Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of August 24th 2023

Alexa Flash Briefings

This is your daily news briefing from Cheddar News. The Federal Aviation Administration announced that it will be distributing $121 million to eight airports across the country to help address new collisions and construction issues. The airport getting the largest sum is Boston's Logan International. It's getting this money to simplify the airport layout. According to the FAA sandwich chain Subway has sold itself to a private equity firm. This ends almost 60 years of family ownership. The company is sold to work capital which is an investor in chains like RB Buffalo, Wild Wings. So and a bunch of others. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that this deal is valued at around 9.6 billion dollars and Barbie may still be on the big screen, but now it's heading for an even bigger one. Greta Gerwig live action adaptation is headed to IMAX for only one week starting September 22nd and to add to the fund, the IMAX screening will include a never before seen post credit scene, of course. And that's your cheddar news update. I'm Duarte Geraldino in New York City.