Trent Walker, Author at News Addicts

30 Aug

Cracker Barrel Co-Founder Weighs in on Chain’s Rebranding with a Warning

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Cracker Barrel co-founder Tommy Lowe is criticizing the company’s leadership after CEO Julie Felss Masino attempted to modernize the iconic “Old Country Store” brand.Masino sparked backlash earlier this month when she unveiled a redesigned logo that removed the company’s longtime “Old Timer” character — the man leaning on a barrel.…

30 Aug

Trump Revokes Kamala Harris’ Secret Service Protection

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris will no longer receive U.S. Secret Service protection after President Donald Trump ordered her detail canceled.Harris, who left office in January 2025, was entitled under federal law to six months of protection.That period expired July 21. President Joe Biden had extended her protection by an…

30 Aug

Ashli Babbitt to Be Given Full Air Force Military Funeral Honors by Trump Admin

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Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran killed during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol protest, will receive full military funeral honors after the Trump administration reversed an earlier denial by the Biden White House.An Aug. 15 letter from Air Force undersecretary Matthew Lohmeier informed Babbitt’s family of the decision.“After reviewing the…

30 Aug

Trump Blocks Nearly $5 Billion in Foreign Aid

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President Donald Trump has sent Congress a new rescissions package seeking to eliminate nearly $5 billion in foreign aid programs.The White House submitted the proposal Thursday night, marking Trump’s latest move to slash overseas spending after a $9 billion package was passed in July.Breakdown of Proposed CutsThe latest package includes:$3.2…

30 Aug

Chinese Doctor Accused of Stealing Confidential US-Funded Cancer Research

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Federal agents in Texas say they stopped a Chinese national from leaving the country with sensitive cancer research that he allegedly attempted to smuggle back to China.Yunhai Li, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, joined the institution in 2022 on a State…

29 Aug

Over 30 Countries Suspended Shipments to US

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More than 30 nations have suspended or restricted parcel shipments to the United States ahead of new tariff rules going into effect Friday, Aug. 29.The United Nations’ Universal Postal Union (UPU), which coordinates international postal systems, confirmed that over two dozen member states paused consignments due to uncertainties surrounding President…

29 Aug

Potential DC School Shooter Arrested with Guns After Social Media Threat

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Just hours after the deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, police in Washington, D.C. arrested a juvenile who allegedly threatened violence against a school.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the arrest during Thursday’s press briefing, calling it a tragedy averted.White House ResponseLeavitt said the suspect was…

29 Aug

Watch: Fight Erupts in Mexican Senate During Debate on US Military Intervention

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A fistfight broke out on the floor of Mexico’s Congress on Thursday as senators clashed over whether U.S. forces should play a role in combating drug cartels.The incident began when Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, head of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), grabbed the jacket of Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña…

29 Aug

Cracker Barrel Quietly Removes Pride and DEI Page from Website

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Cracker Barrel has confirmed it removed its Pride page from the company’s website and restructured its business resource groups, moves the chain says are part of broader brand changes.A spokesperson told Fox News the updates involved “adding new content and removing out-of-date content.” The former Pride page, which listed the…

29 Aug

Parents of Children Killed in Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting Speak Out

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The families of the two children killed in Wednesday’s mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis have shared their grief publicly for the first time.The victims were identified as 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski. Both were killed when transgender gunman Robin Westman opened fire during a back-to-school…