
Japan Short of Paternity Leave Goals Despite Higher Numbers
Japan is far from reaching the paternity leave goals laid out by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, even though
2023-07-31 17:59

Has America’s Air Travel Boom Peaked?
The air travel boom in the US appears to be fading. Purchases by US consumers directly from major
2023-07-31 17:56

Mom's McDonald's dessert hack with fries divides TikTok
Two mothers have been hailed geniuses for their creative McDonald's dessert hack. Janelle and Kate frequently take to the platform with their divisive food recipes – but one, in particular, has caught the attention of almost 10 million people. The footage shows the pair in the car mashing six McDonald's ice cream cones in a plastic container while disclaiming that things can get messy. They proceed to top the ice cream with chocolate sauce and their own sprinkles for good measure, before using the dessert as a dip for their fries. "It's the sweet and salt mixture," one said, while another called their creation "perfect". The clip was soon inundated with thousands of comments from fellow TikTokers, with one writing: "At first I thought you were crazy but the further you went ... I thought that looks pretty good." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter "These are my kind of girls," another added, while another stunned user wrote: "WOAHHH why haven’t more people thought of this." Meanwhile, others weren't so convinced... "You lost me at the French fries," one wrote. @janelleandkate Moms share McDonalds secret! ?? #mcdonalds #mcdonaldshacks #momsoftiktok Attention soon turned to the fact that the McDonald's ice cream machine was actually working, a long-standing joke between fans of the fast food chain. The ice cream machine became an international phenomenon that one McFlurry lover launched McBroken in 2020, a site dedicated to tracking all the broken machines in the US. In a 2021 statement by Taylor Commercial Foodservice LLC, the company that makes the machines for McDonald’s, they explained the issues with broken machines. The company said that, although it tries to send out repairs specialists as quickly as it can, the waiting times became longer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The statement said: "A lot of what’s been broadcasted can be attributed to the lack of knowledge about the equipment and how they operate in the restaurants, "The machines are built up with a lot of interconnecting parts that have to operate in a complex environment and manner." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-31 16:49

Eskom Latest: Unplanned Outages Drop by 2,000 MW
Unplanned outages at state power utility Eskom Holdings Ltd.’s generating fleet fell to less than 16,000 megawatts in
2023-07-31 13:48

Heineken Lowers Earnings Forecast as Beer Consumption Drops
Heineken NV lowered its earnings guidance as consumers bought less beer after the brewer imposed major price increases,
2023-07-31 13:17

Kanye West Has X Account Reinstated After Months-Long Suspension
Kanye West has been reinstated on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, after a nearly
2023-07-30 21:15

Why it's getting easier to be a single mum in China
How rule changes and financial independence is helping unmarried women to keep their babies.
2023-07-30 06:56

Red-Hot Markets and Extreme Heat: Saturday US Briefing
Hello, it’s been a scorching week, both literally and in markets. Here’s something to help you catch up
2023-07-30 01:54

Equinox to Run Hotel in Saudi Arabia, and More Middle East Luxury News
Hi, it’s Lisa Fleisher, your luxury correspondent for the Middle East. I’ve been asking hoteliers and restaurateurs in
2023-07-29 13:20

China’s Central Bank Chief is Task Master Xi Couldn’t Let Retire
By his early twenties, Pan Gongsheng’s ambition had already propelled him from a farming village in eastern China
2023-07-29 06:22

Sudha Murty: Why her comment over spoons divided Indians
Sudha Murty's life has been under increased scrutiny since son-in-law Rishi Sunak became PM of Britain.
2023-07-29 05:25

Wing Prices Are Surging, Threatening Wingstop Shares
The price of the chicken wing is going up, and that may spell trouble for Wingstop Inc., according
2023-07-29 04:48