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☆ Fact Check-Clip of cars falling from garage is movie footage shot in Cleveland, not France riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip of cars falling several stories from a parking garage and bursting into flames on impact shows the filming of a “Fast & Furious” movie in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2016, not footage captured during protests in France in July 2023. Social media users shared the video claiming the footage was filmed in France during riots following the killing of a teenager of North African descent by a police officer (here). Local outlet Fox 8 News shared a screengrab of the video in May 2016, reporting on the movie production happening in central Cleveland (here). A video embedded into an article published by the same local outlet shows behind-the-scenes footage of the clip in question (here). The footage shows filming of the “The Fate of the Furious” movie in 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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DeSantis chided Trump for not yet taking a position on the deal that President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck to raise the debt ceiling and impose some spending cuts. Collision course: The two GOP hopefuls from South Carolina, Haley and GOP Sen. Tim Scott, are facing an “inevitable collision” in the early primary state, the Post and Courier reports. No thanks: GOP Rep. Warren Davidson has decided not to run for Senate in Ohio, Cleveland.com reports. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart plans to announce his resignation from Congress as early as Wednesday, a move that, per the Deseret News, could mean the seat remains vacant until next year. Bowing out: Ohio Republican JR Majewski is ending his congressional bid citing his mother’s forthcoming heart procedure, Politico reports.

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☆ Walmart is cheaper than Dollar General for groceries
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dollar General has hiked food prices more than Walmart and Kroger, Bank of America analysts found. The study documented prices on a range of grocery items in February at retailers in Dallas, including Walmart, Kroger, Target, Dollar General, and Aldi, among others. At Dollar General, prices rose 36%, the steepest increase of all the retailers, Bank of America analysts Robert Ohmes and Kendall Toscano wrote. A comparable selection at Target totaled $194.15, while the cost at Dollar General was $201.14. Do you work or shop at a Dollar General and have a story to share?

☆ Walmart is cheaper than Dollar General for groceries, as the dollar chain hikes prices faster than its rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dollar General has hiked food prices more than Walmart and Kroger, Bank of America analysts found. At Dollar General, prices rose 36%, the steepest increase of all the retailers, Bank of America analysts Robert Ohmes and Kendall Toscano wrote. At Family Dollar, another chain of dollar stores, it was $203.67." Consumers have also turned to Dollar Stores, given their reputation for inexpensive stuff, CNBC reported in February. Do you work or shop at a Dollar General and have a story to share?

☆ Snack Wraps Return Just Not to McDonald's
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wendy's announced a new grilled chicken ranch wrap this week. 'There are many who've tried to master the grilled chicken wrap,' a Wendy's executive said. But after seven years, a grilled chicken ranch wrap is coming back — just not to McDonald's. Wendy's plans to sell a grilled chicken ranch wrap at stores, the company announced this week. The wrap appears to closely mimic McDonald's iconic snack wrap, which came in several varieties, including a ranch flavor.

☆ A Cleveland law firm fired a lawyer over his text to a female attorney accusing her of 'collecting a salary from the firm while sitting on your ass' during maternity leave
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Cleveland law firm fired a partner after his text message to a former coworker was posted online. The partner's text berated a female attorney for leaving the firm after her maternity leave. The firm, Zashin & Rich, confirmed in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday that it let go of partner Jon Dileno. Zashin didn't provide further comment beyond the statement in the firm's LinkedIn post, and Dileno didn't respond to a LinkedIn message on Wednesday morning. Barnett did not immediately respond to a LinkedIn message Wednesday by Insider.

☆ 2 right-wing operatives must spend 500 hours registering voters after pleading guilty to running a 2020 voter suppression campaign
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two right-wing operatives pleaded guilty to running a robocall scheme before the 2020 election. On Tuesday, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were sentenced to work 500 hours at a voter registration drive. The men set up thousands of false robocalls that targeted mostly Black neighborhoods. Both Wohl and Burkman have a history of coming up with unfounded claims and conspiracy theories targeted at Democratic Party politicians. A Daily Beast report at the time found that both Burkman and Wohl tried to convince several young Republican men to make similar accusations.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has secured a second term, NBC News projects, defeating Democratic challenger Nan Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton. The crowd that had begun gathering here at a Columbus hotel for an Ohio GOP watch party including DeWine and Senate candidate J.D. "We all know what happened here in Ohio," Bob Paduchik, the Ohio GOP chair, told the audience after DeWine's win was called. Trump, at an election eve rally Monday for Vance and other Ohio Republicans, called DeWine to the stage.

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