Some viewers went so far as to suggest that Kempczinski looked like a vegetarian trying meat for the first time.
“I’m definitely not a vegetarian,” the CEO told the Journal. “I blame it all on my mom because she told me, ‘Don’t talk with your mouth full.’”
He added, “I think probably, in that case, I should have just said, ‘You know what? To hell with it, I’m gonna go talk with my mouth full.’”
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski went viral after trying the Big Arch burger in a viral video (Instagram/@chrisk_mcd)
In the viral Instagram video, Kempczinski told viewers how “unique” the new burger was due to its ingredients, which include two quarter-pound patties, three slices of cheese and crispy onions.
While sitting in a corporate setting and wearing a sweater vest, Kempczinski held up the burger and said, “Holy cow! God, that is a big burger.” He added, “I don’t even know how to attack it, there’s so much to it.”
He then took a small bite of the burger and said, “That is so good,” despite appearing slightly uncomfortable.
“Only McDonald’s could do this type of burger, but it also is unlike anything else on our menu. It’s a delicious product,” he said.
The video spread across the internet as social media users ridiculed Kempczinski, who has been the president and CEO of McDonald’s since 2019, for his awkward reaction.
Kempczinski told the Journal that he learned the clip was gaining traction once his kids told him, “Dad, you’ve gone viral — and not in a good way.”
“That’s when I knew, ‘Okay, something’s going on,’” he said. “And then I started getting texts and emails and calls. Invariably, they were all like, ‘Hey, you have you seen this?’ And it’s like, by the thousandth time, ‘Yeah, I’ve seen it.’”
However, he said that he did not focus on the backlash after the video, but was instead glad that it got people talking about the new menu item.
“I think when you go on to social media in general, you have to have a thick skin,” Kempczinski said.
HOUSTON — Never-before-glimpsed views of the moon’s far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New distance record for humanity. Check.
With NASA’s lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash thanks to Artemis II, the world is wondering: What’s next? And how do you top that?
“To people all around the world who look up and dream about what is possible, the long wait is over,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said as he introduced Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen at Saturday’s jubilant homecoming celebration.
Now that the first lunar travelers in more than a half-century are safely back in Houston with their families, NASA has Artemis III in its sights.
“The next mission’s right around the corner,” entry flight director Rick Henfling observed following the crew’s Pacific splashdown on Friday.
In a mission recently added to the docket for next year, Artemis III’s yet-to-be -named astronauts will practice docking their Orion capsule with a lunar lander or two in orbit around Earth. Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin are racing to have their company’s lander ready first.
Musk’s Starship and Bezos’ Blue Moon are vying for the all-important Artemis IV moon landing in 2028. Two astronauts will aim for the south polar region, the preferred location for Isaacman’s envisioned $20 billion to $30 billion moon base. Vast amounts of ice are almost certainly hidden in permanently shadowed craters there — ice that could provide water and rocket fuel.
The docking mechanism for Artemis III’s close-to-home trial run is already at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The latest model Starship is close to launching on a test flight from South Texas, and a scaled-down version of Blue Moon will attempt a lunar landing later this year.
NASA promises to announce the Artemis III crew “soon.” Like 1969’s Apollo 9, Artemis III aims to reduce risk for the moon landings that follow.
Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart loved flying the lunar module in low-Earth orbit — “a test pilot’s dream.” But there’s no question, he noted, that “the real astronauts” at least in the public’s mind were the ones who walked on the moon.
Wiseman and his crew put their passion and feelings on full display as they flew around the moon and back, choking up over lost loved ones as well as those left behind on Earth.
During the their nearly 10-day journey, they tearfully requested that a fresh, bright lunar crater be named after Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll, who died of cancer in 2020. They also openly shared their love for one another and Planet Earth, an exquisite yet delicate oasis in the black void that they said needs better care.
Artemis II included the first woman, the first person of color and the first non-U.S. citizen to fly to the moon.
“Wonderful communicators, almost poets,” Isaacman said from the recovery ship while awaiting their return.
Apollo’s manly, all-business moon crews of the 1960s and 1970s certainly did not do group hugs.
For those old enough to remember Apollo, Artemis — Apollo’s twin sister in Greek mythology — couldn’t come fast enough.
