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'Woke' fried chicken? Fast food chain at center of US culture wars
'Woke' fried chicken? Fast food chain at center of US culture wars
by  AFP

The "Lord's chicken" no more: US fast food chain Chick-fil-A -- beloved among Americans for its sandwiches, nuggets and milkshakes -- found itself on the receiving end of right-wing ire this week, accused of succumbing to "woke" ideology. "Chick-fil-A you are no longer the Lord's chicken.

Biden signs debt ceiling bill into law, averting default
Biden signs debt ceiling bill into law, averting default
by  AFP

US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a debt ceiling bill passed by Congress after weeks of wrangling, moving to avert a catastrophic, self-induced default in the world's biggest economy. The Treasury had warned that if the debt ceiling was blocked beyond Monday, the country would default on its $31 trillion debt.

Twitter safety exec quits after anti-trans video strife
Twitter safety exec quits after anti-trans video strife
by  AFP

Twitter's head of trust and safety on Friday confirmed she had quit the company, her departure coming after owner Elon Musk endorsed an anti-transgender video shared on the platform. Irwin is the second head of trust and safety to quit Twitter since eccentric billionaire Musk bought the platform and reduced content moderation to essentially permit anything allowed by law.

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