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New Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows mixed reactions to Biden's handling of Tara Reade assault claim

Nearly half of people polled were “not satisfied” with Biden’s response to Reade’s allegations. Only 19 percent said they were “very satisfied.”





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Trump blasts 'human scum' who investigated his administration as Justice Department drops criminal case against Michael Flynn

President Trump excoriated the administration of President Barack Obama as “human scum” who attempted to undermine him by “targeting” former national security adviser Michael Flynn. 





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Reade tells Kelly she wants Biden to drop out of presidential race

Tara Reade, a former Senate aide to Joe Biden who has accused him sexual assault, told Megyn Kelly in a new interview that she wishes the former vice president would end his bid for presidency.





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COVID-19’s toll on kidneys puts strain on dialysis supplies

Outpatient dialysis facilities have also reported challenges, including separating COVID-19 positive and negative patients and protecting their own workers.





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Document reveals Secret Service has 11 current virus cases, as concerns about Trump’s staff grow

This report comes as a pair of cases among White House staffers close to Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have put the West Wing’s coronavirus security procedures in the spotlight.





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Exclusive: Obama says in private call that 'rule of law is at risk' in Michael Flynn case

Former President Barack Obama, talking privately to former members of his administration, said Friday that the “rule of law is at risk” in the wake of what he called an unprecedented move by the Justice Department to drop charges against former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.





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Amazon whistleblowers call Bezos 'out of touch,' say they were fired for trying to protect warehouse workers from coronavirus

Two web designers say they were fired by Amazon for organizing a virtual town hall to hear from the company’s low-paid warehouse staff.





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Covid-19 Impact: MTR partners with Swiggy to deliver its packaged food portfolio

With this partnership, MTR products such as masalas, spices, Ready-To-Eat meals and breakfast mixes will be accessible through MTR stores and kirana tabs on Swiggy.




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Zomato, Swiggy see rise in food orders after early slump: Report

The survey, conducted by YouGov, an Internet-based market research and data analytics firm, showed that between March 15-April 16 this year, Zomato witnessed a weakening customer base from 46.3 to 41.7 whereas for Swiggy, the scores were from 48.8 to 42.4.




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Fine dining experiences will never be same again, feel restaurateurs

Restaurants in the city are looking to slash in-house dining capacities by 40 per cent to ensure social distancing norms are followed and also ramp up their tech infrastructure to handle more orders online.




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KFC Q1 system sales decline 2%, Pizza Hut declines 6%:

KFC India managing director Samir Menon said: “Subdued growth in March and softness is on account of the lockdown. We continue to operate around the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic with our delivery business only amidst the lockdown situation in the country as we comply with all regulatory directives.”




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Restaurateurs eye revamp as lockdown shutters eateries

40% Restaurants Face a Permanent Lockout; some entrepreneurs tweaking business models, selling DIY meal kits, attempting delivery.




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Covid lockdown: With eating out in containment, home come the indulgences

“While during the early days of lockdown basic essentials got sold, with time some discretionary sales are coming back,” said Devendra Chawla, MD at Nature’s Basket and Spencer’s Retail that saw 30-60% growth in sales for cold cuts, exotic vegetables, assorted breads and cakes, cookies, international sauces, organic range of staples in last ten days.




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Covid lockdown: At McDonald’s, Domino’s sellers, staff get paid in slices now

“There is absolutely no income coming our way due to the Covid-induced lockdown for over a month. As a result, most companies are facing the problem of paying the employee salaries in full for the month of April,” said National Restaurant Association of India president Anurag Katriar.




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Burger King India joins hands with Delhi Police to provide burgers to orphanages

The staff delivering the meals wear protective gear like masks and gloves to ensure safety. Since Covid – 19 outbreak, Burger King says that it has further strengthened its restaurant procedures around food safety, cleanliness and hygiene and increased its sanitization frequency in all restaurants across the country.




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Restaurants to share ‘loyalty’ as they fight for survival

Under the banner Rise4Restaurants, consumers can buy vouchers from any member of the National Restaurant Association of India and redeem them for a 25% discount on bills once restaurants open.




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Restaurants are giving out fake recipes to keep the customers' craving alive amid Covid-19 lockdown

How to keep customers’ cravings alive has become a challenge for restaurants.




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McDonald's to reopen 15 outlets in UK this month, fast food fans relieved

The company said it would announce the locations of the restaurants next week, with plans to open them on May 13.




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Liquor stock in excess of Rs 10 crore to expire: Maharashtra Hotels & Restaurants request for permission to liquidate stock

The association has stated that allowing liquidation of the unsold stock will minimize the losses and introduce working capital by encashment of the existing liquor stock.




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Allow us to sell liquor stock: Hotels, restaurants to govt

As per industry estimates, any standalone restaurant from an established chain could have alcohol inventory of ₹10-25 lakh lying with it. For five-star chains, the stocks are worth much more.




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Impossible Foods to sell plant-based burgers in Kroger's 1,700 stores

Impossible Foods expects to expand its retail footprint fifty-fold this year, it said, as demand for plant-based meat soars both in retail and restaurants among health and environment conscious customers.




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Zomato targets push into alcohol deliveries

"We believe that a technology-enabled home delivery based solution can promote responsible consumption of alcohol," Mohit Gupta, Zomato's CEO for food delivery, wrote in a business proposal to ISWAI.




