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Michigan might tax fast food to fight obesity

By Jay Scott Smith

8:08 AM on 10/26/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Nearly two-thirds of Michigan residents are considered overweight, making Michigan the 10th fattest state in the country...
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Obama Fried Chicken? In China, it's on the menu

By theGrio

9:14 AM on 09/30/2011

NBC NEWS - Obama Fried Chicken is on the menu in China...
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Map: Obesity by state vs fast food restaurant locations

By theGrio

9:15 AM on 09/22/2011

What's the intersection between obesity and the proximity of fast food chains to where you live? For African-Americans in urban communities, too often, a burger joint is closer to home than a fresh food market. So how does that impact the rate of obesity? Check out the map below: Notes...
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First lady applauds Olive Garden announcement

By theGrio

1:40 PM on 09/15/2011

HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Darden Restaurants Inc. is pledging to cut calories and sodium in its meals by 20 percent over a decade...
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First Lady lauds McDonald's on Happy Meal changes

By theGrio

12:42 PM on 07/26/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama says McDonald's decision to add apples to its Happy Meals is a positive step toward solving childhood obesity...
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Can Herman Cain really win the GOP nomination?

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

3:36 PM on 05/09/2011

OPINION - He's a serious African-American candidate in a political party which remains overwhelmingly white...
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Flavor Flav's fried chicken restaurant closes in Iowa

By theGrio

12:42 PM on 04/25/2011

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) - A fried chicken restaurant in Iowa founded by Flavor Flav has abruptly closed its doors after the reality TV star and his business partner cut ties and exchanged harsh words...
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Four struck in McDonald's lot during hiring spree

By Samantha Behrooj

2:31 PM on 04/20/2011

VIDEO - Witnesses say that two girls started fighting with others in the parking lot when the McDonald's owner and the manager came out to break it up...
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McDonald's will add 50K jobs in one-day hiring spree

By theGrio

10:33 AM on 04/04/2011

AP - The company's hiring goal translates to between three and four new hires per restaurant.
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Knights of the McRound Table: Chess, fast food mix

By theGrio

4:09 PM on 03/29/2011

VIDEO - The daily chess tournament takes place under the golden arches where guys from the neighborhood gather to outsmart and outwit each other...
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Caught on tape: Bikini brawl breaks out at Burger King

By theGrio

4:46 PM on 03/24/2011

VIDEO - A customer captured the entire incident on their cell phone. It shows 23-year-old Kimesia Smith in her bikini, yelling at one of the counter clerks...
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Mom sues McDonald's for using toys to 'bait' kids

By theGrio

4:05 PM on 12/20/2010

VIDEO - "I would like my children to make decisions about food aside from a toy that they would like to have" says Monet Parham...
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Wendy's employee allegedly beats drive-thru customer

By theGrio

10:24 AM on 12/14/2010

VIDEO - Rictoria Bethea, 21, an employee at the Wendy's located on Palm Beach Boulevard, told Chloe Glover to speak up several times when Glover was placing her order...
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Are black kids a bigger target for fast food companies?

By Jennifer Adaeze Anyaegbunam

8:25 AM on 11/10/2010

OPINION - According to the Rudd Center study, African-American children and teens see at least 50 percent more fast food ads than their white peers...
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Domino's delivers racist receipt to customer: 'Ni**er don't tip'

By theGrio

12:12 PM on 08/27/2010

A NC woman had just taken delivery of two Domino's pizzas when her 10-year-old niece pointed out the words "N**GER" and "DON'T TIP" at the bottom of the receipt...
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Michelle Obama: 'I don't shy away from fast food'

By theGrio

1:38 PM on 07/14/2010

It's no secret that President Obama loves his fast food, especially burgers -- but did you know that the First Lady enjoys it even more than he does...
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Chickens, beware: KFC extends Double Down

By theGrio

1:23 PM on 05/19/2010

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - KFC says Americans are gobbling down so many Double Down sandwiches that the fast-food chain will offer the bunless, meaty sandwich longer than it had planned...
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Caught on tape: Angry customer goes on McAttack at McDonald's

By theGrio

9:13 AM on 01/06/2010

When employees at a McDonald's in Kansas City, Missouri reportedly messed up this woman's order, she wasn't going to take it anymore...
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Obama visits create business bumps for restaurants (video)

By theGrio

11:27 AM on 06/01/2009

President Obama dropped by another Washington, DC restaurant last week. His visit to "Five Guys" on Friday caught customers and staff by surprise. If the President's previous lunch stops are any indication, "Five Guys" may soon see a line out the door. It was just a couple weeks ago President...
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Obama makes surprise visit to DC diner (video)

By theGrio

10:29 AM on 05/29/2009

WASHINGTON - There was a lunchtime surprise for people dining at a certain restaurant in Washington, DC, today as president Barack Obama walks in. The president greeted folks and shook hands as he walked into the five guys fast-food restaurant just before 1pm. He ordered cheeseburgers for himself and several...
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