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In 2025, the former West Bromwich branch of MPK was fined £2,150 by the government for failing to comply with the UK's money laundering regulations.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Bob Wright said that the chain has traded quality for cost savings and that a former McDonald’s executive is joining as marketing chief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was at UCB where he first crossed paths with celebrated clown teacher Philippe Gaulier, whose former students include Sacha Baron Cohen, Rachel Weisz and Geoffrey Rush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
That total includes $1.25 million contributed on Aug. 3 by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
That means Martha’s mixed-race grandson married her former maid’s sister.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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