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McDonald’s North & East seeks rental waivers

The US burger and fries giant has joined other restaurant chains including Jubilant FoodWorks-operated Domino's Pizza, Tata Starbucks and Speciality Restaurants in seeking waivers from landlords and mall owners.




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Swiggy co-founder Rahul Jaimini quits, to join Pesto Tech

Jaimini will be joining Pesto Tech, a career accelerator start-up, as their co-founder, Swiggy said in a statement.




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Karnataka allows pubs, bars to also sell liquor from Saturday

The order directed pubs, clubs, bars and lodges to allow only one customer to enter their respective premises at a time and leave soon after purchasing liquor at the maximum retail price (MRP).




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Restaurants ready to take back control, go digital to serve customers directly

Expressing the sentiments of the industry, the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) said the 'logout' movement cemented the belief that the industry needed to take back control.




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FirstCry's sales rise, as do its losses

FirstCry, run by Brainbees Solutions, posted net sales of `174 crore during FY15-16. The company had net sales of `118 crore with net losses were ` 63 crore a year ago.




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Johnson & Johnson to buy Actelion for $30 b

J&J, already the world's biggest maker of health-care products, is fulfilling its goal of gaining a new drug category with the transaction and dealing a blow to France's Sanofi, which had also courted Actelion.




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Himalaya launches exclusive mom and baby store to take on market leader Johnson & Johnson

The Bengaluru-based company plans to open 25 such 600-1000 square feet stores over a span of 12 months.




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Himalaya aims Rs 1,000 cr turnover from baby, mom care products

The company, which reported Rs 500-crore turnover from its babycare portfolio last fiscal, recently opened its first exclusive 'moms & babies' shop in Bengaluru.




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FirstCry to open its boutique store pop-up model across 300 franchisee outlets

The company has also built up an auto referencing system for its stores to stock inventory based on target group and purchasing power of customers in a given location.




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FirstCry now in talks to raise Rs 666 crore

Brainbees Solutions, the owner of online baby products retailer, looks for a valuation of $400-500 million in a new round of fundraising




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Consumer plea to ban baby powder

Taking up a hearing on the petition filed by an advocate on Friday, the forum posted the matter to December 19, asking the company to file a counter. Citing several research studies and lawsuits filed against J&J globally




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Toonz Retail plans to invest Rs 30-50 crore in expansion

Currently, Toonz Retail runs 107 stores across India and in the coming year it is looking to come up with stores in Rajkot, Raiberali, Lucknow among other cities.




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FirstCry may acquire Mothercare franchisee rights from DLF brands

Mothercare is the latest brand after Mango, Forever 21and Sephora among other global labels to change hands from DLF Brands.




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Reliance Brands pips FirstCry.com to acquire Mothercare India rights

Mothercare is the latest brand after Mango, Forever 21 and Sephora, among other global labels, to change hands from DLF Brands.




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TheMomsCo launches baby care range, to expand offline presence

The range has been launched offline as well through its 4 brand stores in premium hospitals across Delhi and NCR.




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SoftBank looks to nurture baby care brand FirstCry

The deal, if successful, will value FirstCry — which retails baby care products both online and offline — at about $800-900 million.




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UK's Mothercare shrinks to survive as losses widen

The first-half loss reflected an 11.1 percent slump in underlying sales in Mothercare's home market, which it blamed on wider market uncertainty and "negative press coverage" of its financial restructuring.




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No child’s play: Experts fume as baby care companies seek kids’ data

Amazon, FirstCry and J&J’s BabyCenter among those seeking info to offer tailored content, discounts; move may violate proposed data law.




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A mother's love inspires a whole new eco-friendly category of diapers

The eco-friendly startup commenced operations in early 2016 out of Utagi’s spare bedroom with a personal investment of Rs 24 lakh.




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Suresh and Priyanka Raina's brand Maaté marks its offline presence

Maaté will offer free samples to all the expecting parents and to the parents who come for a regular check-up for their kids.




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WATCH: Full House Floor Debate And Vote On Impeachment

On Wednesday at 9 AM, the full House of Representatives will debate and vote on the two articles of impeachment that have now been passed out of committee. Listen to NPR's live special coverage on PRE News & Ideas at 89.3 across Eastern North Carolina and 88.1 in Greenville. You can also watch the full house floor debate and vote on impeachment on the video stream below.




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Phoenix firefighter dies after battling work-related cancer

David Mathis died in hospice care on May 5, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2007.

       




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Evacuations lifted, SR 88 reopens after 2 Apache Junction brush fires

Two brush fires in Apache Junction are believed to be human-caused.

       




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Diné College sees record 53 bachelor's degrees ahead of May 8 graduation

In lieu of an in-person graduation on May 8, the college announced it would recognize for a month on its website 176 graduates receiving associate's and bachelor's degrees, a press release said.

       




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About 400 inmates quarantined at CoreCivic prison in Florence, after 13 test positive for COVID-19

CoreCivic runs the facility that houses inmates for the U.S. Marshals Service, city of Mesa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

       




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Wash your hands often? Absolutely. Shower every day? Nah

Like some of us sheltering at home, I've reevaluated my routine of showering every morning. It's not like I'm going anywhere or seeing anyone.

       




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Outnumbered school counselors struggle to keep kids safe remotely

Arizona has the highest student-to-counselor ratio in the nation, and the coronavirus is making a tough job tougher.

       




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Arizona's school counselors struggle to keep kids safe remotely

Arizona has the highest student-to-counselor ratio in the nation, and the coronavirus is making a tough job tougher.