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It took a while for Chipotle to roll out its quesadilla. But the cheesy item hit menus last month, and customers are into it. About 10% of all orders now include a quesadilla, CEO Brian Niccol said during an analyst call discussing first quarter earnings on Wednesday. We “expect it to remain a guest favorite
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Within minutes of Florida Rep. Val Demings’ (D) angry confrontation with Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan (R) on Tuesday, it was clear she had struck a chord with Democrats. Footage of Demings’ showdown — in which she scolded Jordan, one of former President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies, for politicizing a vote on hate crimes against
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Claims for unemployment benefits went down more than expected last week. That’s good news. Economists are confident that the labor market recovery will gather speed as the economy reopens fully and more people get vaccinated. But jobless claims rose in two of the past four weeks, stressing that the road to recovery will be bumpy.
Continue ReadingFor three decades, Tracy Wesley has met people on life’s most difficult days. He runs Estes Funeral Chapel in Minneapolis — one of only two Black-owned funeral homes in Minnesota. And he’s handled some of the Twin Cities’ most high-profile deaths: George Floyd, Jamar Clark and now Daunte Wright. In his line of work, Wesley
Continue ReadingFor three decades, Tracy Wesley has met people on life’s most difficult days. He runs Estes Funeral Chapel in Minneapolis — one of only two Black-owned funeral homes in Minnesota. And he’s handled some of the Twin Cities’ most high-profile deaths: George Floyd, Jamar Clark and now Daunte Wright. In his line of work, Wesley
Continue Reading“Stowaway” wasn’t shot during the Covid pandemic, but with a cast of four in a confined, near-claustrophobic setting, this character study easily could have been. More an examination of human nature than a thriller, the space-faring movie deals with weighty issues but doesn’t possess much pizzazz or gravity, making Netflix the logical home for its
Continue ReadingPatton Oswalt wrote a sweet tribute to his late wife Michelle McNamara, who died unexpectedly in her sleep at age 46 in 2016. Thursday marked five years since her passing. Oswalt posted a picture of McNamara on Instagram, writing: “Of course I thought of her today. And I also thought of Alice, and how the
Continue ReadingOf course they did. Julianna Margulies recently shared that she and “ER” costar George Clooney had a bit of a crush on each other back in the day — and that’s what fed their on-screen chemistry. Margulies, who played nurse Carol Hathaway for six seasons on the medical drama, told People she was low on
Continue ReadingConcerns were mounting Thursday over the fate of an Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 crew members on board, as a military official warned the vessel would run out of oxygen in three days. Admiral Yudo Margono, the chief of staff of the Indonesian Navy, said the submarine has sufficient oxygen for 72 hours,
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A young boy named Dawson leans back in a white rocking chair on a balcony: “I bought some rocks from Home Depot and we just painted them. Let me show you over here.” He points to his collection; there’s a blue rock with orange stars and another with a flower. A few seconds later, the
Continue ReadingA Norfolk police officer has been relieved of his duty after an internal investigation into reports that he donated and expressed support for the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is facing two felony charges of homicide in the deaths of two men and a felony attempted homicide charge in the wounding of another man during
Continue ReadingThe role that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison played in the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd has given Democrats a potent argument for redoubling the party’s investment in state attorney general races for years to come. Democrats have long been seen as under-investing in down ballot races, ceding ground
Continue ReadingThe real work of finalizing an infrastructure package that can have widespread Democratic support on Capitol Hill is just beginning as the party must reckon with key differences between progressives and moderates on the scope and cost of the package — as well as GOP lawmakers offering their own alternative. While progressives are losing patience
Continue ReadingClimate change has continued to decimate air quality in the United States, and a new report has found that more than 40% of Americans live in areas with unhealthy air quality, with people of color being the most negatively affected. American Lung Association’s “State of the Air”‘ report, released on Wednesday, found that more than
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s ability to galvanize global momentum faces its first major test this week when he convenes 40 of his foreign counterparts for talks on combating the climate crisis. At the virtual summit’s center will be an aggressive new pledge to halve US carbon emissions, according to administration officials, a target number that has
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi felt “liberated” when she ripped up a copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last year, but the move was largely unplanned simply because she couldn’t find a pen, according to a new book. “She felt ‘liberated’ … He was shredding the truth, she said, so she would
Continue ReadingThe red ink continued to flow at US airlines in the first quarter. But after a year of massive losses, airlines are showing signs that better times lie ahead. “While the pandemic is not over, we believe the worst is behind us, in terms of the severity of the negative impact on travel demand,” said
Continue ReadingThe Perseverance rover may be parked at an overlook to capture any flights by the Ingenuity helicopter over the next two weeks, but it’s not wasting any of its time on Mars. The rover on Tuesday successfully converted some of the plentiful carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen as a first test of its MOXIE
Continue ReadingBolstered by strong data, investors are expressing plenty of faith in the power of the global economic recovery. But what if this spring is as good as it gets? What’s happening: Goldman Sachs analysts predict that US economic growth will slow after the April-to-June period this year. Meanwhile, Covid-19 infections are rising dramatically in crucial
Continue ReadingThe UK’s flagship music awards ceremony, the Brits, will go ahead with a 4,000-strong crowd, no social distancing and no masks next month, as part of a government trial that offers a peek at how large events can operate in a post-pandemic world. The ceremony at London’s O2 Arena will take place on May 11,
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