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Taco Bell confirms that menu changes are sadly real

Listen, we don’t want to bring you more bad news, but sometimes that is our job. Therefore, it is with deep regret that we must inform you that the rumors of the changes to the Taco Bell menu are real, representing another small hit on a bad news ride. Rumors …

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The Pentagon bans Confederate flags at military installations

On Friday, the Pentagon introduced a new policy that will ban displays of the Confederate flag at military installations, in a note that avoids mentioning an explicit ban or the controversial flag itself. “The flags are powerful symbols, particularly in the military community for whom the flags represent a common …

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Start of housing jumps 17.3% in June to 1.9 million

Housing starts in the United States increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,186 million in June, a 17.4 percent increase from the 974,000 reported the previous month, Commerce Department data showed on Friday. Economists’ expectations were unusually mixed for the June figure, reflecting the uncertainty surrounding economic data …

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