Restaurant Chain Franchises Face Scrutiny From the FTC
Troubles at the restaurant chain Burgerim highlight concerns about whether franchisees need more protection in their contracts with franchisers.
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Gasoline Prices, a Source of Pain Last Year, Have Come Way Down
Reasons include a stronger supply of oil and weaker-than-expected demand, energy experts say. Some people are saving hundreds of dollars on fuel.
Turkey’s Run-Off Could Upend Security in Europe, and Beyond
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – With world attention focusing in on Turkey’s presidential run-off election, where incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan is locked in what is perhaps the most […] More
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Mawar Becomes a Super Typhoon After Lashing Guam: Latest Storm Updates
Island residents experienced howling winds and periods of intense rainfall, which left most of Guam without power. Officials had yet to assess the damage, but typhoon warnings remained in effect.
U.S.-Made Armored Vehicles Appear to Have Been Used in Attack on Russia
At least three of what appeared to be American-made tactical vehicles known as MRAPs were part of the cross-border attack. According to visual evidence, Russia captured two of them.
President Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review…Seven Months Later
With the release of the National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Nuclear Posture Review(NPR) in October 2022, we now have enough time and distance from their publication to evaluate the Biden administration’s long-awaited look at its view toward nuclear weapons and the nation’s two primary threats Russia and China. With Russia waiting […]
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President Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review…Seven Months Later
With the release of the National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Nuclear Posture Review(NPR) in October 2022, we now have enough time and distance from their publication to evaluate the Biden administration’s long-awaited look at its view toward nuclear weapons and the nation’s two primary threats Russia and China. With Russia waiting […]
Understanding the World Like a CIA Analyst
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Over the weekend, Ukraine said its forces were encircling Bakhmut. Russia, meanwhile, congratulated its troops for actually taking the embattled Ukrainian […] More
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Biden Says Ukraine Has Pledged Not to Use F-16s to Enter Russia
President Biden said the United States would provide American-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, and train its pilots, in a move he had resisted.