Author Andy Chaikin said he felt like Rip Van Winkle awakening from a nearly 54-year nap. His 1994 biography “A Man on the Moon” led to the HBO miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon.”
“It’s amazing how far we’ve come and how different this experience is from back then,” Chaikin said from Johnson Space Center late last week.
The hardest part, according to NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, is becoming so close to the crews and their families and then blasting them to the moon. He anxiously monitored Friday’s reentry alongside the astronauts’ spouses and children.
“You know what’s at stake,” Kshatriya confided afterward. “It’s going to take risk to explore, but you have to make sure you find the right line between being paralyzed by it and being able to manage it.”
Calling it “mission complete” only after being reunited with his two daughters, Wiseman issued a rallying cry to the rows of blue-flight-suited astronauts at Saturday’s celebration.
“It is time to go and be ready,” he said, pointing at them, “because it takes courage. It takes determination, and you all are freaking going and we are going to be standing there supporting you every single step of the way in every possible way possible.”
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At a press conference in Westminster, Tice said Quidnet Reit Ltd was “a UK company paying UK tax in accordance with UK laws”, adding there was no “obligation” to pay the maximum tax required and suggested few people would likely take such a decision.
According to a recent analysis of Labor Department data from the financial services marketplace LendingTree, 22.1 percent of American private-sector businesses fail within one year of opening.
The rate of collapse naturally increases over time—to 65.3 percent after 10 years—but the study reveals significant disparities when it comes to how long businesses can stay afloat depending on the state where they are based.
Why It Matters
Conditions remain challenging for businesses in the U.S., with surveys by associations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce showing that an increasing number are concerned about inflation, and cautious on both hiring and investments amid “growing unease about the economic outlook.”
What To Know
LendingTree’s report was based on an analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the results curated to show survival rates for new businesses over the one, five and 10 years which ended March 2025.
According to its analysis, business conditions were toughest in the nation’s capital, with Washington, D.C.’s first-year failure rate of 32.9 percent being more than 10 percent higher than the national average and 3 percent higher than second-placed Tennessee (29.3 percent).
The remaining states on LendingTree’s top 10, by their first-year failure rate, were:
Contrastingly, Washington state had the lowest rate of failure after one year at 17.5 percent, though this grew to 68.3 percent by year 10, above the national average. South Carolina followed at 17.7 percent, with the remaining bottom 10 states scattered throughout the U.S.
By sector, LendingTree found that new entrants into the information industry had the highest rate of failure, with 28.4 percent failing to survive past their first year.
“The information industry is relatively inexpensive and easy to get into, but that means that it’s an incredibly crowded space that can be challenging to stand out in,” said analyst Matt Schulz. “And even if you do stand out, it isn’t always clear or easy to figure out how to monetize that traffic and visibility you receive. That’s because many people enter this industry focusing on making the most of their creative talents and don’t think all that much about the business side of things.”
Professional, scientific and technical services—encompassing legal, accounting, engineering, among others—came in second with a first-year failure rate of 25.5 percent, followed by administrative and waste services at 24.3 percent.
What People Are Saying
LendingTree’s chief consumer finance analyst Matt Schulz said: “One of the biggest problems is going in without a real focus on what you’re trying to accomplish and who you’re trying to serve. Starting a business is hard and incredibly risky. If you don’t have a plan for the audience you’re targeting and what problem you’re helping those people solve, your odds of success just get smaller and smaller.”
Neil Bradley, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, following the group’s recent small business survey, said: “Views of the national and local economies have turned more pessimistic, concerns over inflation have jumped, and plans for future hiring and investment dropped markedly. Taken together, this suggests small business owners are worried about the future state of the economy, but it remains to be seen if this will translate into changes in their current operations.”
Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris believes his side can secure a top half finish in the table come the end of the season, after Sunderland’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur moved them to 10th in the Premier League.
Jane Pauley hosts our annual “Money Issue.” Featured: Obstacles to home ownership; fighting health insurance denials; Chinese EVs; opposition to AI data centers; American Girl dolls; skin care mogul Scarlett Johansson; roller coasters; the popularity of bingo!; and is your phone eavesdropping on you?
