| Yes, we care where breakfast is always available |
| Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade, is on track for a weekend arrival in Florida. It is going to be brutal for South Florida, and possibly elsewhere along the East Coast. So why are we talking about the Waffle House ? Because the resilient restaurants located mostly in the South are always open and a good gauge for how well an area will recover. As former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate had explained: "If a Waffle House is closed because there's a disaster, it's bad. We call it red. If they're open but have a limited menu, that's yellow." He also said, "If they're green, we're good, keep going. You haven't found the bad stuff yet." Based on that test, Irma promises to pack a bigger wallop than Hurricane Harvey. Pat Warner, spokesman for Waffle House, said 40 Waffle Houses around Houston were affected by Harvey. The company expects about 250 restaurants to feel Irma's impact. |
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| Trump Jr. thought he should hear out the Russians |
| Donald Trump Jr. told Senate investigators Thursday that he was "skeptical" ahead of attending a meeting last summer with a Russian lawyer and others offering incriminating information about Hillary Clinton, his father's Democratic presidential opponent in 2016. Trump Jr. said he felt he "should at least hear them out" in case they had any "information concerning the fitness, character or qualifications of a presidential candidate." He said his "skepticism was justified" because he was never given any solid information about Clinton. If the Russians had delivered the dirt on Clinton, Trump Jr. said he would have consulted with a lawyer about the proper way to handle it. As for writing "I love it" when the meeting was pitched, he said it "was simply a colloquial way" of thanking his friend for trying to help the campaign. |
| DeVos wants to change system dealing with college sexual assaults |
| Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Thursday that she plans to roll back the Obama administration's "failed" Title IX guidance on sexual assault and harassment and replace it with a "workable, effective and fair system." DeVos said President Barack Obama "weaponized" the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights, creating an ambiguous and overly broad definition of sexual misconduct while also depriving accused students of due process. "Any perceived offense can become a full-blown Title IX investigation," DeVos said. "But if everything is harassment, nothing is." |
| Now out for delivery: 50,000 Amazon jobs |
| Alexa's new skill? Boosting the U.S. economy. Amazon announced Thursday it will build a second headquarters that would create up to 50,000 jobs. The Seattle-based company said it's looking at metropolitan areas with more than 1 million people for the new digs. USA TODAY offered some possible contenders : Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis and Atlanta, to name a few. |
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| Prince George put on his big boy pants, errr, shorts |
| On his first day at school, Prince George wore navy shorts and sweater, long black socks and black shoes. But what name is stenciled on his backpack? George Windsor, George Wales or George Cambridge? Did his pack also have "HRH" on it? Speculation swirled Thursday as George, 4, began his big day. His dad, Prince William, accompanied him. Mom Duchess Kate stayed home because she's pregnant (again!) and suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum (again), acute morning sickness. When George's future brother or sister arrives, he can tell Princess Charlotte and Baby No. 3 all about #ThatKindergartenLife. |
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| This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY. |
| Contributing: Associated Press. |
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