all-you-can-eat shrimp debacle and a 30% drop in guests since 2019. Red Lobster is exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a federal judge on Thursday approved the Continue reading
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Colorado parents sue district over alleged policy to assign rooms based on gender identity instead of sex
Parents of students in a Colorado school district are suing over an alleged policy that forced children to bunk with students of the opposite sex in what they claim is a violation of their rights. The Wailes’ daughter said she found out one of the students she was assigned to share a room with was Continue reading
Pope heads to Papua New Guinea after final Mass in Indonesia before an overflow crowd of 100,000
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Indonesia on Friday after celebrating Mass before an overflow crowd of 100,000, a final celebration before heading to Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his 11-day journey through Southeast Asia and Oceania. “Don’t tire of dreaming and of building a civilization of Continue reading
Trump tries to use Walz’s family against him, and fails hilariously
Despite all that, Walz’s favorability numbers still blow JD Vance’s out of the water. So now Republicans are trying to use Walz’s family against him — and that, too, is not going well. On social media Wednesday, Trump thanked Jeff Walz, Tim Walz’s brother, for a purported endorsement. “Thank you very much, Jeff,” Trump posted. Continue reading
We need urgent reform after school shootings. Not same cowardly words. – The Washington Post
Hours after two students and two teachers had been killed in a school shooting, allegedly committed by a 14-year-old boy with an AR-15-style semiautomatic weapon, Kemp declared: “Today is not the day for politics or policy.” Really? Actually, his record makes it clear what date he has in mind for that discussion: Never. From what Continue reading
Trump’s poor climate record undercuts RFK Jr. — and could boost Harris’ chances
In the days since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump, the former candidate has promised to provoke a “realignment” of environmental politics. While criticizing Democrats for “divisive” climate policies, Kennedy has made the case for environmental policies that could, he believes, “unite the nation,” including a focus on clean Continue reading
Travis Kelce’s PR team shuts down breakup contract: ‘Documents are entirely false’
Travis Kelce’s PR team shuts down breakup contract: ‘Documents are entirely false’ “Talk your talk and go viral”: The rumors spiraling about “Lavender Haze” singer Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce having a break-up contract are “entirely false,” according to Kelce’s PR agency. Full Scope Public Relations, which represents the Kansas City tight end, Continue reading
Newly released police body camera footage shows Sonya Massey talking to officers 16 hours before her death
Newly released police body camera footage shows Sonya Massey interacting with police officers 16 hours before she was fatally shot in her Illinois home on July 6, when deputies responded to her 911 call of a suspected prowler. In the course of the video, which was obtained by ABC affiliate WICS and is about 45 Continue reading
Trump tightens alliance with Musk, advocating broad role in U.S. policymaking
NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a government commission that could give Elon Musk broad responsibilities for auditing federal spending and regulations, tightening their pre-election alliance during a wide-ranging speech in which he also made some misleading or baseless claims on economic policy. Trump’s advisers have discussed the commission for months, Continue reading
US government is looking into airline frequent-flyer programs
The Biden administration is looking into airline frequent-flyer programs and whether they devalue points that consumers have earned The Biden administration is examining the four largest U.S. airline frequent-flyer programs and how they devalue points that consumers have earned and frequently change the number of points or miles needed to book flights. Buttigieg said loyalty Continue reading