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Hong Kong McDonald's Offers McWeddings

'Would you like a bride with that?'

(Newser) - Hong Kong couples can now celebrate their union at McDonald's, reports CNN . Starting in January, several branches will offer wedding packages complete with baked apple pie wedding cakes, party favors, bridesmaid dresses made of balloons (you read that right) and, presumably, the sweet, sweet smell of a Big Mac. Booze...

6 Months Later, McDonald's Happy Meal Is Mold-Free

Artist has been photographing the burger, fries since April 10

(Newser) - What started as art has turned into mad science. Sally Davies took a photo of the McDonald's Happy Meal she bought on April 10—and she's taken a picture of that same meal every day since. Now, six months on, the hamburger and fries seem to defy the laws of...

Inside the Bizarre McRib Obsession

There's even a 'McRib Locator'—yes, really

(Newser) - The McRib is not made from ribs—heck, some would argue it’s not even food—yet the McDonald’s sandwich has inspired intense loyalty and a bizarre mystique. McRib fans’ passion is stoked by the fact that the boneless pork rib-shaped patty is only available for brief periods, and...

This Place Is the Farthest You Can Get From a McDonald's
This Place Is the Farthest You Can Get From a McDonald's
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Oct 9, 2010 12:40 PM CDT

This Place Is the Farthest You Can Get From a McDonald's

And you're still only only 115 miles from one

(Newser) - If you live in the contiguous 48 states, you’re never more than 115 miles away from a Big Mac . That handy tidbit comes to you via DataPointed.net , which used GPS to determine the spot (in Nevada) that is farthest from a McDonald’s—aka “The McFarthest Spot....

McD's: We'll Dump Worker Plans Over Health Reform

Chain wants waiver from 'mini-med' spending rules

(Newser) - McDonald's is threatening to drop employee health insurance because of new federal health care regulations requiring it to spend at least $4 out of every $5 its plan receives on health benefits. Mickey D's says that the requirement, meant to force companies to spend money on actual worker benefits rather...

New Health Ad Targets Death by Big Mac

Don't be lovin' it, commercial warns

(Newser) - A health group with a beef against McDonald's is taking its complaint to TV. A new ad by the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine features a chubby dead man in a morgue still gripping a half-eaten burger, and implies McDonald's is to blame. The words "I was lovin'...

One McD's Kills Dollar Menu, Enrages Homeless
 One McD's Kills 
 Dollar Menu, 
 Enrages Homeless 
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Sep 11, 2010 5:48 PM CDT

One McD's Kills Dollar Menu, Enrages Homeless

Is franchise owner trying to push them out?

(Newser) - When the McDonald's in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood got rid of its Dollar Menu, the owner claimed it was a simple grab for more money. But the homeless who often congregate outside the restaurant say it's actually a backhanded attempt to get them to move elsewhere. Now that a McDouble...

Why McDonald's Food Never Decays
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 Food Never Decays 
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Sep 5, 2010 7:37 AM CDT

Why McDonald's Food Never Decays

It's not because of chemicals

(Newser) - A number of casual, relatively unscientific experiments with McDonald’s food have turned up a disturbing discovery: The food seemingly never decays. A Happy Meal still looks kinda appetizing after 143 days on a shelf; a 12-year-old hamburger looks relatively similar to a new one; one burger traveled around the...

McNuggets Rage Sends Woman Into Drive-Thru Frenzy

(Newser) - McDonald's is a stickler when it comes to the clock, which spelled trouble for a Toledo, Ohio, woman who wanted lunch during breakfast hours—more specifically, Chicken McNuggets at 6:30am. When the drive-thru attendant told her nuggets weren't available, Melodi Dushane, 25, flew into a rage, attacking the attendants,...

Don't Touch That Receipt! It May Be Toxic
Don't Touch That Receipt!
It May Be Toxic
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Jul 31, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

Don't Touch That Receipt! It May Be Toxic

40% of receipts tested were slathered with bisphenol A

(Newser) - Sheesh: The same toxic chemical—bisphenol A—that's shown up in baby bottles and canned goods is apparently also all over the receipts you get from stores and restaurants, and in much greater amounts. BPA was found in the coating used on cash register receipts in 40% of businesses tested,...

