## Pizza Hut closing 250 US stores as parent company considers selling the brand

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Pizza Hut plans to close 250 U.S. restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain.

Yum Brands said Wednesday it’s targeting underperforming Pizza Hut restaurants in its system.

Pizza Hut has more than 6,000 locations in the U.S. Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum Brands said in November it was conducting a formal review of options for Pizza Hut, which has struggled with outdated stores and growing competition.

Yum CEO Chris Turner said Wednesday that the company plans to complete its review of options for Pizza Hut this year.

Pizza Hut ended 2025 with 19,974 stores globally, which was 251 fewer than it had the previous year.

Pizza Hut opened nearly 1,200 stores across 65 countries last year, but closures outpaced that. »

### Why Isn't News of Trump Building Vast Concentration Camps Being Treated as a National Emergency?

Authored by commondreams.org

Cable news people call them “prison camps” or “Trump prison camps,” but look in any dictionary: prisons are where people convicted of crimes are held.

But what do you call a place where people who’ve committed no criminal offense (immigration violations are civil, not criminal, infractions)?

Germany’s concentration camps didn’t start as instruments of mass murder, and neither have ours; both started as facilities for people the government’s leader said were a problem. »

### Canada and France opening consulates in Greenland following tensions over US push for control

Authored by yahoo.com

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Canada and France planned to open diplomatic consulates Friday in the capital of Greenland, showing support for NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island in the wake of U.S. efforts to secure control of the semiautonomous Danish territory.

France says the decision to open its diplomatic outpost was taken when President Emmanuel Macron visited in June.

Last week, technical talks started between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland to put together an Arctic security deal. »

### Louvre heist: The mangled crown of Empress Eugénie that thieves dropped and left behind

Authored by cnn.com

Commissioned by Napoleon III, the royal headdress was created for Empress Eugénie de Montijo and presented at the 1855 Paris Universal Exposition.

The majority of what remained was auctioned off by the French state in a wave of republican sentiment almost a hundred years later.

Though never used for a coronation, it became a symbol of imperial power before entering the Louvre’s collection in 1988. »

### Healing of the Ozone Layer Shows Power of Science and Global Unity

Authored by happyeconews.com

It shows that collective decisions grounded in evidence can achieve measurable results within a single generation.

The healing of the ozone layer offers hope at a time when climate anxiety is at an all-time high.

It demonstrates that global environmental restoration is possible when nations commit to shared goals and remain committed to the course of action. »

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