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Fast food giant McDonald's is to buy back all its Israeli restaurants following a boycott of the brand in response to the Israel-Hamas war. The company said it had reached an agreement with franchisee Alonyal for the return of 225 outlets across the country employing 5,000 people. McDonald's was criticised after Alonyal started giving away thousands of free meals to Israeli soldiers. Sales in the region have slumped since the conflict began in October. On Thursday, McDonald's said a deal had been signed with Alonyal which has been running the chain of Golden Arches in Israel for more than 30...

A Trump-supporter went out for a bite to eat with a few friends at a Texas restaurant. After finishing their meal, he went to the register to pay with a single $20 bill. Much to his surprise, the cashier was a liberal, who quickly called the cops after seeing what was on the back of the money that he was just handed. David Hill posted an account of an ordeal on Facebook, explaining the unexpected chain of events he was met with when he wanted to spend some time with his buddies at an unnamed Texas restaurant. After deciding where...

American Airlines said Tuesday that to offer free meals to everyone in economy on certain cross-country flights starting May 1. The decision at the world’s biggest airline copies Delta Air Lines, which announced a month ago that it would restore free meals in economy on a dozen long-haul U.S. routes this spring. […] That leaves United as the biggest carrier with no plans yet to bring back free meals on any domestic flights. …

The meals are for Monday and Tuesday, with the most being on Wednesday (of course) My itinerary for Wednesday: 7:00 IHOP for a pancake breakfast 8:00 Tim Horton's for a donut and coffee 10:00 Tubbys for a sammich 1:00 Famous Dave's for a 1 meat dinner . . . RIBS!!!! 3:00 Starbucks for a coffee 6:00 On the Border for a 2 or 3 create your own combo . . . and then home to recuperate.

The debate over who should get free breakfast at school and who shouldn't is becoming the first nasty political issue of the 2011 legislative session. Just days after lawmakers killed funding to cover the 30 cent cost per meal for some kids, there's a Democratic effort to restore that money. It's a debate with no middle ground. State Democrats are accusing Republicans of not feeding hungry school children. Republicans are accusing Democrats and the media of distorting the facts. At a Democratic news conference Monday, nutritionists said kids who don't eat, don't learn. "It's been proven that money is a...

<p>High school sophomores throughout Arizona start taking the AIMS test Tuesday, and it's only natural that the students are experiencing pretest jitters.</p> <p>Their high school diploma is riding on the test.</p> <p>Members of the Class of 2006 are the first students who will not receive a high school diploma unless they pass the AIMS reading, writing and math sections by graduation day. Although this year's high school AIMS is easier and kids will get four more chances to take the test, principals know that about half of last year's sophomore flunked.</p>