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McDonald’s said this week that it sold half of its new Happy Meals geared toward adults in just four days. But four decades ago, when the first Happy Meal debuted, the company didn’t quite get it. “They were reluctant a little bit. They didn’t immediately embrace it,” Bob Bernstein, an advertising executive who created the Happy Meal in the late 1970s, said in a video interview from his Kansas City office, which is decked out with Happy Meal memorabilia and original art. “It took some convincing on our part.” Bernstein, whose ad agency ran marketing for McDonald’s (MCD) in several…

CNN  —  Republicans are bullish that this could the year of the “security mom” – the moment when women who abandoned the GOP during Donald Trump’s presidency gravitate back toward Republican nominees who are speaking to their worries about the economic and physical security of their families. But Democrats hope the tide will turn back in their favor in this final election week if undecided female voters – particularly those just beginning to research their candidates – conclude that the Republican Party has no substantive plans to address the bite of inflation and that the party’s stance on abortion is…

HONG KONG: Hong Kong has made its biggest ever seizure of methamphetamine after uncovering a shipment arriving from Mexico worth more than HK$1 billion (US$130 million), authorities said on Saturday (Oct 29). Customs officials found a record-breaking 1.8 tonnes of liquid meth hidden in cartons of coconut water en route for Australia. The shipment, which officials said likely involved a massive international drug trafficking ring, comes as the Chinese finance hub sees a rise in drug busts involving meth. “We believe the liquid meth, of high purity, came from South America. It was packaged there and shipped via a convoluted…

Joanna Yoder is hopeful that a new Lifetime film will raise awareness on a case she’s been attempting to spotlight for years.On Saturday, the network is airing a scripted drama titled “An Amish Sin,” a film in which she served as a consultant. The movie, inspired by true stories, tells the story of an Amish teen who refuses to marry the man who abused her as a child. She goes to escape her insular community and makes her way to a neighboring city. The film stars Dylan Ratzlaff, Kellie Martin and Rukiya Bernard.”I grew up Mennonite, which is very similar…

The 2022 WTA Tour season will conclude next week with the WTA Finals, set to take place in Fort Worth, Texas. The tournament will see the top eight singles players and doubles teams of the season go head-to-head. What are the WTA Finals?The tournament starts with a round-robin event which features the eight singles players and doubles teams who finished top in WTA Finals Leaderboard, which takes into consideration all the results from the season by calculating ranking points that are earned.WTA Finals’I am not in control’ – Swiatek explains hand-waving controversy in San Diego26/10/2022 AT 14:42The tournament is returning…

An aide to Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer has been fired after an investigation concluded she had been working on behalf of the Chinese Embassy to set up meetings with congressional offices.The probe conducted by the House Sergeant at Arms discovered the allegations against Barbara Hamlett. Beyer’s office was notified of the findings on Tuesday, and she was subsequently terminated.”Congressman Beyer was totally unaware of these activities prior to being contacted by the House Sergeant At Arms,” Beyer’s deputy chief of staff Aaron Fritschner told National Review. “As soon as he learned of them, he followed every directive he was given…

Victoria’s health system is facing another setback which could see it lose $1.4 billion in federal funding. Despite the cash slash, the state government says it will invest up to $295 million to expand Dandenong Hospital’s emergency department – if re-elected in November. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the multi-million-dollar investment will help the health system meet demand. “What it means is some 12,000 extra patients each and every year being able to get care at the Dandenong Hospital emergency department,” Mr Andrews said. “It’ll begin next year, and it’ll be concluded as quickly as possible. “We think around 2026,…

Arizona candidate Kari Lake, a Republican running for governor, announced her campaign raised over $300,000 on Friday, which she cheekily credited to Sen. Liz Cheney, who is actively campaigning against her.In an open letter, Lake thanked Cheney for her “biggest fundraiser yet” as Cheney’s recent television ad campaign “urging Arizonans not to vote for me is doing the just the opposite.””Our campaign donations are skyrocketing and our website nearly crashed from traffic as people rushed to learn more about my plan to put Arizona First and join our historic movement,” Lake said in the letter.She added: “In fact, my team…

Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman has reintroduced the Educational Maintenance Allowance for students from lower income backgrounds, a Blair policy that was scrapped by the coalition in 2010 Pupils from lower income backgrounds in one UK borough will receive a payment of up to £400 to stay in education after the age of 16. The policy has been reintroduced by Labour mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman after it was scrapped in England by David Cameron’s coalition government in 2010. Originally, the Educational Maintenance Allowance was introduced by Tony’s Blair government across the UK, and remains in place in…

CNN  —  A Colorado train passenger helped lead to the rescue of a missing, injured hiker after she spotted her through a train window. The passenger was riding Colorado’s Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad on October 10 when she spotted the hiker through the window and alerted the train conductor, according to a Facebook post from the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management. The hiker, a woman from New Mexico, went missing after she began a hike on the Colorado Trail, says the office. She left the trail and headed along the Animas riverbank, where she fell, breaking…