Obama responds to Cheesecake Factory row as Trump's remark about hamburger and small dessert for $5000 at Mar-a-Lago comes into focus

Barack Obama responded to the Cheesecake Factory row over his remarks as Donald Trump's own comments about $5000 for a hamburger and small dessert at Mar-a-Lago came into focus. (Reuters, Getty via AFP)

Former President Barack Obama, on October 28, responded to the Cheesecake Factory row that the Donald Trump administration had raised over his remark. The Democrat was campaigning for Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms when he made the remarks. Barack Obama responded to the Cheesecake Factory row over his remarks as Donald Trump’s own comments … Read more

Scott Bessent responds to Obamas Cheesecake Factory joke with lunch stop, social media jab

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent waves as President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded to former President Barack Obama’s recent “Cheesecake Factory” quip with a visit to the restaurant chain on Monday and a social media jab. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent waves as President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf … Read more

Explosion, fire reported at Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapids

Explosion, fire reported at Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Representative)

A fire and an explosion have been reported at the Quaker Oats factory in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Videos circulating on social media show large plumes of smoke rising from the area. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Explosion, fire reported at Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Representative) Fire department provides update … Read more

A Ford factory in Mexico was facing pigeon invasions, forcing 4,000 workers to deal with bird poo, then a hawk named El Charro was hired and cut bird activity by 80%

A Ford factory in Mexico was facing pigeon invasions, forcing 4,000 workers to deal with bird poo, then a hawk named El Charro was hired and cut bird activity by 80%

Ford’s Hermosillo assembly plant in Sonora, Mexico, found itself dealing with an unusual workplace problem involving persistent pigeons entering the sprawling factory and leaving droppings around equipment and freshly painted vehicles. The facility employs more than 4,000 workers and produces more than 300,000 vehicles a year, making the bird problem difficult to ignore. Ford tried … Read more

Thames Valley Police uncover £1.3 million cannabis factory inside abandoned BHS store in Slough with 1,700 plants and potential 150kg yield; two men jailed for 14 months

Thames Valley Police uncover £1.3 million cannabis factory inside abandoned BHS store in Slough with 1,700 plants and potential 150kg yield; two men jailed for 14 months

Police uncover £1.3 million cannabis factory inside former BHS store in Slough. (Photo: Thames Valley Police) Two men have been jailed after police uncovered a cannabis factory containing more than 1,700 plants inside a former BHS store in Slough, with the crop estimated to have a potential street value of nearly £1.3 million.According to details … Read more

German startup Voodin replaced fibreglass with laminated veneer lumber in 19.3-metre turbine blades; its new EU-backed factory targets fully recyclable blades at commercial scale

German startup Voodin replaced fibreglass with laminated veneer lumber in 19.3-metre turbine blades; its new EU-backed factory targets fully recyclable blades at commercial scale

When you look at wind turbines the blades look larger than life. Like permanent, monumental objects that will turn forever above the same field, long after you are gone and someone else is looking up at them similarly. In reality, most wind turbine blades last only 20 to 25 years and when they stop spinning, … Read more