Hong Kong fund to sell Japan, S.Korea Burger King business in deal over $1bln – source

A Burger King fast food restaurant is pictured in Tokyo, Japan, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Hong Kong, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is this week launching the sale of its Burger King fast-food businesses in South Korea and Japan, in…

2 die after BMW hits truck, utility pole in Burlington County, NJ

SPRINGFIELD (Burlington) — Two people are dead after their car hit a truck on Sunday morning. The BMW 325xi was southbound on County Route 628 (Hedding Jacksonville Road) around 4:20 a.m when it stuck a box truck that turned left out of a driveway, according to State Police spokesman Philip Curry. The car hit the…

Oregon House Democrats nominate Dan Rayfield of Corvallis to be speaker

Oregon House Democrats nominated Rep. Dan Rayfield of Corvallis to be the next speaker of the House in a private vote Sunday night. Rep. Janelle Bynum of Happy Valley also vied for the top leadership position in the preliminary vote, but a majority of the 34 Democrats who participated in the meeting backed Rayfield, who…

Worker empowerment or government overreach? California’s fast food bill tests labor laws

Amid growing awareness of inequality and jobs that don’t pay enough to cover child care and housing, California legislators are considering a radical proposal: Allow the state to negotiate wages, hours and work conditions for an entire industry. Proponents in the state Legislature say one solution to inequality is to empower workers to negotiate through…

Britain’s ‘worst McDonalds’ blasted for ‘cold’ burgers tasting like ‘cardboard’ and staff that ‘stand around talking’

A MCDONALD’S has been blasted as the “worst McDonald’s in the UK” by diners who claim the restaurant serves burgers that taste like cardboard. The branch in Kingswinford, near Dudley, West Midlands, has only two stars on TripAdvisor after a flurry of bad reviews from disappointed customers. 3 A McDonald’s branch in the West Midlands…