Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1922, Martin Dies Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1870) passed away. In 1961, Tim Watson, Australian footballer, coach, and journalist was born. In 1967, Mark McGowan, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Western Australia was born. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 1990, Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history. In 1992, Rich the Kid, American rapper was born. In 2010, George Steinbrenner, American businessman (born 1930) passed away. In 2024, Naomi Pomeroy, American Chef and Restaurateur (born 1974) passed away. In 2024, Richard Simmons, American fitness personality and public figure (born 1948) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Coffee Prices Are Skyrocketing—but an Analyst Says Consumers Are Missing the Real Culprit

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July 13, 2026

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Coffee Prices Are Skyrocketing—but an Analyst Says Consumers Are Missing the Real Culprit

An independent analyst explains the contributing factors behind the higher coffee prices consumers are starting to take notice of.

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Inc.com

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· Jul 13, 2026

The $9 Big Mac? A New Analysis Reveals Exactly When Fast Food’s Go-To Meal Could Hit a Record High

Consumers are increasingly frustrated with higher prices at some of their favorite fast-food chains. Expert say that trend shows no signs of going way.

KTLA 5

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· Jun 30, 2026

Fast Food Sticker Shock: Here's how much prices have gone up.

A new Finance Buzz study reveals fast food prices have skyrocketed over the past decade, far outpacing inflation. Learn which major chains, including McDonald's, Popeye's, and Taco Bell, have seen their prices nearly double, and how others like Subway and Starbucks compare. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

BBC News - Health

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· Jun 24, 2026

Obesity cases rising fastest in young adults

Experts say the cost of living, pandemic and boom in unhealthy food are behind the rise in cases.

Toronto Sun

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· Jun 24, 2026

CHARELBOIS: Why food is more expensive in Canada: Exhibit 4271

Why CFIA Bureaucracy Is Adding to Canada's Food Inflation Problem.

Daily Dot

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· Jul 6, 2026

‘We’ve Lost Our Way’: A Video of Burger King’s $16 Combo Has People Posting What Fast Food Used to Cost

Are rising costs but low quality of food a trend in the fast food industry? Here's what the internet thinks. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post ‘We’ve Lost Our Way’: A Video of Burger King’s 16 Combo Has People Posting What Fast Food Used to Cost appeared first on The Daily Dot.

CNET

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· Jun 25, 2026

Apple Abruptly Raises Prices on Many Products. MacBook Neo Jumps to $699

Tim Cook said that RAMageddon would make price increases unavoidable. And now they're happening.

Gizmodo

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· Jul 4, 2026

Disneyland Would Like You to Know It’s Got 1 Billion Guests Now

Price hikes, growing anti-international sentiment, and a pandemic couldn't keep Disneyland from getting its 1 billionth patron.

Seeking Alpha

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· Jul 11, 2026

Mondelez: Bittersweet Valuation As Lower Cocoa Costs Are Already Baked In

Mondelez: Bittersweet Valuation As Lower Cocoa Costs Are Already Baked In

Euro Weekly News

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· Jun 27, 2026

Why a video showing how to make olive oil is going viral as food prices rise

In Spain, the weekly food shop has become noticeably more expensive for many households. Not in a sudden way, but []

The Motley Fool

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· Jul 8, 2026

Kura Sushi (KRUS) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Tariffs pressured food costs, but pricing and labor efficiencies drove margin expansion.

Engadget

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· Jun 26, 2026

The Morning After: Prices rocket up on Xboxes, MacBooks, iPads and more

This week, we've been hit with major price hikes from major players, including Microsoft and Apple.

The Economic Times

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· Jun 28, 2026

Asia's food vendors hit by soaring plastic costs

Asia's food vendors hit by soaring plastic costs

News24

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· Jul 2, 2026

News24 | How the cocoa price crash is crushing West African farmers

Cocoa prices reached a peak in 2024 before plummeting by nearly 75, and dealing a financial blow to millions of farmers in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. Will the crisis mark a turning point for the sector?

Daily Sabah

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· Jun 28, 2026

Asian vendors grapple with soaring costs of plastics amid Mideast war

Across Asia, food vendors are contending with higher costs for plastic bags, cups and containers as the energy crisis triggered by the Middle East war drives prices up. While the...

