Applebee’s and IHOP owner Dine Brands thinks its deals can lure away fast-food customers who have grown frustrated with menu prices. As consumers pull back their…
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LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday announced a widely expected hold on interest rates as it said restrictive monetary policy…
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Business
Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care
Ascension Health, the nation’s largest chain of Catholic hospitals, said Thursday it was responding to a cyberattack that was disrupting its operations.…
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Hyundai’s and Kia’s American financing arm will pay $334,941 to settle charges it illegally repossessed vehicles belonging to military service members, the U.S. Department…
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Business
CFPB rule to save Americans $10 billion a year in late fees faces possible last-minute freeze
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation that promised to save Americans billions of dollars in late fees on credit cards faces a last-ditch effort to stave off its…
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said his forces were “always ready” to combat external threats, as he addressed crowds gathered at Moscow’s Red Square…
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South Korea’s leader on Thursday said he plans to create a new government ministry to tackle the “national emergency” of the country’s infamously…
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World
‘Blast-furnace heat every day’: Record temperatures cancel classes, widening learning gaps across Southeast Asia
When temperatures in Cambodia hit a staggering 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in April, Sek Seila, an 11-year-old student studying in…
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What appears to be a ghostly hand reaching across the universe toward a defenseless spiral galaxy in a new telescope image is…
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World
Boeing’s historic Starliner mission now expected to launch no sooner than May 17 after valve issue
The long-awaited first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be delayed for more than a week after engineers identified an issue…