By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business When Popeyes launched its crispy chicken sandwich in 2019, the menu item sold out in just two weeks. When it came back, it was a massive hit — the sandwich was so popular it helped lift sales for the chicken chain. Popeyes has sold nuggets and fish sandwiches modeled on
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By Geneva Sands, CNN A controversial Virginia education tip line set up earlier this year to gather information on so-called “divisive concepts” taught in the classroom, generated a hodgepodge of comments amounting to a generic hotline for the state school system, according to a sample of emails reviewed by CNN. Announced earlier this year by
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea are jointly warning North Korea that use of any kind of nuclear weapon against Seoul or other regional allies would result in the end of Kim Jong Un’s regime. North Korea has launched more than two dozen missiles
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press DAWSON, Ga. (AP) — Someone like Erika Hardwick has come to the door of millions of Georgia voters. A paid canvasser for the New Georgia Project Action Fund, Hardwick was working the southwest Georgia town of Dawson on a warm October afternoon. She was trying to motivate people in the
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press AWALI, Bahrain (AP) — Pope Francis urged Bahrain authorities on Thursday to renounce the death penalty and ensure basic human rights are guaranteed for all citizens as he arrived in the Sunni-led kingdom that has been accused by rights groups of systematic discrimination against its Shiite majority. With King Hamad
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program remains on hold while a federal appeals court considers a legal challenge brought by six GOP-led states. The Biden administration continues to accept applications for student loan forgiveness, which is worth up to $20,000 per borrower, but it is not currently allowed to cancel
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Elon Musk wants to change how Twitter doles out its checkmark badges for verified accounts. While the “blue check” is at times viewed as an elite status symbol for the rich and famous, its purpose has always been to ensure that the people and accounts tweeting are who they
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, more than a week after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession. State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a tweet that the American representatives “saw
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow have visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner, just weeks after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession. A State Department spokesman tweets that the American representatives “saw firsthand her tenacity and perseverance despite her
Continue Reading By KARENA PHAN and ALI SWENSON Associate Press Election experts oppose hand-counting ballots because it takes longer than counting with machines, it’s less reliable and it’s a logistical nightmare for U.S. elections. Numerous studies have shown that people make far more errors counting than do machines. They’re also vastly slower. Depending on jurisdiction and staffing,
Continue Reading By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon is pressing pause on corporate hiring and expects to keep the policy in place for months, in the latest sign that even the biggest tech companies are rethinking staffing in an uncertain economic climate. The e-commerce giant has decided to implement a “pause on new incremental hires in our
Continue Reading Istanbul Başakşehir has completed the group stage of the Europa Conference League with a 3-1 win over Hearts to advance to the round of 16. Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Serdar Gürler and Berkay Özcan scored for Başakşehir to top Group A with 13 points. Nathaniel Atkinson pulled one back for Hearts in the final minute. Fiorentina won
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker thought his meeting with the Miami Marlins might last an hour. Turns out, he’ll be around them for quite a bit longer. Schumaker was introduced as the Marlins’ manager on Thursday, a little over a week after accepting the job and replacing Don Mattingly
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker thought his meeting with the Miami Marlins might last an hour. Turns out, he’ll be around them for quite a bit longer. Schumaker was introduced as the Marlins’ manager on Thursday, a little over a week after accepting the job and replacing Don Mattingly
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off their worst game in years. The Jacksonville Jaguars just went 0-for-October. One of them should feel much better about themselves Sunday when the Raiders try to win their first road game of the season and the Jaguars look to end a five-game skid. The
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that broke through the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere. It was the highest-recorded volcanic plume and reached the mesosphere, where meteors and meteorites usually break apart and burn up in our atmosphere. The
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El ministro de Defensa Nacional de Corea del Sur, Lee Jong Sup, dijo este jueves que “cualquier ataque nuclear” por parte de Corea del Norte “resultaría en el fin” del régimen de Kim Jong Un debido a “la respuesta abrumadora y decisiva de la alianza”. En una conferencia de prensa conjunta
Continue Reading By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Lyft on Thursday said it will lay off 13% of its staff, or nearly 700 employees, as it rethinks staffing amid rising inflation and fears of a looming recession. In a memo to staffers on Thursday, a copy of which was shared with CNN Business, Lyft co-founders Logan Green and
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx have signed coach Cheryl Reeve to a multi-year contract extension. They also elevated her front office title from general manager to president of basketball operations. The length of the new deal was not disclosed. Reeve has the all-time league lead with 281 regular season wins and 41 playoff game
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Game, set … best in show? The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is moving next year to a new venue: the home of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. The kennel club announced Thursday that canine champs will take over the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis
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