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The arguable winner of the battle for the best chicken sandwich has now entered the fast-food value wars. Cajun-inspired chicken chain Popeyes has reintroduced its Big Box promotion, where customers can score a poultry-rich meal for under $10. The Popeyes Big Box features two pieces of signature chicken, which are hand-battered and breaded, then fried. The Big Box is served …

Chris Packham has asked pop sensation Taylor Swift to stop using her private jets. The TV presenter and environmental activist even suggested that Swift should consider selling some of her personal planes in order to minimise her impact on the climate crisis. The Springwatch host explained to the Mirror that Swift’s recent legal battle with Jack Sweeney, who uses social …

June 11 (UPI) — A plane in China was delayed after a passenger’s smuggled pet sugar glider, a type of small Australian possum, escaped in the passenger cabin. Shanghai Police International Airport Branch said passengers on the Eastern Airlines flight to Jinan had to temporarily disembark when the animal, which resembles a flying squirrel, escaped from its owner in the …

A committee of independent advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Monday that the benefits outweigh the risks of the newest experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s afflicts more than 6 million Americans. It has no cure, and there is no treatment or lifestyle modification that can restore memory loss or reverse cognitive decline. The drug, made by …

WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Devastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on communities that once thrived along the banks of America’s most storied river. Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole, according to data provided …

There has been plenty of reporting over the last several months about the surge in absences among America’s schoolchildren since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent national data shows that roughly 26% of public school students were chronically absent from school in 2023 — a substantial increase from 15% prior to the pandemic. And yet, according to …

A man arrested last month, alleges that Lovejoy Police Chief Rick Webster placed him in a chokehold in the parking lot of the police station. “If I can’t breathe, his arm around me. I’m getting choked. I know that.” said Rashawn Banks. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Banks was meeting his fiancé, Ameeliah Nixon, at …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Voters are settling a rambunctious Republican primary contest Tuesday for North Dakota’s only U.S. House seat and a competitive race for governor, with each winner putting themselves in a commanding position for the November general election. Also on the ballot is a high-profile initiative that would bar people from running or serving in the U.S. House …

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When pediatric cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux and a trio of crewmates spent three days in space in 2021 as part of SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission, they made history not only as the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth. They also provided the most in-depth data on record regarding the effects of space travel on the …

A jury delivered its verdict in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday, finding the president’s 54-year-old son guilty on all three felony counts stemming from a 2018 gun purchase. After just three hours of deliberations, the 12-member panel concluded that the prosecution proved that Biden lied about his addiction to crack while applying to purchase the …