Author: Dee-Ann Durbin
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Super Bowl ads try to overcome tough times with health, caring and the usual laughs
At a difficult time for America, Super Bowl advertisers ask viewers to take care of themselves and others — and maybe even crack a smile. Ring shows how neighbors can use their doorbell cameras to find lost pets. A Budweiser Clydesdale protects a bald eagle chick from the rain. Novartis touts a blood test that…
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Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year. Since 2018, Starbucks has given out free,…
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Instacart, DoorDash among companies offering discounts to SNAP recipients
Instacart said Friday it will offer customers who receive SNAP benefits 50% on their next grocery order to ease strain as the government prepares to cut off food aid payments. Instacart said any customer who placed an order in October using a SNAP/EBT card will be eligible for the discount, which will be available even…
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Starbucks to close stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan
Starbucks is laying off around 900 non-retail employees and closing some U.S. and Canadian stores as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround. The Seattle coffee giant will notify employees whose positions are being eliminated early Friday and said that it plans to close an undetermined number of stores in North America in…
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Starbucks to close stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan
Starbucks is laying off around 900 non-retail employees and closing some U.S. and Canadian stores as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround. The Seattle coffee giant will notify employees whose positions are being eliminated early Friday and said that it plans to close an undetermined number of stores in North America in…
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Candy companies pitch gum as a stress reliever and concentration aid to revive stale US sales
Gum makers are trying to figure out what will make Americans start chewing again
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US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
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US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
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Date night strike: Thousands of US, UK delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine’s Day
Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day in an effort to win better pay
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Chocolates, flowers and procrastination. For many Americans, Valentine’s Day is a last-minute affair
Valentine’s Day is meant to celebrate romance and the depths of feeling we have for loved ones