By Jordan Valinsky, CNN AnNew York (CNN) — McDonald’s is spending billions of dollars to boost its franchises, an effort to cement its title as the leader in fast food amid growing competition.The chain announced Wednesday that it will invest $8.5 billion by 2036 on a series of initiatives, including remodeling restaurants, retraining their 2
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By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — As the midterms near, potential 2028 presidential candidates are looking to prove their appeal in a range of House districts across the country. For Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, it’s all about his state’s 6th Congressional District.Beshear is making an all-out push to help a former aide, Zach Dembo, flip
Continue Reading By Isabelle LaBianco, Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Americans regard the growth and development of AI technology with far more fear and concern than hope and excitement, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with broad partisan agreement that the federal government ought to do more to regulate it.Those concerns stretch across the
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By Julianna Bragg, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Days after local police said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a US citizen in Evanston, Illinois, and left him injured on the ground, questions are swirling about what happened during the targeted enforcement operation gone awry — and the circumstances under which federal immigration officers can
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WRDE-LD By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Dakota Smith (CNN) — An intensifying early season nor’easter has arrived in the Northeast and is set to deliver a prolonged stretch of strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding to the region through the weekend. More than 40 million people will feel the storm’s impact through Sunday.
Continue ReadingBy Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Dakota Smith (CNN) — An intensifying early season nor’easter has arrived in the Northeast and is set to deliver a prolonged stretch of strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding to the region through the weekend.More than 40 million people will feel the storm’s impact through Sunday. Areas from
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For a decade, the story has written itself. Americans walked away from organized religion, with 2025 reporting as the lowest faith levels recorded, and a booming spiritual wellness economy of astrology apps, tarot readers, crystal sellers and retreat hosts stepped in to catch them. For years, coverage of the wellness boom and its creator economy has
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If you’re someone who’s more suspicious than stoked about AI, it can be stressful to see just how ubiquitous it’s becoming in basically every aspect of your life. Your day-to-day routine now involves dodging and deciphering AI-generated content, watching once-useful apps get cluttered with unwanted AI features, and begging customer service chatbots to let you
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On a fall night in Duluth, Minnesota, shivering from the biting cold of a November gale, it’s easy to feel like the only person left on the planet. Especially when the only sounds are the wind howling through the bare trees, and a distant freighter’s horn cutting its warning through the brutally cold wind. No
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In mid-August, 2026, the Trump administration filed a proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to rescind the Roadless Rule — a 2001 ruling that protected inventoried roadless areas from further development. The rescinding of the Roadless Rule would open up around 45 million acres of public lands for road construction, logging, mining, and
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Among primary-residence buyers who applied to multiple lenders and ultimately closed, 21.4% of respondents reporting self-employment said an earlier application had been turned down, compared with 14.5% of wage-employed respondents, according to a new analysis from Griffin Funding. Separately, Polygon Research estimates non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) origination volume rose 31.6% in 2025 to $239.3 billion. Self-employed
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Running a small business is often a labor of love. But what if your business partner is also your life partner? Having a spouse or significant other by your side may not help with the usual headaches of growing a successful business — never clocking out, wearing countless hats, penny pinching — but it can
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Most people know the basics of healthy eating: Eat a variety of nutrient-dense foods, including protein, fruits and vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats, and limit excess added sugar and sodium. The harder part is putting those principles into practice on an ordinary Tuesday. Work, commuting, childcare, travel, errands, and household responsibilities all compete for
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Sleep used to be something people simply did. Now, for a growing corner of wellness culture, it is something to optimize. “Sleepmaxxing,” a social-media-driven trend focused on maximizing sleep quality, can involve carefully timed routines, blackout curtains, smart rings, supplements, mouth tape, and nightly sleep scores. Fueled by wearable technology, sleep influencers, and biohacking culture,
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Sleep apnea is remarkably common, yet many people living with it may have no idea anything is wrong. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine estimates that nearly 30 million U.S. adults have obstructive sleep apnea, while about 23.5 million cases are undiagnosed. For some people, the first clues are persistent fatigue, headaches, or complaints about
