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US fast-food chains hold the onions after McDonald’s E. coli outbreak

25Oct

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US fast-food chains hold the onions after McDonald’s E. coli outbreak

By Brad Brooks, Reuters Quarter Pounders are marked as unavailable and 'Back Soon' in the Drive Thru lane at a McDonald's restaurant on 22 October 2024 in Omaha, Nebraska. Photo: Mario Tama / Getty Images via AFP US fast-food chains are pulling fresh onions out of their menu items after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one. Restaurant Brands International, parent of McDonald's rival Burger King, and Yum Brands said they were removing fresh onions from menu items. Roughly 5 percent of Burger King locations have removed onions from the menu, a Burger King spokesperson said in a statement. McDonald's said on Thursday that Taylor Farms was the supplier of the sliced onions that have been r...

Rapper Ghetts’ guide to London: I once bought a car on Apple Pay

25Oct

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Rapper Ghetts’ guide to London: I once bought a car on Apple Pay

Greengate, just between Essex and London. I live with my missus, my 12-year-old and my five-year-old.Where was your first flat?Plaistow — I lived with my mum, brother and sister there in the early Nineties. I actually haven’t ever had a job before I started doing music. That sounds so mad to say. Where would you recommend for a first date?It depends on the person — maybe a restaurant in central. I love a Turkish restaurant, I’m a simple guy. My missus likes expensive restaurants, so I’ve been to a few — I like Roka, the black cod there is nice. But if it’s more of an activities date, I’m dying to go to The Cube in Canary Wharf.The sushi at RokaÂ©Ming Tang-EvansWhich shops do you rely on?There’s a shop in Greengate called Alkaline Roots, you can get all your natural stuff, your natural soa...

Where Vanguard sees opportunity to earn income right now

25Oct

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Business

Where Vanguard sees opportunity to earn income right now

With the Federal Reserve rate-cutting cycle now underway, income investors may want to take a closer look at their portfolios. The central bank slashed the federal funds rate by a half-percentage point in September and fed funds futures prices suggest a 93% probability that rates will drop another 25 basis points in November, according to the CME FedWatch Tool . One basis point equals 0.01%. Futures point to a 74% likelihood of another quarter point cut in November. In this environment, Vanguard likes higher-quality, fixed-income assets. The money manager expects the economy to slow to below-trend growth but avoid recession, and anticipates the yield curve will revert to its typical upward-sloping angle. "Historically, when economic growth has slowed but stayed positive, higher-quality fix...

Bruce Springsteen performs at Kamala Harris rally, calls Donald Trump an ‘American tyrant’

25Oct

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Bruce Springsteen performs at Kamala Harris rally, calls Donald Trump an ‘American tyrant’

Musician Bruce Springsteen performs during a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee, US Vice President Kamala Harris with former President Barack Obama at the James R Hallford Stadium on October 24, 2024 in Clarkston, Georgia. Photo: Alex Wong By Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose, Reuters Thousands gathered to hear US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the battleground state of Georgia for a star-studded rally with rock legend Bruce Springsteen, entertainer Tyler Perry and former President Barack Obama. Ahead of Harris' remarks, film director Spike Lee warned a packed crowd at the James R. Hallford Stadium not to be "bamboozled" into voting for Donald Trump, and Springsteen performed melancholy laments "The Promised Land," and "Land of Hope and Dreams." "Donal...

Deal blocked between Coach, Michael Kors owners

24Oct

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Business

Deal blocked between Coach, Michael Kors owners

Coach and Michael Kors.Michael M. Santiago | Eduardo Parra | Europa Press | Getty ImagesA federal judge blocked Tapestry's acquisition of Capri on Thursday following a brief trial last month in New York.In her order, Judge Jennifer Rochon granted the Federal Trade Commission's motion for a preliminary injunction to block the proposed merger, which would marry America's two largest luxury houses and put six fashion brands under one company: Tapestry's Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman with Capri's Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors. Tapestry's stock surged 10% after the order was filed while Capri's plunged about 50%.In a statement, Tapestry said it plans to appeal the order, "consistent with our obligations under the merger agreement.""Today's decision granting the FTC's request for ...

