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A representative from Dunkin’s Donuts announced Tuesday that the company is preparing to launch branches in California before the year ends, Reuters reported. This will mark the first time the baked goods and coffee shops will appear in the state after a 12-year-long absence. Dunkin’s Donuts, which was previously managed by a different corporation, left California in 2002 after it ... Read More »

A new, $10-million yacht that sank as it was being launched Sunday in Anacortes, Washington, has been pulled upright while the Coast Guard investigates what went wrong. After an attempt to deliver the yacht to its owner went awry, first responders were forced to hack at the luxury vessel with a fire axe to rescue one of the ship builders ... Read More »

We know, you’ve been waiting on pins and needles, but the 18,298-square foot Tom Brady-Gisele Bundchen monstrosity of a mansion in Los Angeles has finally been officially sold to Dr. Dre. This, according to the Los Angeles Times, means that the massive house, which the Boston power couple spent four years designing and building, has been sold after barely a ... Read More »

After being listed on the market for nearly six years, the Chicago home – famously known for featuring in the comedy film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” – has finally been sold off at $1.06 million. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said Thursday that Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has been fined $200,000 for violating the full-fare advertising rule. DOT says Southwest Airlines advertised on TV in Atlanta last October that flights to Chicago, New York and Los Angeles were only $59 on some dates. Read More »

Target Corp.’s profit fell 16% as the retailer ramped up discounts to win shoppers back after its massive data breach and as losses mounted at its Canadian operation, highlighting the depths of the challenges that forced out Chief Executive Gregg Steinhafel earlier this month. Read More »

The United States on Friday won an international trade case against China for duties placed on imports of American automobiles, a victory that Obama administration officials hoped would prevent Beijing from enacting discriminatory taxes in the future. Read More »

Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Friday signed a bill into law that will increase the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by January 2018. The law will also expand a tip credit to 75 cents, but businesses will not be able to deduct the credit unless workers earn at least $7 more than the minimum wage, up from 50 ... Read More »

The soda wars have raged for decades, but the new front in the age-old battle has shifted to a high-tech version of the old soda fountain. Pepsico is betting Spire—a new touchscreen, make-it-yourself, high-tech beverage fountain—will be a game changer for its food-service business. Read More »

The burger chain is rolling out a new tag line. As of today, customers will be instructed to “Be Your Way,” as opposed to the longtime motto, “Have It Your Way.” The company has not actively been using the “Have It Your Way” slogan for some time in the U.S. Instead, Burger King has been using the “Taste Is King” ... Read More »

West Hollywood is losing a celebrity. And this time it’s a real one, not one of those reality TV characters who troll our streets with paparazzi in tow. According to the real estate Multiple Listing Service, a house at 9060 Harland Ave. in the Norma Triangle neighborhood is on the market. The owner is none other than country music queen ... Read More »