By Zach Leggio and Mayerlyn Rivera Edition 7: April 15-21 Upcoming India On Friday, April 19th, all 543 seats of the Lok Sabha parliament will begin statewide elections, which will elect the next prime minister. This election will bring over 900 million…
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The Fried Chicken Frenzy: The Chicken Sandwich Wars and the Fast Food Industry
By: Anu Fawehinmi In 2019, with the intent of usurping Chick-fil-A from their fried chicken throne, Popeyes released their Crispy Chicken Sandwich. This bold declaration of war began the battle for market share turned marketing scheme affectionately known as the Chicken Sandwich Wars of the late 2010s. The battle even made its way to social media, with Chick-fil-A reacting to Popeyes’ recent menu addition and Popeyes responding in jest shortly afterward. Popeyes’ introduction of the Crispy Chicken Sandwich and their marketing campaign that followed revitalized the restaurant chain far beyond the expectations of the company, reestablishing it as a true…
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By Zach Leggio When the Apartheid regime in South Africa began to crumble in the 1990s, the world became hopeful for a peaceful, democratic transition and for many years it looked to be a success. In 1994, South Africa elected Nelson Mandela…
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By Lauren Thacker On February 25th, Belarus conducted its first elections since 2020, leading to mass protests and a crackdown on public dissent. These elections allowed Belarusians to select local government and parliament representatives. Though the elections didn’t involve the election of…
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By Leon Cohen The United States has not seen a third-party candidate with significant impact since Ross Perot in 1992. Yet, polling shows a steady increase in Americans willing to vote for a third-party candidate, with recent data showing upwards of 63%.…
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By Zach Leggio and Mayerlyn Rivera Edition 6: April 6-14 Upcoming South Korea South Korea’s April 10 legislative elections could be a turning point for the remaining three years of President Yoon Sun Yeol’s term. Yoon’s People Power Party will face off…
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by Mayerlyn Rivera “Bukele! Bukele! Bukele!”, these are the chants San Salvador, El Salvador heard on the night of the presidential election, February 9th, in support of incumbent candidate President Nayib Bukele from the Nuevas Ideas party. Despite it being unconstitutional, The…
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By Lily Thomas, Zachary Leggio, and Mayerlyn Rivera Edition 5: April 1-April 7 Upcoming Kuwait Kuwait’s legislative election is taking place on April 4, with the hopes of restoring some order to the Gulf state’s fragile democracy. Kuwait’s head of state, Emir…
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