Record-breaking rare bird and egg trafficking case in New York City
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Georgia man to pay a $900,000 fine and serve three years of probation for trafficking thousands of protected birds and eggs…
NJ Celebrates Record-Breaking $1.13 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Win
TRENTON, NJ – A historic win has occurred in New Jersey as a single Mega Millions ticket has clinched a staggering $1.13 billion jackpot, setting a record for the largest jackpot ever…
Record-Breaking Lottery Jackpots Ignite Excitement Across New Jersey
TRENTON — Lottery fever is sweeping through New Jersey and the nation, with the Mega Millions, Powerball, and Pick-6 jackpots reaching unprecedented levels. The NJ Lottery is buzzing with anticipation, encouraging players…
Cryptoverse: AI tokens outpace record-breaking bitcoin
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – The artificial intelligence boom has hit the crypto market with a bang. Coins linked to AI-focused crypto projects have jumped alongside tech stocks…
Mercy House of Newark Archdiocese Brings Joy with Record-Breaking Christmas Toy Giveaway
NEWARK, N.J. – In an extraordinary display of holiday spirit, The Mercy House, operated by the Archdiocese of Newark, achieved a new milestone in its mission of kindness. This year, its Christmas…
US Electricity Bills Shot Up At Record-Breaking Pace In 2022
US Electricity Bills Shot Up At Record-Breaking Pace In 2022 John Hugh DeMastri on May 31, 2023 Americans’ electricity bills outran inflation in 2022 to grow at the fastest rate since the…
CBP Officers Make History with Record-Breaking Fentanyl and Meth Seizure at Andrade Port of Entry
ANDRADE, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted the largest seizure in the history of the port with almost $1 million worth of fentanyl and methamphetamine at the Andrade…
Meta Agrees To Record-Breaking Settlement In Data Privacy Lawsuit
Meta Agrees To Record-Breaking Settlement In Data Privacy Lawsuit John Hugh DeMastri on December 23, 2022 Facebook parent Meta signed on to a $725 million settlement to potentially close out a class-action…
Yankees sign Aaron Judge to a record-breaking deal
NEW YORK – New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge set the American League home run record in 2022, hitting 62 home runs in one season, breaking the previous record of 61 held…
A record-breaking winning lottery ticket was sold this weekend in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A record-setting lottery jackpot winning ticket was sold this weekend in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Lottery’s Fat Wallet game has awarded its largest Fast Play progressive top prize ever worth $2,419,372. A…
Wingers Achieves Record-Breaking Sales in Q1
Fast-growing casual brand sees same-store sales up 9% in fiscal period, returns to hometown of Bountiful and relaunches franchising in first quarter Salt Lake City, UT (RestaurantNews.com) After an impressive sales performance…
Juice It Up! Continues Record-Breaking Sales Momentum
Juice It Up! Reports Outstanding Q1 Sales Leading Smoothie, Superfruit Bowl & Raw Juice Chain Closes Q1 With Same Store Sales Up 25.8% Irvine, CA (RestaurantNews.com) Juice It Up!, one of the…
Wienerschnitzel Continues Its Record-Breaking Sales in 2021
On the heels of record-breaking same-store sales in 2021 and Q1 2021, Wienerschnitzel sets sights on Midwest expansion. The Iconic Hot Dog Chain Plots New Midwest Expansion with Development Incentives Irvine, CA …
Dickey’s Hits Record-Breaking Sales on Labor Day Weekend
Texas-style barbecue brand sees increase in year-over-year total sales, online orders, digital catering and more Dallas, TX (-) Dickey’s Barbecue Pit saw historical sales this Labor Day Weekend, reaffirming its status as…
Mr Brews Taphouse Closes Out Record-Breaking Summer of Sales
Award-winning, full-service craft brew pub and restaurant hit the $1 million sales mark, saw systemwide sales up 43.9% over 2019 and more during summer months Birnamwood, WI (-) Mr Brews Taphouse proved…
Focus Brands Sold Record-Breaking Number of Franchises Across Family of Brands in 2021
Leading Developer of Global Foodservice Brands Sold 561 Franchises and Opened More than 175 Units in the US and Canada in 2021 Atlanta, GA (-) Focus Brands, the parent company of iconic…
Fourth Quarter Expansion Closes out a Record-Breaking Year for Smoothie King
Leading Global Smoothie Franchise Reaffirms Industry Dominance with 10.5% Growth in Q4 Dallas, TX (-) It’s companies like Smoothie King, the world’s largest smoothie brand with more than 1,300 global locations, whose…
Marco’s Pizza on Pace to Reach $1 Billion in Annual Systemwide Sales in 2022 after Closing Out a Record-Breaking Sales Year
Leading Pizza Franchise Claims Larger Slice of the Industry, Prioritizes Unit-Level Profitability & Nationwide Expansion Toledo, OH (-) Marco’s Pizza, one of the nation’s fastest-growing pizza brands, projects to reach $1B in…
WaBa Grill Closes 2021 Anniversary Year With Record-Breaking Sales
WaBa Grill Closes 2021 Anniversary Year with Record Breaking Sales Leading Healthy Rice Bowl Chain Celebrates 15th Year in Business with Best Annual Performance in Company History Anaheim Hills, CA (-) WaBa…
PJ’s Coffee Brews up Record-Breaking Development Year
Signature Coffeehouse Franchise Adds 62 New Agreements throughout North America New Orleans, LA (-) PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans, an international coffeehouse franchise, known for its premium beverages and southern hospitality, reports…
Clean Eatz Wraps up Second Quarter; On Track for Record-Breaking 40% Annual Growth
Industry Leading QSR Concept Flourishes Amid Increasing Inflation Wilmington, NC (-) Clean Eatz, one of the nation’s leading wellness concepts in the QSR space, is on pace to achieve a rate of…
Mexican National Sentenced to 108 Months Following Record-Breaking Seizure of Fentanyl and Meth
SAN DIEGO – Carlos Martin Quintana-Arias of Mexico was sentenced in federal court today to 108 months in prison in connection with the record-breaking seizure of 17,584 pounds of methamphetamine and 388.93…
Thanks for nothing; Thanksgiving dinner costs up 17% over 2021 record-breaking high
Food prices in America are continuing to climb, and those price hikes are going to hit the pockets of Americans when it comes to celebrating Thanksgiving with a family feast this year.…
Chicago teens create world record-breaking cereal mosaic, raising money for Ukraine
By Eric Cox (Reuters) – Teenagers in Chicago armed with boxes of breakfast cereal created a Guinness world record-breaking mosaic on Thursday – and raised money for Ukraine in the process. Using…
‘More Money Than God’: Big Oil Posts Record-Breaking Profits in Second Quarter
‘More Money Than God’: Big Oil Posts Record-Breaking Profits in Second Quarter John Hugh DeMastri on July 29, 2022 UPDATE: This piece has been updated to include comment from Exxon Mobil. The…
Exxon posts record-breaking second-quarter profit
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday posted its biggest quarterly profit ever on the back of soaring energy prices and as it kept a tight rein on spending.…
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