It took a while for Chipotle to roll out its quesadilla. But the cheesy item hit menus last month, and customers are into it. About 10% of all orders now include a quesadilla, CEO Brian Niccol said during an analyst call discussing first quarter earnings on Wednesday. We “expect it to remain a guest favorite
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Within minutes of Florida Rep. Val Demings’ (D) angry confrontation with Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan (R) on Tuesday, it was clear she had struck a chord with Democrats. Footage of Demings’ showdown — in which she scolded Jordan, one of former President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies, for politicizing a vote on hate crimes against
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Claims for unemployment benefits went down more than expected last week. That’s good news. Economists are confident that the labor market recovery will gather speed as the economy reopens fully and more people get vaccinated. But jobless claims rose in two of the past four weeks, stressing that the road to recovery will be bumpy.
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For three decades, Tracy Wesley has met people on life’s most difficult days. He runs Estes Funeral Chapel in Minneapolis — one of only two Black-owned funeral homes in Minnesota. And he’s handled some of the Twin Cities’ most high-profile deaths: George Floyd, Jamar Clark and now Daunte Wright. In his line of work, Wesley
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A prominent pair of liberal donors is urging fellow contributors to back Virginia Democrat Jennifer McClellan in an effort to catapult the state senator ahead in the crowded gubernatorial field of this year’s closely watched contest. In a letter going to donors Thursday, and shared first with CNN, California husband-and-wife team Steve Phillips and Susan
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For three decades, Tracy Wesley has met people on life’s most difficult days. He runs Estes Funeral Chapel in Minneapolis — one of only two Black-owned funeral homes in Minnesota. And he’s handled some of the Twin Cities’ most high-profile deaths: George Floyd, Jamar Clark and now Daunte Wright. In his line of work, Wesley
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“Stowaway” wasn’t shot during the Covid pandemic, but with a cast of four in a confined, near-claustrophobic setting, this character study easily could have been. More an examination of human nature than a thriller, the space-faring movie deals with weighty issues but doesn’t possess much pizzazz or gravity, making Netflix the logical home for its
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Patton Oswalt wrote a sweet tribute to his late wife Michelle McNamara, who died unexpectedly in her sleep at age 46 in 2016. Thursday marked five years since her passing. Oswalt posted a picture of McNamara on Instagram, writing: “Of course I thought of her today. And I also thought of Alice, and how the
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Of course they did. Julianna Margulies recently shared that she and “ER” costar George Clooney had a bit of a crush on each other back in the day — and that’s what fed their on-screen chemistry. Margulies, who played nurse Carol Hathaway for six seasons on the medical drama, told People she was low on
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Click here for updates on this story ESTACADA, Oregon (KPTV) — A teen in Estacada says he was attacked while walking home from school Tuesday on a trail near the high school. Trenton Roth says it was just after three when the attack happened. The 13-year-old was walking home on a trail in the woods
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — FOX 12’s Most Wanted is still on the loose after hitting a woman with a car in the St. Johns neighborhood and then taking off. Family members say the victim’s skull is fractured and she has injuries to her spine, several broken bones and
Continue Reading The Trump administration put up barriers that delayed $20 billion in hurricane relief aid to Puerto Rico and blocked an investigation into the delayed funds, The Washington Post reported Thursday, citing a 46-page inspector general report. Access to Housing and Urban Development information was delayed or denied during an investigation into the delayed relief to
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Police are looking for a person they say dismantled crosswalk signals during a demonstration in downtown Portland Wednesday night. The Portland Police Bureau said it learned that a “direct action” event was planned to begin in Chapman Square Park on Wednesday. The bureau said
Continue Reading For three decades, Tracy Wesley has met people on life’s most difficult days. He runs Estes Funeral Chapel in Minneapolis — one of only two Black-owned funeral homes in Minnesota. And he’s handled some of the Twin Cities’ most high-profile deaths: George Floyd, Jamar Clark and now Daunte Wright. In his line of work, Wesley
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Two mothers whose sons were shot and killed by police speak out. Their stories are alike, and yet so different. The shootings happened years apart. One in the city, the other in the suburb. One is black, the other white. But, the women
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Concerns were mounting Thursday over the fate of an Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 crew members on board, as a military official warned the vessel would run out of oxygen in three days. Admiral Yudo Margono, the chief of staff of the Indonesian Navy, said the submarine has sufficient oxygen for 72 hours,
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A young boy named Dawson leans back in a white rocking chair on a balcony: “I bought some rocks from Home Depot and we just painted them. Let me show you over here.” He points to his collection; there’s a blue rock with orange stars and another with a flower. A few seconds later, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The family of Deisha Murray-Boyd wants to know who would do such a gruesome thing to her. Officials with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said the 34-year-old was shot and killed while driving last week along Goodfellow and McLaran. “Whoever did this, you
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A Norfolk police officer has been relieved of his duty after an internal investigation into reports that he donated and expressed support for the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is facing two felony charges of homicide in the deaths of two men and a felony attempted homicide charge in the wounding of another man during
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