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Flour, Eggs and Yeast

It appears that a struggling chain may have recieved a desperately needed lifeline. The restaurant industry has been in a tailspin since covid, especially in the casual dining and bars segment. Many major chains have been heavily discounting food and drink in order to bring people in. Recently TGI Fridays has $5 Happy Hours and appears to be doubling down on the bar scene again. Some of the chains also have gone above and beyond lowering margins and in some cases quality to keep the lights on. With this latest move, it seems that the single bar scene may have new life, we learned one of the world’s largest casual dining companies that proudly serves guests with over 850 restaurants in more than 55 countries was about to be taken over.

Popular Restaurant Chain Sold Off to Avoid Closing Doors For Good

Chicago, IL

The Quick Historian

Clarisa Figueroa, a 51-year-old woman from Chicago, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to the horrific murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and the subsequent removal of her unborn child from her womb. The ghastly crime, which shocked the nation, unfolded in April 2019 and has left a lasting scar on the community.

Woman sentenced for cutting baby from teen's woman, killing both

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

Automatic Recovery Rate Reduced to 10 Percent, Enhancing Financial Security for Beneficiaries. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has taken a significant step towards enhancing the fairness and equity of its overpayment policies by announcing a reduction in the default withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries.

Social Security Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Beneficiaries

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

Two much anticipated safe outdoor parking spaces for people experiencing homelessness in Denver won’t be opening after all. A contract with Colorado Safe Parking Initiative will become final at Tuesday’s Mayor-City Council meeting. The new contract removes the requirement for the initiative to add two more lots serving a total of 16 vehicles. That leaves just two lots that the initiative already operates. The city will pay $350,000 for the initiative to operate the lots.

Denver homeless people who live in their cars won't get more safe parking spaces after all

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Fort Wayne, IN

The Bendr Daily

A 25-year-old undocumented immigrant, identified as a Mexican citizen, has been apprehended in Indiana following allegations of breaking into a Michigan mobile home park and sexually assaulting two young girls.

Undocumented Immigrant Arrested in Indiana for Alleged Home Invasion and Assault of Minors

Inspectors have failed rental units for methamphetamine contamination, hoarding, pest infestations, mold and water damage, sanitation concerns, heating, and lack of utilities, according to a report presented Wednesday to the Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee of the Denver City Council.

Meth contamination, hoarding, pests lead to Denver rental inspection failures

Cleveland, OH

Brown on Cleveland

Cleveland, OH. An Ohio man who killed his sister, her husband, and unborn niece was sentenced today in the Courtroom of Cuyahoga County Judge Rick Bell. Jason David Iverson was found guilty of three counts of aggravated murder and one count of felonious assault. As family members on both sides of the aisle awaited sentencing, the question was "why." What happened on September 4, 2023, caused so much turmoil that it cost the lives of three innocent people.

Three Life Sentences: Ohio Man's Brutal Family Murder

Harvard, MA

The Harvard Crimson 

By Tilly R. Robinson and Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writers. Harvard Sociology assistant professor Christina J. Cross was accused of plagiarism in an anonymous complaint to Harvard’s Office of Research Integrity, conservative activist Christopher F. Rufo reported in the City Journal — the fourth Black woman at Harvard who studies race or social justice to be accused of plagiarism.

Fourth Black Female Harvard Scholar Accused of Plagiarism Amid Assault on DEI Initiatives

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Nutley, NJ

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - On April 17, 2024, in Newark federal court, Jorge Nova, a 35-year-old former bank employee from Passaic, New Jersey, entered a guilty plea to wire fraud. The indictment against him stemmed from his actions while employed at a commercial bank in Nutley, New Jersey. U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin presided over the proceedings, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Bank Employee Steals $100K+ in Federal Benefits from Deceased Customer

Do you wonder what that nasty smell that has been cropping up all over Denver is?. I know. Denver has lots of nasty smells, including urine and feces in the alleys. There also is the unmistakable chemical smell of meth that turns some people’s stomachs. And of course, marijuana lingers in the air Denver-wide.

Opinion: The smell of death in Denver

The author used artificial intelligence in the crafting of this story. Michael Hancock isn't back the mayor's office, but to people experiencing homelessness who live outdoors it must seem like it.

Opinion: Sweeping Denver homeless encampments to nowhere, again, it's time to focus on jobs

Cleanup crews dismantled a homeless encampment at 8th and Navajo in Denver last week without offering the inhabitants anywhere to go. The city swept the encampment because they said it had become a public health hazard.

Tormented souls scatter as Denver shoos off homeless encampment dwellers

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a significant policy change that will standardize the treatment of rental subsidies for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and recipients across the nation. Starting September 30, 2024, a uniform rule concerning "business arrangements" for rent payments will be applied, expanding a previously limited exception to all states.

SSI Rental Subsidy Expansion Nationwide by September 2024

Living at Fusion Studios, 3737 Quebec, can be a total nightmare at times. The past week has been awful. My neighbor delights in turning up his stereo as loud as it will go, making the walls shake and disrupting the entire floor.

Opinion: Disrespectful homeless hotel tenants blast music at Denver's Fusion Studios

Colorado State

You’ll never guess which state just took action to consider funding sober homeless housing: None other the nation’s liberal left coast. If that’s not surprising enough, it’s a Democrat who is sponsoring the bill. California Assembly member Matt Haney of San Francisco wants drug-free housing projects to be able to compete for state money. Right now, those receiving funds must adhere to a “Housing First” philosophy and not turn anyone away for not being sober.

Opinion: Sober homeless housing gains momentum in Denver as California considers it, too

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Peoria Chiefs playing to strike out hunger this season

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria Chiefs are partnering with PNC Bank and Midwest Food Bank to fight hunger in Central Illinois. According to Midwest Food...

Peoria Chiefs playing to strike out hunger this season

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