Calif. Pot Dealers Fear 'Fast Food' Weed

Only major operations can afford Oakland fees

(Newser) - A tough Oakland bill demanding hefty taxes and licensing fees from pot distributors has small-time operations fearing a new era of "McDonald's-style" commercial weed that will drive little guys out of business. Under the bill, being debated tomorrow, 4 pot production plants would each have to pay $211,000...

McDonald's Facing Lawsuit Over Happy Meal Toys

Chain "is the stranger in the playground handing out candy, says watchdog

(Newser) - A public health watchdog says it's going to sue McDonald's if it doesn't stop luring children into unhealthy eating habits by handing out toys with Happy Meals. The chain "is the stranger in the playground handing out candy to children," a director of the Center for Science in...

Targeting McDonald's, Starbucks Offers Free Wi-Fi

Unlimited Internet access comes with new content system

(Newser) - Starbucks will offer free unlimited Wi-Fi at its company-owned stores starting July 1. Battered by the recession and the successful challenge mounted by McDonald's, the coffee giant will also plug its customers into customized content—including free access to pay sites like the Wall Street Journal's, Frank James blogs for...

McDonald's Recalls Toxic Shrek Glasses

Paint used in glasses contains cadmium

(Newser) - McDonald's has put out a recall on some 12 million Shrek: Forever After drinking glasses, after a gentle prodding from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. An anonymous tip to Rep. Jackie Speiers last week revealed that the paint on the glasses contains the toxic metal cadmium, a carcinogen that can...

Critics Blister O'Reilly for Linking Gays to Al Qaeda

Will 'inclusive' McDonald's ads include terrorists?

(Newser) - If one of McDonald's new series of "diversity ads" involves gays, can one featuring Al Qaeda be far behind? That's what Bill O'Reilly wants to know after viewing a French ad featuring a gay teen and his dad, and now furious critics are demanding he apologize. "Bill O'Reilly...

McDonald's: Soon-to-Be Chi-Chi Destination


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May 19, 2010 1:49 PM CDT

McDonald's: Soon-to-Be Chi-Chi Destination

Burger joint goes yuppie with 'linger zones'

(Newser) - You know those giant golden arches thrust into the sky on a pole in front of your local McDonald's? Kiss 'em goodbye. They're just one of the casualties of an upcoming total redesign of the McDonald's franchise, Salon reports. Gone, too, will be the red, double-sloped roofs, and the cafeteria-like...

Blood Trail Leads From McDonald's to LA 'Fight Club'

Cops arrest suspect at underground match

(Newser) - LAPD officers followed a grisly trail of blood from a McDonald's to a man suspected of stabbing 2 victims—and discovered a brutal "fight club" run from a home. Robert Nguyen, 24, was busted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after cops found him at a house...

Calif. County Moves to Ban Happy Meal Toys

First-of-its-kind ban aimed at tackling child obesity

(Newser) - California's Santa Clara may soon be the first place in America to ban the little toys that come with McDonald's' Happy Meals and other fast-food promotions. County officials say the move—which would outlaw free toys with any meal that has over 485 calories or high levels of salt, sugar,...

Fast Food Worse Than the Double Down
 Fast Food Worse Than 
 the Double Down 
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Apr 24, 2010 2:04 PM CDT

Fast Food Worse Than the Double Down

Nate Silver finds the KFC monstrosity is really only average

(Newser) - So by now you've heard of—or God help you, sampled—the gluttonous monstrosity known as KFC's Double Down , but how does it stack up in the less-than-healthy world of fast food? Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight runs the numbers, creating an index of fat, cholesterol, and sodium in which the...

Dead Bea Arthur Stars in PETA Ad

Ad marks one-year anniversary of her death

(Newser) - PETA has long been a fan of using naked celebrities in its campaigns, and now it’s using dead celebrities, too. Bea Arthur stars in the latest ad, a full-pager in today’s Chicago Tribune protesting McDonald’s treatment of its chickens. Arthur, a long-time PETA supporter, even managed...

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