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News Articles: McDonald's

A McDonald's restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021.

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McDonald's says it is revising some of its diversity practices

McDonald's says it is changing some of its inclusion standards, becoming the latest large company to announce it is rolling back some of its diversity practices.

January 07, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
A McDonald's restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021.

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A new copyright rule lets McDonald's fix its own broken ice cream machines

What would a McDonald’s be without its temperamental McFlurry machines? We may be closer to finding out.

November 03, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on Oct. 23 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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  • Health

McDonald's will begin selling its Quarter Pounders again amid E. coli outbreak

McDonald’s says Quarter Pounders will return to its menu at all of its restaurants after it said testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli poisoning outbreak tied to the burgers.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on Oct. 23 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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  • Health

McDonald's E. coli outbreak grows, with 75 people sickened in 13 states

The CDC said on Friday that dozens more people have been reported sick with E. coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
A McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder is shown on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta.

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  • Health

McDonald's says onions from California-based company are linked to E. coli outbreak

A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, restaurant chain officials said.

October 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder is shown on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta. The fast-food chain says customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers.

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  • Business

McDonald's tries to reassure customers after deadly E. coli outbreak

A preliminary investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests fresh onions that are served raw on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers were a likely source of contamination.

October 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A sign outside a McDonald's restaurant is seen in Pittsburgh, on June 25, 2019. E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized.

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  • Health

1 dead, dozens sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died, federal health officials said.

October 22, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
KD Deshmukh says he recently celebrated his spouse's birthday with a salmon dinner at home. He also buys in bulk, clips coupons and has switched to more store brands to save money at the grocery store.

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  • Business

Inflation math is changing America's dinner plans

For the first time in years, people are buying more groceries, including pricier brands, to replace restaurant outings. From McDonald's to Starbucks, fast food and cafes are feeling it.

August 02, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh
Bonnie Boop is now a people lead at Walmart in Huntsville, Ala. She received college credit for a company training program, graduating with a bachelor's degree last year.

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College credit for working your job? Walmart and McDonald’s are trying it

Imagine a world in which your resume relies less on titles or diplomas and acts more like a passport of skills you’ve proven you have.

July 10, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh
A McDonald's restaurant's iconic "golden arches" logo next to a giant coffee cup of its "Aroma" trademark in the Israeli Dead Sea resort town of Ein Bokek.

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  • Business

McDonald's says it is buying back all of its franchises in Israel

Alonyal Limited owns 225 McDonald's locations. McDonald's has recently faced boycotts after its Israel branch donated meals to the Israeli military.

April 05, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
CosMc's offers a large variety of drinks — and no hamburgers. The first store testing the new McDonald's concept is opening in Bolingbrook, Ill., near Chicago.

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  • Food

CosMc's lands in Illinois, as McDonald's tests its new coffee-centered concept

The beverage-first McDonald's spinoff, named for a six-handed extraterrestrial, seems to be a grab at markets currently served by the likes of Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts.

December 07, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
A McDonalds in Moultrie, GA is surrounded by caution tape.

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Police: Georgia man who killed 3 was in gunfight earlier

Police in Georgia say a man who killed his workplace manager, mother and grandmother before taking his own life had been involved in a gunfight less than 48 hours earlier.

May 08, 2023
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  • Associated Press
police lights flashing on top of a police car

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Official: Gunman kills 3, then self in rural Georgia town

A man recorded by a security camera fatally shooting his manager at a fast food restaurant in south Georgia is also suspected of killing his mother and grandmother at their nearby homes before taking his own life. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday evening that 26-year-old Kentavious White fatally shot himself at the McDonald's restaurant where he worked after killing the manager.

May 04, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Federal investigators say they found more than 300 minors, including two 10-year-olds, were working illegally, the Labor Department said in a statement Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

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  • Law

McDonald's franchises face more than $200,000 in fines for child-labor law violations

Three franchisees operating McDonald's locations in Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana collectively had 305 minors working illegally. They are ordered to pay more than $200,000 in civil penalties.

May 04, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
McDonald's is closing U.S. offices this week and laying off hundreds of employees. Journalist Adam Chandler explained what the layoffs mean on Morning Edition.

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  • Business

Four key takeaways from McDonald's layoffs

Hundreds of corporate employees are set to lose their jobs as McDonald's closes its U.S. offices this week. Journalist and author Adam Chandler offers his perspective on the causes of the layoffs.

April 05, 2023
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  • Ally Schweitzer
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