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One cold January night before the New Hampshire primary, Donald Trump traveled to Rochester, a city of blue-collar, culturally conservative voters. |
"We will terminate every diversity, equity, and inclusion program across the entire federal government," the former president declared to a packed auditorium. |
It was more than just a popular applause line at Trump rallies. Behind the scenes, Jessica Guynn reports, a coalition of dozens of right-wing groups is preparing to make Trump's words a reality. |
What happened to pensions? |
Inflation continues to ravage Americans' savings, making them nostalgic for a retirement benefit of yesteryear: the pension. |
Ninety percent of Americans saving in a company retirement plan worry it doesn't provide a reliable stream of income that can withstand the financial strains posed by inflation, which hit a 40-year high in 2022, according to a survey last fall by Greenwald Research. |
Until about the 1980s, the pension, or defined benefit plan, "was a very, very successful program for people," said Phil Maffei, head of corporate retirement solutions at insurance company TIAA. "You would get a portion of your income delivered as income for life when you retired." |
What, then, happened to pensions? |
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Do you struggle in choosing between Applebee's and IHOP? |
Good news! Dine Brands Global is looking into launching dual-branded Applebee's-IHOP restaurants, Bailey Schulz reports. |
CEO John Peyton said the company is considering bringing the joint restaurants to the U.S. after launching successful prototypes in international markets. Dine Brands has so far opened eight dual-branded restaurants, the most recent opening in January in Leon, Mexico. |
Now, we can start lobbying for a devastating combo of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins. Oh, wait. . . . |
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