The FBI has just released its latest annual internet crime report, and the numbers are staggering: Americans filed 1,008,597 complaints with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) last year, with losses nearing $20.9 billion.
Buried in the new data is an eerily familiar trend getting more expensive for older adults. Identity theft complaints involving Americans 60 and older totaled 5,359 complaints and $48.5 million in reported losses in 2025, a steep jump from the year before.
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Identity theft tied to major data broker breaches has cost Americans more than $20 billion over the past decade, according to a Senate report analyzing hundreds of millions of exposed records.(Sara Diggins/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)
Seniors account for a disproportionate share of losses
The report shows a clear fault line by age. Americans 60 and older filed more than 200,000 complaints in 2025, with reported losses reaching $7.7 billion, the highest total of any age group. By comparison, people in their 30s and 40s submitted more complaints overall, but reported lower total losses. Complaints from older adults more often involve bank accounts, retirement funds, and investment portfolios, where a single identity fraud incident can result in a large withdrawal or transfer.
IC3 data is based on self-reported complaints submitted by victims and businesses throughout the year. Each report includes details such as transaction type, payment method, and estimated losses. The FBI aggregates these submissions to identify where money is moving and which groups are being affected.
Identity theft appears within this data as one of several fraud types. Identity theft prompts fewer complaints than categories such as investment or tech support scams. In many cases, it’s used to get access to existing accounts, where stolen personal details can pass verification checks and move funds.
Identity theft losses trail other fraud types
Investment scams led all categories in 2025, with reported losses of more than $4.5 billion. Business email compromise followed, with losses exceeding $2.9 billion, while tech support scams accounted for more than $1 billion. These categories make up a large share of the $7.7 billion in total losses mentioned earlier.
Identity theft sits below those totals, though it remains part of how some of these cases unfold. Among victims age 60 and older, identity theft complaints added up to $48.5 million in reported losses last year. That’s a roughly 70% increase from 2024.
Other federal data shows how common identity theft remains. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) receives more than a million identity theft reports each year, placing it among the most frequently reported consumer issues, even as total losses remain lower than other fraud types.
Complaints from older Americans span a wide range of fraud types, with a few categories appearing consistently across IC3 reports.
High-volume scams: The most frequently reported complaints include phishing and spoofing, tech support scams, and government impersonation, all of which involve direct contact through phone calls, emails, or online messages. Other commonly reported cases include non-payment or non-delivery scams, extortion, and personal data breaches, each contributing to overall complaint volume among victims aged 60 and older.
High-loss scams: The categories tied to the largest losses are different. Investment scams, business email compromises, and confidence or romance scams account for a significant share of reported losses, even with fewer complaints.
New categories also appear in the 2025 data. AI-related scams are included for the first time, with thousands of complaints and substantial reported losses among older victims. Charity fraud is also listed as a newly reported fraud type for this group.
An identity theft victim in Albany, New York, looks over documents he’s gathered. Victims of identity theft frequently spend weeks disputing fraudulent accounts, contacting lenders and restoring their credit reports after stolen data is misused.(John Carl D’Annibale/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
How to avoid these scams
With losses climbing, knowing how these scams work and how to spot them early can make all the difference.
1) Limit how personal information is shared
Be cautious when asked for Social Security numbers or account credentials. Government agencies, banks, and tech companies do not request this information through unsolicited calls, emails, or messages.
2) Pause before sending money
Scams that lead to the largest losses often involve urgency. Requests to move money quickly – especially through wire transfers, cryptocurrency, or gift cards – should be treated with caution. Taking time to verify the request can prevent large losses.
3) Verify contacts independently
If a message claims to be from a bank or government agency, use a known phone number or official website to confirm. Do not rely on contact details provided in the message itself.
4) Watch for unusual account activity
Regularly review bank and investment accounts for unfamiliar transactions. Small or unexpected changes can be an early sign of unwanted access.
5) Use account protections where available
Enable two-factor authentication and account alerts where possible. These tools can help flag or block unauthorized access attempts.
Monitoring can help catch identity misuse earlier
When identity theft happens, the first sign could be a new account or a transaction the account holder didn’t authorize. Credit monitoring and identity protection services can track activity across credit files and financial accounts, alerting users when new accounts are opened or when personal information appears in known data breaches.
