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February 23, 2021

Chick-fil-A responds to complaints that busy drive-thru lines are negatively affecting nearby businesses

Chick-fil-A has addressed complaints that its busy drive-thru lines are negatively affecting other nearby businesses at various chains across the country.

February 23, 2021

Black McDonald's franchise owners launch 90-day protest at company headquarters, alleging discrimination

Activists have launched a 90-day protest at McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Chicago, demanding that the chain recognize and end the systematic racism they say has denied equal opportunities to Black franchisees.

February 23, 2021

French government outraged at Lyon mayor's reasoning for removing meat from school lunches

Lyon Mayor Grégory Doucet, a member of France's Greens party who took office in July 2020, is being skewered for his decision to remove meat from school cafeterias in the interest of streamlining lunch service and promoting more balanced meals amid the pandemic.

February 22, 2021

White truffle 'orchards' may help bring pricy pasta topping to the masses, French researchers say

French researchers discovered a way to produce rare Italian white truffles at an orchard in France outside of their natural element.

February 22, 2021

Taco Bell announces 'Chicken Sandwich Taco' will debut on menus nationwide in 2021

Just like basically every other fast-food restaurant in existence, Taco Bell has officially entered itself into the so-called “chicken sandwich wars."

February 22, 2021

Wisconsin DNR official illegally exchanged sturgeon eggs for caviar, prosecutors say

Prosecutors have charged Ryan Koenigs, a top sturgeon expert at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), with obstructing an investigation after he alleged that his workers were using valuable fish eggs for a scientific study, when instead some of those eggs were being taken to caviar processors.

February 22, 2021

Chick-fil-A removing decaf coffee, bagels from menu

Chick-fil-A is removing two items from the menu in a bid to streamline its spread.

February 22, 2021

HelloFresh apologizes to customer who allegedly found bottle of urine included with meal kit

HelloFresh has apologized to a customer in the U.K. who alleges to have found a bottle of urine included inside his delivery box — but they claim the culprit doesn’t work at the company.

February 22, 2021

Customs inspectors find cocaine-coated corn flakes in Ohio

A drug detection dog first alerted officers to the package

February 22, 2021

TikTok scholar explains 'beer goggles' and how they alter sex appeal: 'Alcohol is absolutely amazing'

“Alcohol is absolutely amazing,” leading science commentator Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki said in a now-viral info-vid shared to his verified TikTok account.  “It can strip oil stains off a garage floor, but it can also change your human perception of reality."