Foreign Policy Journal

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· Jul 8, 2026

Cocoa Prices Hit 6-Month Highs As West African Floods And El Niño Threaten Global Supply

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) closed up 65 points, or 1.14, on Tuesday, while September ICE London cocoa 7 (CAU26) gained 43 points, or 1.02. Cocoa prices have now extended a sharp three-week rally, reaching their highest levels in six months as supply concerns intensify across West Africa. Heavy rains in the Ivory Coast and [] The post Cocoa Prices Hit 6-Month Highs As West African Floods And El Niño Threaten Global Supply appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

The Japan Times

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· Jun 30, 2026

Japan to see price hikes for 2,566 food items in July

Higher crude oil and naphtha prices have pushed up the costs of packaging and raw materials, leading to price increases mainly for processed foods like instant noodles.

ArcaMax

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· Jun 27, 2026

Editorial: Sticker shock comes suddenly to the Apple store

A week after Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that price hikes for the company’s devices were “unavoidable” due to soaring costs in key components, consumers woke up Thursday to just how steep and immediate those increases would be. Try up to 20 ...

TheJournal.ie

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· Jun 25, 2026

These were Ireland's most popular low-cost consumer brands last year

Inflation means the branded fast-moving consumer goods sector is grappling with more careful consumers.

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 1, 2026

San Antonio meat market offers budget-friendly alternatives ahead of Fourth of July

As families prepare for Fourth of July cookouts, rising beef prices continue to affect shoppers’ grocery budgets.

NDTV

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· Jul 10, 2026

El Nino Fears Easing? Coffee Futures Tank Up To 8% Amid Market Chaos

Global coffee prices have fallen sharply as easing El Nio concerns and improving harvest expectations triggered heavy selling in futures markets.

Caucasian Knot

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· Jun 30, 2026

Kondratiev's attempt to explain the reasons for the spike in fuel prices caused irony among the residents of Kuban.

Fuel prices in Kuban have risen due to the tourist season and an influx of vacationers, said Governor Veniamin Kondratiev. Local residents, commenting on his words in Telegram, wondered why there was no spike in fuel prices in previous tourist seasons.

Sada Elbalad

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· Jul 4, 2026

Cocoa Prices Climb Back Above $5,000 Per Ton as Climate Concerns Drive Market

Global cocoa prices have climbed back above 5,000 per metric ton, reaching their highest level since January, as supply concerns linked to adverse weather conditions in West Africa pushed the market higher.

Investing.com

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· Jul 9, 2026

PepsiCo beats revenue estimates, flags pressure from tighter consumer budgets

PepsiCo beats revenue estimates, flags pressure from tighter consumer budgets

NaturalNews.com

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· Jul 7, 2026

Study Links Ultra-Processed Foods to Cognitive Decline, Depression Risk

(NaturalNews) A new review published in Nutrition Reviews has found that higher consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is associated with a 32 higher risk of ...

Guineematin.com

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· Jul 8, 2026

Conakry : la flambée des prix du poisson inquiète vendeurs et consommateurs

La hausse du prix du poisson continue de se faire ressentir dans plusieurs marchés de Conakry. Entre la rareté du poisson local, la hausse du coût des produits importés et la baisse du pouvoir d’achat des consommateurs, les acteurs de la filière disent traverser une période difficile. Pour constater cette réalité, une équipe de reporters [] The post Conakry : la flambée des prix du poisson inquiète vendeurs et consommateurs first appeared on Guineematin.com.

Now Magazine

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· Jun 22, 2026

Inflation rises to 3.2% and Torontonians say their paycheques can’t keep up: ‘Groceries are insanely high’

What to know For many Torontonians, even the smallest purchases now feel like a luxury as inflation continues to drive up the cost of living,... The post Inflation rises to 3.2 and Torontonians say their paycheques can’t keep up: ‘Groceries are insanely high’ appeared first on NOW Toronto.

AllAfrica

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· Jul 2, 2026

West Africa: How the Cocoa Price Crash is Crushing West African Farmers

[DW] Cocoa prices reached a peak in 2024 before plummeting by nearly 75, dealing a financial blow to millions of farmers in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. Will the crisis mark a turning point for the sector?

