Israel-Gaza conflict in its sixth day, President Obama’s historic visit to Myanmar, Twinkies maker heads to bankruptcy court, naturists run the 3 km marathon during the first Brazilian Naturist Olympics and more in today’s daily brief.
The announcement that Hostess Brands Inc. asked for court permission to go out of business prompted many consumers to run out and load their shopping carts with the company’s iconic snack food. Shoppers across the nation headed to grocery stores and Hostess bakery outlets to snatch up boxes of Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonder Bread, apparently fearing the products would become extinct.
Bombings in Gaza and Israel continue, Hostess is going out of business, dog fighting becomes more popular in Afghanistan and more in today’s daily brief.
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