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Cracker Barrel logo row: Chain restores ‘Old Timer’ after backlash; White House mocks with spoofed image featuring Donald Trump

US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel announced Tuesday it will restore its original logo after a week-long backlash from customers and political leaders, including President Donald Trump, who criticised its recent rebrand.The Lebanon, Tennessee-based chain confirmed in a statement on its website that it would keep its traditional emblem featuring an elderly man in overalls, known […]

‘My beloved leaders…’: American Singer Mary Millben’s appeal amid tariff row; urges US and India to ‘negotiate as real friends’ | World News

American singer Mary Millben Amid escalating tensions between the United States and India over proposed tariff hikes, American singer Mary Millben issued a heartfelt message for both countries. Millben took to X, “I’ll say again: America needs India, and India needs America. Any direction in policy that strains our strategic alliance is the wrong direction,” […]

US-China trade row: Donald Trump says he could ‘destroy China’; hints at 200% tariffs on rare earths

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States holds overwhelming leverage over China, even suggesting that if he chose to use it, he could “destroy” the world’s second-largest economy.Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday before a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee […]

Anti-semitism row: Paris summons US ambassador; slams ‘unacceptable’ allegations

File photo: French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and American ambassador in Paris, Charles Kushner (Picture credit: AP) France has summoned the American ambassador in Paris, Charles Kushner, after he accused President Emmanuel Macron’s government of failing to act strongly enough against antisemitism.The French foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday that Kushner’s allegations were […]

Cash in chips bag row: NYC mayor Adam’s ex-aide calls it ‘birthday gift’; says ‘reporter tried to hurt me’

Chips bag with cash (left), Winnie Greco with Eric Adam (@THECITYNY, David Burns@FD4D) Winnie Greco, a former adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, has claimed that the cash-filled potato chip bag she handed to a journalist was a misunderstood birthday gift, and further alleged that the reporter was attempting to harm her, reported […]

Cracker Barrel logo row: CEO Julie Felss Masino says everybody likes new logo; political fight begins

Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino said the new logo (right) received positive feedback. While Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino dismissed the public anger over the change of the logo of Cracker Barrel, the row turned into a political one with the MAGA denouncing the logo change, calling it ‘woke’ and ‘liberal’ and Democrats […]

Redistricting row: California top court rejects GOP plea for hold; cost, corruption claims surface

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a petition filed by Republican legislators seeking to delay legislative action on a redistricting package that could place new congressional maps before voters this November, reported ABC news.“The petition for writ of mandate and application for stay are denied,” the court stated, citing a lack of sufficient grounds […]

Fox News host’s post sparks fresh row: First defends accused rapist, later deletes tweet; who is Jessica Tarlov? | World News

TV host’s post sparks fresh row: First defends accused rapist, later deletes tweet; who is Jessica Tarlov? Fox News host Jessica Tarlov is facing backlash on social media after her tweet, defending an immigrant accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, caught eyeballs. Tarlov replied to a post which showed DC police nabbing on a man, […]

Gerrymandering row: Barack Obama backs Newsom’s redistricting plan in California; calls it a ‘smart, measured’ response to Texas

File photo: Former US President Barack Obama (Picture credit: AP) Former US President Barack Obama has thrown his weight behind California Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw House districts, calling the plan a “responsible” way to counter Republican efforts in Texas.Speaking at a Martha’s Vineyard fundraiser on Tuesday, Obama said he admired Newsom’s decision to […]

Redistricting row: Texas Republicans approve Donald Trump-backed redrawn maps in House; Democrats vow legal fight

Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, oversees a debate over a redrawn US congressional map in Texas during a special session, in Austin, Texas. (Pictur ecredit: AP) The Texas House passed a controversial mid-decade redistricting plan on Wednesday that could hand Republicans five additional seats in the US House of Representatives, triggering a […]