Bird flu outbreaks have forced tens of millions of chickens to be culled across nine states over the past year as more hotspots continue to emerge. So far, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed a staggering 41 outbreaks this year that struck down entire egg-laying flocks in Arizona, California, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, […]
Waffle House Adds 50-Cent Surcharge per Egg due to Bird Flu
February 5, 2025 by
Unsplash/Simon Daoudi The Georgia-based Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge per egg to all its menu items due to the rising egg prices stemming from bird flu. “The continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (bird flu) has caused a dramatic increase in egg prices,” Waffle House said in a statement on Monday. “Customers and
Seagull screeching contest sees 9-year-old top the pecking order with impressive variety of bird calls
April 26, 2024 by
Birds of a feather flock together, especially at one seafaring competition. Dozens of people from across Europe dressed as seagulls and descended upon De Panne, Belgium on Sunday for the continental Championships of Gullscreeching. In the highly untraditional competition, competitors are judged on how well they can dress like a seagull and mimic the bird’s […]
Dem Gov. Walz: ‘General Malaise’ Attached to Biden Due to Inflation, But Eggs Are Up Due to Bird Flu
March 29, 2024 by
On Thursday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) stated that “prices are still up. So, there’s kind of a general malaise that gets attached to the president.” But egg prices are up “because of bird flu, because of some of the things that have happened, and a president gets attached to
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Endorses Donald Trump for President
November 14, 2023 by
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) endorsed former President Donald Trump for president in 2024 at an event in Adel, Iowa, on Monday, marking yet another high-profile endorsement for the 45th president. At the first of two of Trump’s stops in Iowa on Monday at the Dallas County Fairgrounds, Bird noted, “Here in Iowa, we’ve
Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird among athletes who sign letter opposing Protection of Girls and Women in Sports Act
April 10, 2023 by
Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird and Becky Sauerbrunn were among the 40 professional, Olympic and paralympic athletes who co-signed a letter to House lawmakers in opposition to the Protection of Girls and Women in Sports Act. Athlete Ally, an athlete group that supports LGBTQ+ initiatives, sent the letter on Monday, according to Sports Illustrated. The athletes […]
Big 3 Insurance Flip Obamacare the Bird
August 22, 2016 by
UnitedHealthcare, Humana—and now Aetna—are abandoning Obamacare exchanges because they’re unprofitable. Meanwhile, for the first time in 10 years, the U.S. death rate has increased. CDC researcher Andrew Fenelon told the Associated Press: “…it is quite rare to see it [a death rate increase] for the whole population. … Many countries in Europe are witnessing declines […]
