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Costco building its own chicken facility to keep up with $5 chicken demand

Costco building its own chicken facility to keep up with $5 chicken demand Because rotisserie chicken is delicious.

Inventor of green bean casserole dies at 92

Inventor of green bean casserole dies at 92 The woman who created a Thanksgiving staple — the green bean casserole — enjoyed by millions has died at age 92.

McDonald’s introducing 'Triple Breakfast Stacks,' its first breakfast 'innovation' in 5 years

McDonald’s introducing 'Triple Breakfast Stacks,' its first breakfast 'innovation' in 5 years Gone are the days of smashing three McMuffins together to create one behemoth meatwich!

Mega Millions: Score free pizza with your losing ticket at Villa Italian Kitchen

Mega Millions: Score free pizza with your losing ticket at Villa Italian Kitchen This consolation prize is cheesy in a good way.

World Series cities Los Angeles, Boston place seafood wager on game outcome

World Series cities Los Angeles, Boston place seafood wager on game outcome Though the bet is a friendly gesture between the two states – that hasn’t stopped the men from a bit of friendly trash talk.

New Mexico Dunkin’ Donuts kicked out professor because of racism, man claims

New Mexico Dunkin’ Donuts kicked out professor because of racism, man claims Nelson, who said he had been in the store for only an hour, feels racism was the reason the employee kicked him out.

Chick-fil-A tests macaroni and cheese in restaurants

Chick-fil-A tests macaroni and cheese in restaurants The side is currently available in 4 states.

Starbucks opens first US-based sign language store staffed with deaf and hard of hearing employees

Starbucks opens first US-based sign language store staffed with deaf and hard of hearing employees Coffee and a helping hand, the first U.S signing Starbucks opens doors.

Chick-fil-A overtakes Starbucks as teens' favorite restaurant, survey determines

Chick-fil-A overtakes Starbucks as teens' favorite restaurant, survey determines Don’t worry, Starbucks. Teens will still need someplace to hang on Sundays, at least.

Former Malaysian PM Najib faces six more corruption charges over state funds

Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak was charged with six counts of criminal breach of trust involving government funds worth more than $1.5 billion on Thursday, adding to the 32 charges he already faces for money laundering and graft. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2O5AWEI

Swamped with plastic waste: Malaysia struggles as global scrap piles up

Hundreds of sacks filled with plastic waste from the United States, Britain, South Korea and Spain spill onto the streets of an industrial zone in Pulau Indah, an island town just an hour's drive from Kuala Lumpur and home to Malaysia's biggest port. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2z5N6Ie

Turkey says Russian S-400 systems installation to begin Oct. 2019: Hurriyet

The installation of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in Turkey will begin in October 2019, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by the Hurriyet newspaper on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2D35B4B

U.S.-bound Central American migrants on the move in Mexico

Central American migrants clustered for the night on Wednesday in a southern Mexico town after advancing on their trek toward the United States, despite Mexico's vows to hinder their progress under pressure from the Trump administration. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2O4pM3k

China, Japan seek warmer ties against backdrop of U.S. trade friction

Japan's prime minister travels to Beijing on Thursday for his first formal bilateral summit with Chinese leaders in seven years as the Asian rivals seek to build on a thaw in ties against a backdrop of trade friction with Washington. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Re5jL5

Singapore opposition leaders appeal for help to stave off bankruptcy

Leaders of Singapore's only parliamentary opposition party have appealed to supporters for financial help, saying they face the risk of bankruptcy as costs mount in civil cases they are fighting. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ORix3N

Bolsonaro's anti-China rants have Beijing nervous about Brazil

The Chinese government is trying to make peace with Brazil's leading presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, whose China-bashing threatens to chill a profitable trading relationship that has benefited both countries. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yzcPJX

Commander of Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison in intensive care in hospital

A senior Khmer Rouge figure who ran Cambodia's most notorious prison during the genocidal regime is in intensive care in hospital, but his health has stabilized, the director of a prison where he is serving a life sentence said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PTfwg1

China says army will act 'at any cost' to prevent Taiwan split

China's army will take action "at any cost" to foil attempts to separate the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, the country's defense minister said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CGfLay

Australian students pricked with syringe in apparent prank gone wrong

Seven students at an Australian school in Sydney were set to undergo blood tests on Thursday, after having being pricked with a syringe in what appeared to be a prank gone wrong. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2q9rmr1

Saudi crown prince vows to bring Khashoggi killers to justice

Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman vowed on Wednesday that the killers of Jamal Khashoggi would be brought to justice, in his first public comments since the journalist's murder sparked global condemnation. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2z03zxE