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Here’s why Joe Biden pays 4 times the listed price for his tacos
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Steph Deschamps / October 14, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden paid nearly four times the price for his tacos on Thursday during a visit to Los Angeles, as a sign of solidarity with Americans hit hard by inflation, three weeks before the mid-term elections.
Smiling, the White House tenant explained to the waiter that the surplus should be used to pay for the next customer’s meal.
The chain’s employee initially wanted to reduce the president’s bill by 50% as a reward for his “public service” mission. For two quesadillas and six tacos ordered by Mr. Biden and a few California elected officials, he asked for only $16.45.
Instead of accepting this commercial gesture, the Democratic president, who is handicapped by the strong rise in prices in the United States and could lose his majority in Congress during the mid-term elections, handed him tickets for a total of 60 dollars.
This largesse was granted just hours after the publication of new inflation figures, which confirmed the loss of purchasing power of Americans.
Prices rose by 8.2% in September over a year, according to the CPI index – which is the reference – published Thursday by the Labor Department. Over a month, inflation accelerated again with +0.4% between August and September, against +0.1% between July and August.
Mr. Biden announced Thursday afternoonthat he would make decisions “next week” on the price of gasoline, which remains “too high”.
The president is currently touring several western states to support Democratic candidates before the mid-term elections.
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Steph Deschamps / July 14, 2024
American actress Shannen Doherty, who came to public attention for her role as Brenda in Beverly Hills 90210, died on Saturday at the age of 53, her agent Leslie Sloane told People magazine on Sunday. She had been suffering from cancer for several years.
“On Saturday, July 13, she lost the fight she had waged for many years against the disease,” said Leslie Sloane.
Born in 1971, Shannen Doherty quickly found her way into the spotlight, starting her career with a role in “Little House on the Prairie” in 1982.
From 1990 to 1994, she played Brenda Walsh in the cult classic “Beverly Hills 90210”, a role that brought her international fame. A few years later, from 1998 to 2001, she became Prue Halliwell in the series “Charmed”. Between several TV films and reality TV experiences, she also reunited with Brenda Walsh in the reboot of the series, “90210” in the late 2000s.
Shannen Doherty had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Some time later, the disease had returned, at stage 4. The cancer then generalized. She passed away on Saturday, surrounded by her loved ones.
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Steph Deschamps / June 22, 2024
Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor best known for “The Dirty Dozen” and his role as a dictator in “The Hunger Games”, has died aged 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” announced the British-Canadian, also an actor, on X, hailing “one of the most important actors in the history of cinema ».
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Steph Deschamps / June 22, 2024
Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor best known for “The Dirty Dozen” and his role as a dictator in “The Hunger Games”, has died aged 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” announced the British-Canadian, also an actor, on X, hailing “one of the most important actors in the history of cinema ».
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