That can give victims a window to act, such as freezing credit, locking accounts, or disputing fraudulent activity, before they lose money. Many services also offer identity theft insurance and fraud resolution support, helping cover certain losses and guiding victims through the recovery process.
If fraud does happen, that support can include working directly with banks, credit bureaus, and creditors to restore accounts and remove fraudulent activity.
For older Americans, where accounts often hold larger balances, timing can mean the difference between a small loss and a much larger one, and how quickly accounts are restored.
No service can prevent every kind of identity theft. However, monitoring tools and guided recovery support can make it easier to detect suspicious activity early and respond quickly.
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Kurt’s key takeaways
OpenAI joins the Global Anti-Scam Alliance as bad actors use AI to scam victims out of money and data.(Halfpoint/Getty Images)
The numbers tell a clear story. While identity theft may not top the list of total losses, it plays a critical role in how many of the biggest scams succeed. For older Americans, the stakes are higher because the accounts being targeted often hold decades of savings. What stands out isn’t just the increase in complaints. It’s how fraud is evolving. Scammers are combining tactics, using identity theft to unlock accounts, then moving money through investment scams, impersonation schemes or social engineering attacks. Once they get in, the damage can escalate quickly. The takeaway is simple. Slowing down, verifying requests and adding basic protections like alerts and two-factor authentication can make a real difference. Catching suspicious activity early often determines whether a loss stays small or becomes life-changing.
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Virgil van Dijk has said Liverpool fans have a “right” to protest against ticket price rises and urged the club to find a solution as the current situation “benefits no one.”
Liverpool recently announced its intention to raise the cost of tickets for the next three seasons, which prompted an angry response from fan groups — with a matchday protest organised for Saturday’s game against Fulham, where a banner was visible in the Anfield stand.
After the game, Liverpool captain Van Dijk sent a strong message to the club about the situation.
“I think the fans are the heart and soul of the club,” the defender said. “If they feel like this, then protest is their fair right. Hopefully they come to a solution with the club. These things are far above my position as captain of the club.
“But my opinion is that our fans are the club. They always have been — before my time and after my time. It’s important that these things get solved because it benefits no one.”
The 17-year-old scored the opening goal in a sparkling display as the Reds claimed a much-needed three points with a 2-0 defeat of Fulham in the Premier League.
The victory brought relief to Arne Slot’s side after being outplayed by Manchester City and PSG in their previous two games.
They now face the daunting task of hosting the French side while trailing 2-0 on aggregate in their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.
Ngumoha’s emergence has offered Liverpool encouragement and Van Dijk believes he could make an impact if called upon.
The Liverpool captain said: “He would take it in his stride.
“He’s a humble kid who works hard and listens. He wants to improve constantly. He has big dreams.
“It’s down to him and the people around him to make sure that he stays like that. I’m not worried that anything will change on that front.
“It’s down to the manager to decide the team and the game plan for Tuesday. Whether you start or not, everyone has to feel part of something special. That’s the thing we need to try and beat PSG.”
Ngumoha was already Liverpool’s youngest goalscorer after netting a dramatic late winner at Newcastle in August, when he was 16.
At 17 years and 225 days, he now holds the club record as the youngest Premier League goalscorer at Anfield, eclipsing Raheem Sterling’s previous mark.
Van Dijk said: “He’s taken the record from Raheem which is very nice for him and should motivate and push him even more. You shouldn’t take things like that for granted and he won’t. He has to keep going.”
Ngumoha set Liverpool on their way when he wrong-footed Timothy Castagne and curled inside the far post after 36 minutes.
Mohamed Salah doubled the lead soon after and the hosts held on to bolster their hopes of Champions League qualification for next season despite a Fulham rally in the second half.
Van Dijk said: “Obviously we’re in the last stage of the season, so we have to win, and that’s what we did.
“Nothing more, nothing less. It was very important.”
Founded in 1986, American Girl has created dolls, books and accessories that tell the stories of young girls in every American era. On the toy’s 40th anniversary, correspondent Faith Salie explores how making history come alive is also creating timeless bonds between generations that celebrate girlhood.
