The Latest Breaking News from North America

About 1,200 Zoroastrians from 16 countries will be assessing their faith’s prospects during the four-day World Zoroastrian Congress that is opening in New York City

The German company is investing $7.1 billion into its North American operations.

Turning Point Brands Inc (NYSE:TPB) has partnered with marketing and sales agency Petalfast Inc. for the distribution expansion of its rolling paper brand, Zig-Zag. Turning Point acquired the license to distribute Zig-Zag in North America in 1997. Under the agreement, Petalfast will provide full-service sales and marketing support to Zig-Zag and…

Needham analyst Bernie McTernan maintained DoorDash, Inc (NYSE:DASH) with a Buy rating and lowered the price target from $140 to $100 (42% upside). He believes DASH could leverage its leadership position in restaurant delivery to become one of the leading, horizontal, on-demand, last-mile fulfillment providers in North America.  Ultimately, he thinks DASH would be able…

McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) CEO Chris Kempczinski announced several executive changes. MCD has appointed Ian Borden, currently President, International, as its next Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1. The current CFO, Kevin Ozan, has been promoted to Senior Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, effective August 31. He plans to…

Legalization of cannabis usually leads to higher rates of daily marijuana consumption and consequently various health impacts, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s World Drug Report 2022,

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A near-perfectly mummified baby woolly mammoth — thought to be more than 30,000 years old — has been accidentally unearthed by a gold miner in Yukon, north-west Canada.

Baz Luhrmann's rock'n'roll biopic "Elvis" hip-swiveled to the top of the box office on its opening weekend in North America, taking in an estimated $30.5 million in a rare tie with "Top Gun: Maverick," industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The nearly three-hour-long extravaganza by director Luhrmann, known for glitzy…