12 fast-food menu items that disappeared during the pandemic and never made a comeback

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From McDonald's snack wraps and chicken tenders to Taco Bell's spicy tostada, these items still haven't returned to fast-food menus.

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Red Lobster's fall is a case study on how to kill a business

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Once a seafood powerhouse in America, Red Lobster is bankrupt and shutting down dozens of restaurants. Is Wall Street to blame?

Experts are racing to contain 'the most dangerous' monkeypox virus yet before it causes a global outbreak

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Electron microscope image of various virions (virus particles) of the monkeypox virus.
Electron microscope image of various virions (virus particles) of a monkeypox virus taken from human skin.

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The shadowy new way employees are cheating their way to the top

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Across the globe, a wave of workers are secretly outsourcing parts or all of their jobs.

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Remi never intended to secretly outsource her job. It sort of just happened.

South Africa's cash giveaway plan is not universal basic income, experts say

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Nelson Mandela features on the 100 rand note.

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A US pilot school has banned solo flights for trainees at one of the world's top airlines after a spate of incidents

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An Airbus A350 passenger aircraft of Cathay Pacific arrives from Hong Kong and an Airbus A350 passenger aircraft of Asiana Airlines prepares to take off to Seoul at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on February 7, 2024.
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350.

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A pandemic fraud trial took a 'mob movie' twist when a juror got a bag filled with $120,000 in cash

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The Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse in Minneapolis, MN.

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My high school graduation was ruined. I'm now graduating from college and getting the ceremony I deserve.

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The author, not pictured, just graduated from college.

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Hundreds of older Virgin Atlantic cabin crew members say they were unfairly dismissed during the pandemic

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A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330.

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How worried should we be about bird flu?

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The new strain of bird flu has infected more than 90 million chickens and has spread to dairy cows and even humans. Here's what you need to know about the "global pandemic for animals."

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