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TGI Fridays has gone through a lot of iterations. It started in the 1960s as a hot singles bar. By the ’80s and ’90s, it had transformed into a nice-enough family-friendly spot for a cheapish night out. Nowadays, the chain has become a place that nobody really wants to go to — at least not enough to keep the casual dining chain out of bankruptcy.The writing has been on the wall at TGI Fridays for a while. The restaurant has been struggling to pay its bills and foot traffic is down. Its CEO of five years, Ray Blanchette, stepped down…

Human rights group Viasna reports 1,275 political prisoners still jailed and face harsh conditions.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned dozens of political prisoners, his office said, but critics warned that the crackdown on dissent continues, with more than 1,000 people still imprisoned since mass demonstrations in 2020. The 32 prisoners pardoned were “convicted of extremist crimes”, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. Seventeen of them suffer from chronic diseases and nine were older than 50. “The Ministry of Internal Affairs will ensure control over their law-abiding behaviour,” it said. This marked the sixth wave of pardons of political…

Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood. Theo Wargo/Getty Images Carrie Underwood made a surprising return to the 2024 Country Music Association Awards. The moment came when Cody Johnson, who was up for five awards at this year’s ceremony, took the stage to perform at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 20. While Johnson, 37, was introduced solo by hosts Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Peyton Manning, the country singer had Underwood, 41, join him to perform their duet “I’m Gonna Love You.” Johnson started the song by himself before Underwood walked out from backstage singing the second verse. Her appearance…

Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. After seeing its mortgage office count shrink this year for the first time ever, real estate franchising giant RE/MAX is bouncing back with the opening of new Motto Mortgage offices in Arizona, South Carolina and Michigan. Since launching in October 2016, Motto Mortgage had enjoyed years of…

Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, speaks during the Forbes CEO Summit in Singapore, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. India needs fossil fuels to serve large populations and getting rid of all fossil fuels instantly would not work for the nation, Adani said. Photographer: Edwin Koo/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIndia’s Adani Group on Thursday denied allegations of bribery and fraud made by U.S. authorities in relation to the group’s chair Gautam Adani, saying all such claims were “baseless.”Shares of companies in India’s Adani Group plunged after Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest people, was indicted…

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US. The criminal charges, filed on Wednesday in New York, are the latest blow to 62-year-old Mr Adani, one of India’s richest men, whose business empire extends from ports and airports to renewable energy. In the indictment, prosecutors alleged the tycoon and other senior executives had agreed to the payments to Indian officials to win contracts for his renewable energy company expected to yield more than $2bn in profits…

Before this blonde boy flexin’ for the camera turned into a household name, he was just kickin’ it with his older bro in Cleveland, Ohio and started filming and creating content at just 10 years old … He first posted videos on the social media platform, Vine, and soon after launched his YouTube channel — known for pranks and hip hop music. In 2018, he started his boxing career and went up against fellow YouTuber, Deji Olatunji. He continued to fight his way to the top … Just ask his good pal Mike Tyson! Can you guess who this swole…

While many older homeowners own their properties free and clear of a mortgage payment, this is not a feasible reality for many seniors. In fact, more than 10.5 million Americans at or over the age of 65 still pay into a forward mortgage loan, according to a study conducted by LendingTree. To get a better grasp of the dynamics involved with older homeowners maintaining their existing mortgages, LendingTree took a closer look at data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), which helped illuminate “the share of housing units with mortgages in each of the nation’s 50 largest…

Elon Musk says he really enjoys spending time with President-elect Donald Trump.But the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said he’s had little input on Trump’s Cabinet picks.Musk said the “decisions are 100% that of the President.”Elon Musk says he’s had little input on President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.”To be clear, while I have offered my opinion on some cabinet candidates, many selections occur without my knowledge and decisions are 100% that of the President,” Musk wrote in an X post on Wednesday.The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was responding to a November 20 story by the New York Post on his relationship…

We have recently – imam and lawyer – joined forces, along with so many unsung heroes, to demand respect for the humanity of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. She is often called the “Most Oppressed Muslim Woman in the World” – and with good cause. There is no other woman who went through the full US Rendition to Torture program. There is no other example of a case where a woman was abducted by the CIA and their Pakistani co-conspirators along with her three small children. And is there a parent in the world who does not tremble at the fate that…