Archbald is a little corner of northeastern Pennsylvania where coal used to be big business. But now, there is a new boom: data centers.
Kayleigh Cornell, a teacher, and Sarah Gabriel, an ICU nurse, run a neighborhood association in this community of 7,000, where a half-dozen data centers have been proposed. “It is a really nice small town,” said Gabriel. “It feels like home.”
Cornell said, “I just really love it, and I can’t imagine being anywhere else.”
Gabriel said, “It’s gonna just completely change the landscape. Anywhere there’s trees, there’s probably not going to be any any longer.”
Cornell says they are determined: “We’ll stop it if we could help it.”
Correspondent Robert Costa with Kayleigh Cornell and Sarah Gabriel, of the Archbald Neighborhood Association, at the site of proposed data centers in their small Pennsylvania community.
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Stopping it won’t be easy. Demand is huge: tech companies say they need these massive structures, full of computing power, to fuel the AI revolution. So, developers are rushing to build them in places like Archbald – rich in land, water and power. But there is an intensifying debate over the scope of jobs and revenue they bring. And many communities are on edge over rising electric utility bills.
A March 10 community meeting, at Valley View High School in Archbald, Pa., was not welcoming to those proposing the construction of data centers.
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In Archbald, the push to slow things down has upended local politics. At a March 10 borough meeting, where many held up signs reading “No data centers,” residents yelled at representatives of the proposed centers to “get out of here.”
“We made up our minds: go home!” One woman shouted.
One project, an application for a campus of 18 data centers, has hit a roadblock.
Sarah Gabriel says fighting AI superpowers wasn’t part of her plan: “We’re not against AI data centers. But because the industry is so new and unregulated, it is concerning that if we just keep moving forward, we’re gonna get to, like, a point of no return.”
Elsewhere, data centers are already a way of life, with more than 4,000 (and counting) in operation across the country, and many more going up around the world.
There are currently more than 4,000 data centers in the U.S.
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In Loudoun County, Virginia, known as “Data Center Alley,” anonymous, sci-fi-looking buildings seem to be everywhere. One is slightly more than one-million square feet – big enough to park two aircraft carriers.
Andy Power, president and CEO of Digital Realty, which owns and operates hundreds of data centers globally, says the data center sector is valued at hundreds of billions of dollars, and represents “the breakthroughs that cure new diseases, that’ll, say, essentially improve quality of life.”
Asked to respond to those who don’t want data centers in their communities, Power replied, “I would say, ‘I completely understand it. Let me tell you why this location makes the most sense for the data centers. And this infrastructure’s gonna help change the world you’re living in today and for years to come.'”
One of the world’s largest concentrations of data centers is in Loudon County, Virginia, with more than 53 million square feet of data centers in operation or under development.
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In Washington, there are fierce critics calling for a moratorium on data center construction until tougher AI regulations are enacted by Congress. Last month, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent, and New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act.
“I fear that Congress is totally unprepared for the magnitude of the changes that are already taking place,” Sanders said.
Senator Dave McCormick, a Pennsylvania Republican, has worked to bring data-center investments to his home state. He calls American leadership in AI “the most important question facing our country.
“I think the net benefit for Pennsylvania is enormous,” he said.
McCormick adds that data centers need to work with – not against – communities, but wants companies building in his state. “There’s got to be a covenant,” he said. “There’s got to be a promise that goes from the community to those that are developing in the community of what kind of job creation; how they’re going to protect the environment; how they’re going to protect water supply; how they’re going to protect energy costs. When a community looks at the totality of the jobs, the tax revenue, the new roads, the libraries, the schools, the opportunity of jobs for their kids, I think these are pretty compelling.”
Back in Archbald, the data centers continue to move forward, and for Kayleigh Cornell and Sarah Gabriel, it’s a reality they’re grappling with every day
“People live here ’cause of the quality of life,” Cornell said. “Yes, obviously you need jobs. But, again, this would be intrinsically changing the character of Archbald Borough.”
Asked if they feel they have a fighting chance to stop it, Gabriel replied, “Yeah, absolutely.”
“We have no other alternative,” Cornell said. “I mean, it’s our home. We have to fight.”
