I grew up about 5 miles from the very first McDonald’s franchise store in Des Plaines, IL. That store opened in 1955, a year after I was born. Alas, I never visited that historic establishment because my mother insisted she could make better hamburgers than McDonald’s and why would anyone who loved food brag […]
The price of fast food is up 31% since 2020. In Biden’s America, a hamburger and fries from a fast food restaurant is a luxury for more than 60% of Americans. Let that sink in. In times past, when the cost of living rose, fast-food restaurants were an option for families who could not afford […]
American consumers love their fast food but price hikes are preventing them from enjoying a burger or burrito as often as in years past. Traffic to big fast food chains has dropped 3.5 percent in the first three months of 2024, compared to 2023. McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Popeyes, Pizza Hut, and Chipotle have likely sold millions […]
It was a bad week for Alvin Bragg and his case against Donald Trump. There’s no other way to put it. For starters, Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case, may have made a critical error that could reverse the Trump verdict upon appeal by allowing prosecutors to make certain arguments. […]
The efforts of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to resuscitate her career are flatlining, according to a new report. According to In Touch, Meghan’s recent ideas to keep the cash and fame flowing are foundering, and even A-listers who once gravitated to her are keeping their distance. “Hollywood is glam and glitz on the outside, but […]
Meta’s Threads is closing the gap on its main competitor and is now hosting more daily active users in the U.S. than Elon Musk’s X. According to new data from Apptopia, which researches social media platforms, Threads has blown by X in America’s daily active user lane. Threads has seen a stable rise in its users and now houses around […]
In response to recent minimum wage increases in California, fast food restaurants across the state are shifting to automation to get rid of wage-earning humans. The move to making customers place orders at digital kiosks alleviates what owners say is the financial strain of rising labor costs after the minimum wage for the state’s fast […]
The Senate is expected to easily pass the House’s $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan this week but not before several senators who oppose the bundle have their say. Lawmakers will take up the package Tuesday during what was supposed to be a recess week, and Senate Democratic leader Charles E. […]
Hasn’t California Gov. Gavin Newsom had enough problems with restaurants to exercise some caution around the issue of eateries? You may remember, back in the heyday of California’s brutal COVID-19 lockdown regime — where most indoor dining was shut down and patrons were forced, by law, to wear masks at almost all times and remain in […]
“Drain the swamp!” has been a traditional rallying cry of the MAGA movement. Supporters of Donald Trump have in recent years mused that during his first term, Trump should have been more aggressive in removing government employees who are members of the deep state. While a Trump presidency […]
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