CBC News

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· Jun 29, 2026

Fact check: How have grocery prices changed in a year?

Grocery prices keep rising more than a year after Carney said Canadians would hold his government to account based on 'their experience at the grocery store.' Here are the facts.

Nepal News

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· Jul 10, 2026

सुनचाँदीको मूल्य बढ्यो, कतिमा हुँदैछ काराेबार ?

काठमाडौं। नेपाली बजारमा आज सुनचाँदीको मूल्य बढेको छ। नेपाल सुनचाँदी व्यवसायी महासंघका अनुसार आज सुनको मूल्य प्रतितोलामा दुई हजार सात सय रूपैयाँ बढेर दुई लाख ८७ हजार चार सय रूपैयाँमा किनबेच भइरहेको छ। बिहीबार सुनको मूल्य प्रतितोला दुई लाख ८४ हजार सात सय रूपैयाँमा कारोबार भएको थियो। यस्तै, शुक्रबार चाँदीको मूल्य पनि बढेको छ। आज []

The Wall Street Journal - Business

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· Jun 25, 2026

Apple Raises Prices on Macs, iPads by $200 or More on Some Models

The increases come a week after Tim Cook said higher memory costs made them “unavoidable.”

Anadolu Agency

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· Jul 9, 2026

China inflation slows in June as domestic demand remains weak

Consumer prices up 1 year-on-year, missing expectations, while producer inflation accelerates to 4.1

GroundUp News

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· Jul 2, 2026

Dial-a-Ride and MyCiTi commuters hit by major hike in fares

The City of Cape Town says rising fuel and operating costs made fare increases unavoidable

The Daily Wire

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· Jun 22, 2026

What A Cattle Rancher Knows About Beef Prices That Consumers Don’t

Consumers are feeling the effects of rising beef prices every time they walk into the grocery store. What many don’t realize is that those prices are the result of pressures that have been building on American farmers for decades. Today, the U.S. cattle herd is at its lowest level in roughly 75 years. It may ...

NBC News

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· Jun 25, 2026

Key measure of inflation climbed in May as surging oil prices pushed costs higher

Inflation is rising — but U.S. consumers seem to be shrugging it off. A key measure of price growth accelerated in May as surging oil prices pushed costs higher

The West Australian

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· Jul 9, 2026

Cocoa hits highest price since November as volatility remains

Prices for the chocolate ingredient have climbed about 60 per cent since forecasters first declared an El Nino event last month.

Proto Thema - English

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· Jul 1, 2026

IELKA: Supermarket inflation at 0.39% in June

The largest increases are recorded in processed meats and ready meals, while the biggest decrease is observed in the category “pet food and pet supplies” The post IELKA: Supermarket inflation at 0.39 in June appeared first on ProtoThema English.

NL Times

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Dutch government's plans to tax sugary softdrinks will also make beer more expensive

The government’s plans for a sugar tax will also make beer more expensive, the Telegraaf

The New Zealand Herald

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· Jul 5, 2026

Cost-of-living crisis drives new wave of families to Tauranga foodbanks

Cost-of-living crisis drives new wave of families to Tauranga foodbanks

TwistedSifter

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· Jul 2, 2026

A Teenager Starts Their First Job At McDonald’s, But Their Boss Immediately Gives Them A Hard Time At The Front Counter

Well, fast food definitely aren't for everyone... The post A Teenager Starts Their First Job At McDonald’s, But Their Boss Immediately Gives Them A Hard Time At The Front Counter appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump promised to cut your electric bill in half. It’s up 16% instead

Electricity prices are rising — and President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are to blame. At a time when artificial intelligence, electrification of the economy, and increased domestic manufacturing are driving unprecedented growth in electricity demand, every move they make appears purposely designed to raise costs and block the production of the energy the nation []

Drudge Report

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· Jul 3, 2026

Demand Hits Record High...

Demand Hits Record High... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:THE HEAT: Grid operator orders emergency steps to avoid large-scale outages...Data Centers Draining Power...DC hotter than 99 of world!Great American State Fair closes...LIVE: TEMP MAP...

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