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Beauty is one of the most resilient industries in the U.S. Even while going through some difficult economic years, Americans still spend around $280 a year on cosmetics. Globally, the beauty and personal care market is a more-than-half-a-trillion-dollar industry. But behind all this strength and resilience stand social media and content creators. With 71% of
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National Coffee Day is coming up on September 29. DoorDash is marking the occasion by serving up a list of the Top Coffee Shops for 2026, featuring top-rated small and medium-sized coffee shops on DoorDash. Based on DoorDash data from July 2025 through July 2026, the list includes small and medium-sized coffee shops with fewer
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Credit card debt can be exhausting. It can feel like a treadmill. You are moving. You are making payments every month. You are likely sweating over it. You are actively working at getting to your goal. And yet the scenery never changes and as much as you think you should be making progress, you still
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Used cars can offer some strong financial advantages. Beyond a lower purchase price, used vehicles can help owners offset the depreciation, higher insurance rates, and registration fees that typically come with new-vehicle purchases. If you’ve already weighed the pros and cons and are now ready to shop, Capital One Auto Navigator, an online car shopping
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Automation has become standard equipment for traders taking a prop firm challenge. A review of the published rules at 15 firms finds a set of clauses written for discretionary traders that sit awkwardly against strategies that run themselves, and rulebooks that rarely separate those clauses from the ones addressing genuine abuse. Velotrade shares what a
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Early decorator or last-minute scrambler, Halloween is the one night when candy corn earns a seat at the table, trading chocolates counts as currency, and eating 10 pieces of candy before dinner is judgment-free. This year, DoorDash dug into Halloween trends from 2025 for a sneak peek at what could haunt and delight us again
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A home’s age reveals crucial information that is often not visible to the naked eye. The interior may reflect the latest design trends, but underneath the floor and behind the walls, there may be 1940s infrastructure that can’t keep up with modern demands or that isn’t up to modern codes. The pipes, wiring, insulation, and
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Some of the latest studies around cognitive health have shown growing concern among the adult U.S. population regarding their own brain health and reducing risks of dementia. Indeed, a 2026 nationally representative survey of more than 3,800 U.S. adults aged 40 and older revealed that 99% considered brain health at least as important as physical
Continue Reading By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — More than 167,000 pounds of meat are being recalled across the United States after being produced without proper federal inspection, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.Star Meat Delivery Inc., based in Lucama, North Carolina, is recalling 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products that were
Continue Reading By Cindy Von Quednow, Chelsea Bailey, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — The University of Mississippi has identified the two students who died Monday as authorities continue to investigate the tragedy that has left a campus community shaken. Kratom, a packaged herbal supplement, was found in both probes but not verified as connected to the deaths,
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Análisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN La fastuosa ceremonia que el presidente Donald Trump está organizando para el líder de China, Xi Jinping, da a entender que se avecina un gran momento global.En un gesto inusual, Trump viajó este miércoles a la ventosa Base Conjunta Andrews para recibir a Xi al pie de la escalerilla de
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By Leah Dolan, CNN At the London premiere of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film “Digger,” Emma D’Arcy arrived at the red carpet event in a scene-stealing silky duster coat.The “House of the Dragon” breakout star managed to harness the theatricality of a regal ballgown (they were rubbing shoulders with the Prince and Princess of Wales,
Continue Reading CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Brian Stelter, Katelyn Polantz, Alex Stambaugh, Haven Orecchio-Egresitz, CNN (CNN) — CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed an emergency request for a hearing Thursday morning after reporters were refused access to the White House despite a court order. Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate CNN, MS
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CNN By Hilary Whiteman, Hadas Gold, Max Saltman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An OpenAI agent hacked into an Australian national healthcare database in the first known case of AI hacking a government network, the country’s prime minister said Wednesday. “The AI agent accessed both public and non-public files” of the country’s Medicare statistics database,
Continue Reading Análisis de Aaron Blake, CNN El presidente Donald Trump ha pasado más de 20 meses desafiando abiertamente las normas sobre conflictos de intereses.Él, su familia y sus empresas han utilizado su poder para enriquecerse por valor de miles de millones de dólares, y lo han hecho de manera bastante abierta.Y, sin embargo, por lo general
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