US Democratic lawmakers request probe into Donald Trump’s son-in-law after Saudi report

24Oct

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US Democratic lawmakers request probe into Donald Trump’s son-in-law after Saudi report

This file photo taken on November 9, 2016 shows President-elect Donald Trump with son-in-law Jared Kushner (R) during an election night party at a hotel in New York. Photo: AFP By Aram Roston and Alexandra Ulmer, Reuters The Democratic chair of the US Senate Finance Committee and a prominent Democratic congressman asked the US attorney general to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump's son-in-law, was functioning as an unregistered foreign agent for Saudi Arabia, according to a letter from the lawmakers. The letter from US Senator Ron Wyden and US Representative Jamie Raskin cited an 4 October Reuters report that revealed that Kushner on multiple occasions had discussed US-Saudi diplomacy concerning Israel with Saudi Arabia's de fa...

Lebanon donation-matching goal with Ottawa is falling short, charities say – National

24Oct

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Politics

Lebanon donation-matching goal with Ottawa is falling short, charities say – National

A coalition of Canadian charitable groups is raising the alarm about a shortfall in donations to help with Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis, as Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly joined colleagues at a summit to try helping the country cope with the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes. France hosted dozens of countries at the summit on Thursday, which it said had raised US$1 billion in pledges for Lebanon. A fifth of that is for the country’s military while the rest is targeted at humanitarian aid.Canada has already allocated just under $50 million in humanitarian aid to Lebanon this year, but Canadian charities say they’re falling short of a goal set with Ottawa to match donations.The federal government has pledged to double every dollar the Humanitarian Coalition raises until Nov. 3, to ...

Microsoft CEO Nadella requested pay reduction after security incidents

24Oct

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Business

Microsoft CEO Nadella requested pay reduction after security incidents

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event on the company's Redmond, Washington, campus on May 20, 2024. Nadella is betting a new generation of computers with specialized artificial intelligence chips and faster performance will revive the long-running rivalry between Windows PCs and Apple Inc.'s Mac.Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft gave CEO Satya Nadella a pay raise for the 2024 fiscal year of more than $30 million. But his total package would have been $5.5 million higher if not for a series of cyberattacks.Nadella received $79.1 million for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, up from $48.5 million in the prior year, according to a proxy filing on Thursday. Most of his pay is in the form of stock. The board's compensation committee said Nadella asked that the cas...

Count me out: Troubled census sets tone for PNG democracy

24Oct

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Count me out: Troubled census sets tone for PNG democracy

By Michael Kabuni A PNG enumerator collects census data on paper in one of Port Moresby’s largest suburbs, Gerehu on 28 June 2024. Photo: BenarNews / Harlyne Joku Opinion - More than three months behind schedule, millions in new high-tech equipment wasted, and many workers left unpaid, these are the statistical outcomes so far from Papua New Guinea's census. While this case study in PNG administrative failure continues to unfold, ministers are heading overseas to learn about implementing a new counting system to underpin the county's democracy. The 2024 census started late on 16 June, missed the count reporting deadline of 30 June, and in any case included only six questions, failing to meet the benchmark UN census standards, which emphasises reliable data. Without timely and accura...

Prolonged exposure to air pollution may be detrimental to brain

24Oct

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Health

Prolonged exposure to air pollution may be detrimental to brain

Even as air quality in the national capital continues to be in the `very poor` category, health experts on Thursday said that prolonged exposure to air pollution may be detrimental to the brain. According to Central Pollution Control Board data (CPCB), the air quality index (AQI) was 336 at 7.30 a.m. Various monitoring stations across the national capital recorded the air quality in the `very poor` category -- between 301 and 400. During the day, the air quality is expected to drop to the `severe` category at places where the AQI is near 400, as per the CPCB. A recent study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, showed short-term air pollution exposure claimed 33,000 lives annually in 10 cities in India, and Delhi topped the list with 12,000 deaths every year. Dr PN Renjen, senior...