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McDonald’s posts better-that-expected sales as chicken strips, Minecraft meal drive traffic
Hot products like a “Minecraft”-themed meal helped McDonald’s turn around its sagging sales in the second quarter. The ...
Tennis player Elina Svitolina faces hateful abuse after loss, blames ‘shameful’ bettors
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has spoken out about the deluge of hateful abuse she received online from frustrated ...
The Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary as its core provisions are being eroded
Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting ...
Disney’s 3Q profit climbs as it sees strength at domestic parks, adds streaming subscribers
Disney’s profit and revenue climbed in its fiscal third quarter as the entertainment company continued to add subscribers to its streaming service and see strength at its domestic theme ...
Things to know about the Voting Rights Act and the cases that could unravel it
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was follow-up legislation to the Civil Rights Act passed a year earlier. In a break from tradition, then-President Lyndon Johnson went to Capitol ...