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By The Associated Press
Krispy Kreme doughnuts coming to McDonald’s
NEW YORK | Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s are getting together over breakfast. The doughnut chain and the fast food giant unveiled plans on Tuesday to offer Krispy Kreme products at McDonald’s locations across the United States.
The companies say a phased rollout is expected to start this year, with availability at participating restaurants nationwide expected by the end of 2026. McDonald’s plans to make three Krispy Kreme doughnut varieties available.
McDonald’s didn’t specify how many of its 13,500 U.S. locations would be participating.
Trump’s social media company gains in first day on Nasdaq
NEW YORK | Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company rose about 16% in the first day of trading, boosting the value of Trump’s large stake in the company as well as the smaller holdings of fans who purchased shares as a show of support for the former president.
Trump Media & Technology Group runs the social media platform Truth Social, which has yet to turn a profit. Trump holds a nearly 60% stake in the company, which based on Tuesday’s closing stock price is worth about $4.6 billion. Some experts compared the enthusiasm for the shares to the meme stock craze that boosted the value of companies such as GameStop to exorbitant heights.
Delta flight cut short after panel falls off during takeoff
A Delta Air Lines flight over the weekend was cut short and the plane returned to Salt Lake City after a panel behind one of the two engines fell off during takeoff.
The Airbus A330neo jetliner left for Amsterdam on Sunday but got only as far as the Montana-North Dakota boundary before turning back and landing in Salt Lake City three hours later.
According to information on a safety database for the Federal Aviation Administration, a pylon panel behind the engine on the left wing “detached on takeoff.” Pylons are structures used to attach engines to the wing, and they include fairing panels that are not load-bearing but improve aerodynamics.
—From AP reports
