California recently made a significant move in the franchise industry with Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of Senate Bill 919 (S.B. 919). This bipartisan legislation introduces new registration and pre-sale disclosure requirements for third-party franchise sellers, including brokers, broker networks and franchise sales organizations. The bill aims to enhance transparency during the franchise sales process, an area that has long been under scrutiny.Related: Considering franchise ownership? Get started now to find your personalized list of franchises that match your lifestyle, interests and budget.The International Franchise Association (IFA) was a vocal supporter of this legislation, citing its alignment with the principles outlined…
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Blushing chickens People — humans — blush. Chickens aren’t entirely inhuman in that they, too, show emotions on their facial skin. Delphine Soulet at the University of Tours, France, and colleagues have explored how skin redness might be a reliable indicator of “the affective states of hens”. Reader Frédéric Darboux brought the project to Feedback’s attention. This is the story, to the extent it is a story, of six hens in a wooded outdoor range covered with grass. They had free access to a hen house and to as much water and feed as they wanted, whenever they wanted it.…
Tropical Storm Milton is likely to become a major hurricane in three days as it aims for Florida’s already storm-battered west coast, federal forecasters said Saturday.The National Hurricane Center said in a forecast discussion the storm was rapidly evolving into “an intense hurricane with multiple life-threatening hazards” for the coastline north and south of the Tampa Bay region.The center’s forecasters said Milton was likely to reach hurricane status — defined by sustained winds of at 74 mph — in less than 36 hours, followed by major hurricane status — a Category 3 defined by sustained winds of at least 111…
A BBC reporter has been given an in-depth insight into how pig butchering scams work after being targeted himself. Scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be “butchered” – or conned, out of as much money as possible.Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy was befriended on Instagram by fraudsters pretending to be an attractive 36-year-old woman looking for a romantic relationship. Knowing the profile for ‘Jessica’ was fake, the reporter played along for more than two months to find out what psychological tricks the pig butchers employ to trick victims around the world into investing into fake…
The Middle East is far more complicated than the Western Media reports. Quietly, Saudi Arabia and Jordan support Israel, for they see Iran as a threat even to their sovereignty despite their populations often taking the opposite position. Iran is Shite and maintains that the religion should rule, not kings. If Iran were taken down, they would quietly be celebrating. As the world waits for Israel’s response to Iran, the two main targets remain their nuclear facilities and their energy production. The problem with the nuclear facilities is that Iran has placed them deep under the ground. Israel lacks bunker-type…
Kamala Harris gives a campaign speech in Flint, Michigan. (Credit: Trump War Room X Screenshot) Michigan is one of the swing states that everyone is watching in this election and for good reasons. The state has 15 votes in the Electoral College and Trump flipped the state red in 2016 after it went blue in the prior six presidential elections. Democrats are not confident that they will pull out a win here with Kamala Harris and they’re expressing these concerns quietly. Michigan is also part of the so-called ‘blue wall’ so if Harris is having trouble there, it’s a red…
Country superstar Garth Brooksis doing what he can to filter commentary and minimize speculation amid reports of sexual assault allegations earlier this week.The “Friends in Low Places” singer made headlines on Thursday, October 3rd, after being hit with a lawsuit alleging sexual assault and battery, by a former employee. The defendant alleges the “series of assaults” took place in 2019. “Jane Doe” alleges the singer had raped her while working as a makeup artist; the incident was said to have occurred on a work trip in a Los Angeles hotel room. The incident reportedly took place as the “One Night…
BEIRUT: Massive consecutive strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs from late Saturday (Oct 5) into Sunday, Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the city and sparking flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometres away. The strikes came after days of bombing by Israel of Beirut suburbs considered strongholds for Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, killing its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and possibly his potential successor. A Lebanese security source said on Saturday that Hashem Safieddine, the potential successor, had been out of contact since Friday, after an Israeli air strike near the city’s international airport that…
Demonstrators rally, demanding Imran Khan be released from jail despite a ban on protests and police crackdown.Supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan have rallied in Islamabad to push for Khan’s release as the police blocked roads, cut off mobile internet and fired tear gas to deter the protesters. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Saturday claimed that the party leader from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province, Ali Amin Gandapur, has been abducted and unlawfully detained. But Al Jazeera could not independently verify the claim. Gandapur, the chief minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was leading thousands of protesters who camped…
The Vanderbilt Commodores scored the biggest win in program history on Saturday, upsetting No. 1 ranked Alabama by a 40-35 margin. Vanderbilt led from wire-to-wire, scoring 13 points in the first eight minutes of the game, including a pick-six from Randon Fontenette. While Alabama was able to crawl back into the game and inch closer at times, it was never able to get the lead and simply made too many mistakes throughout the game to catch up.It also did not have an answer for Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia who led his team with a gritty, gutsy effort that included some huge…