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Tex-Mex chain On the Border files for bankruptcy protection
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has filed for bankruptcy protection, citing pressure from inflation and changing customer behavior. The chain, which is owned […]
Why NASA Is Trying to Go Back to the Moon
NASA is aiming to send astronauts back to the moon, because that is what President Trump set as the destination of the agency’s human spaceflight […]
Private lunar lander touches down on the moon, but its condition is unknown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately owned lunar lander touched down near the moon’s south pole Thursday, but as the minutes ticked by, flight controllers […]
Senators Call for Investigation of Acting U.S. Attorney in Washington
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the District of Columbia’s bar association to investigate Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in the capital, […]
Japan’s Seven & i sells retail business to Bain Capital for $5.4 billion, plans IPO
Japan’s Seven & I, the parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain, says it is selling its supermarket store assets to Bain Capital […]
How Dan Bongino Would Run the F.B.I., According to Dan Bongino
To hear Dan Bongino describe it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is “the single most corrupt law enforcement institution” in America and a “full-blown leftist […]
Turkey’s central bank lowers key interest rate as inflation slows
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by a further 2.5 percentage points on Thursday, days after official figures indicated a […]
Government Watchdog Ends Fight to Keep His Job After Trump Firing
Hampton Dellinger, head of the federal government’s independent watchdog agency, ended his fight to keep his job on Thursday, bowing to President Trump’s effort to […]
The US penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. But for one sector of souvenir sellers, it’s a living
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump talks of big change in his second term of office. But he’s not forgetting small change, either. Trump ordered […]