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This Restaurant Chain Was Voted the 'Most Loved' of 2025 When it comes to fast food, it seems we're all in our chicken era. Restaurants like Taco Bell, McDonald's, and Burger King all poured big bucks into their chicken menus to stay ahead of the...
Wendy's Brings Back Fan Favorite Following Fierce Backlash Fast food restaurants often play with their customers' emotions by discontinuing beloved menu items, only to face fierce backlash from loyal fans. Sometimes, these campaigns to bring back...
In 2022, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) closed on the financing for repairs at 16 developments through the controversial PACT program, and moved ahead on renovation plans for two other public housing campuses funded through the newer Pre...
Water is a shared and vital resource, and Meta approaches water stewardship with the responsibility and technical expertise it deserves. Being good stewards of water is critical for Meta's business, and it also benefits the communities where their da...
Real Estate Agent's Gen Z Employee Edits Hilarious Video Mike Hege, a realtor at Pridemore Properties in North Carolina, recently asked the company's 27-year-old video marketing manager to create a video for his Instagram and TikTok pages. What h...
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Despite news of multiple closures, Whataburger kicked off a nationwide holiday promotion — 12 Days of Whatacheer — and announced plans to expand. The Texas-based burger chain shared bad news for Southern diners this week that has some wondering if i...
When Tripti Bhatt was in Class 9, she had the extraordinary privilege of meeting Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. The former president handed her a handwritten letter filled with encouragement, sparking a dream in her heart to serve the nation. Born into a fami...
Pat Sajak and Vanna White have been a fixture on Wheel of Fortune for more than 40 years. When Pat announced his retirement plans in June 2023, many wondered what the future would hold for the show and Vanna. Ryan Seacrest took over as host in Sept...
Lisa Su '90, SM '91, PhD '94 to Deliver MIT's 2026 Commencement Address Lisa Su, a leading executive in the semiconductor industry and head of the company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), will deliver the address at the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony ...
Why Self-Appraisals May Not Be the Best Way to Judge Job Performance Companies often rely on annual employee reviews to determine promotions, raises, and layoffs. However, research has shown this process can be influenced by factors beyond job pe...
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The NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) provides administrative, advisory, and transactional support for federal benefits programs to all NASA employees. This includes calculating retirement estimates and processing retirement packages. Retiremen...
Companies in regulated industries like healthcare and finance face a delicate balancing act. They must move data and process transactions quickly enough to serve customers, but carefully enough to maintain ironclad security and satisfy regulatory scr...
A coin minted during the reign of one of Great Britain's most famous monarchs, Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), recently fetched a record price at auction. The officially designated Elizabeth I "Ship" Ryal of 15 Shillings, minted between 1584-1586, sol...
Dealers Michael Werner and Gordon VeneKlasen to End Partnership After 35 years of collaboration, art dealers Michael Werner and Gordon VeneKlasen have announced they will dissolve their partnership at the beginning of 2023. Werner and VeneKlase...
Mariah Carey's Astronomical Fortune from "All I Want for Christmas" It's not even December, and the Christmas decorations are up, and the music is playing. There's nothing like the crisp, cool weather and hearing our favorite holiday tunes. Some ...
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Cracker Barrel CEO Admits Mistakes with Brand Remodel Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino had big plans to revamp the beloved restaurant chain, but her efforts to modernize the brand's logo and aesthetic faced major backlash from loyal customers. In ...
A self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, titled "The Dream (The Bed)," has just sold for $54.7 million - the highest price ever paid at auction for an artwork by a woman or Latin American artist. Kahlo painted the work in 1940, depicting herself sleeping in ...
GLL Launches New Business Support Programme for Social Enterprises On Thursday, November 20th, leading social enterprise GLL hosted an event in Woolwich, South East London to celebrate Social Enterprise Day 2025. The event, titled "How to Start a...
Klimt's Blumenwiese Sells for $86 Million at Sotheby's Lauder Sale Gustav Klimt's 1908 landscape painting "Blumenwiese" (Blooming Meadow) sold for $86 million (inclusive of fees) at Sotheby's, marking the second-highest price ever paid for a Klim...
Though soy sauce is ubiquitous today, it was not always a feature of American palates. By some accounts, the very first person to begin processing Midwestern soy crops into the delicious fermented condiment at an industrial scale started it all in a ...
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Art Basel Hong Kong Names 240 Galleries for 2026 Fair, with New Names and Notable Absences The list of exhibitors for the 2026 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong remains about the same size as last year's roster, with some new exhibitors and some not...
Amoako Boafo Painting Consigned by Actor Jesse Williams A 2017 oil on paper work by artist Amoako Boafo, titled "Red Dress," is set to be sold at an upcoming Phillips auction. The painting, which depicts Thelma Golden, director and chief curator ...
Pop Artist Ed Ruscha Collaborating with andSons on $295 Holiday Chocolate Bar Ed Ruscha, the renowned pop artist, has teamed up with the Los Angeles-based boutique chocolatiers andSons to create a unique holiday chocolate bar. At first, this coll...
Social Enterprise Day is coming up in just two weeks on 20 November! It's a global day created to raise the profile of the social enterprise movement and show the transformative impact it is having across the world. It's a great chance for you to sha...