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DOORDASH DELIVERS STARBUCKS
DoorDash and Starbucks have struck a partnership that is set to make coffee deliveries available to customers in all 50 U.S. states. The rollout will begin in a handful of states, including California, Texas, Florida, and Georgia, then expand from there. Once fully launched, about 95 percent of Starbucks' core menu will be available through the DoorDash app.
15-YEAR-OLD CROCHET PRODIGY
Jonah Larson started making crochet clothing and crafts on Youtube 10 years ago when she was 5 years old. Now the 15-year-old crochet prodigy has raised $25,000 for children in her home country of Ethiopia. The money will provide 2,000 kids with a library, new restrooms, and a science lab. Larson promoted her initiative on "Good Morning America" this week.
DOLLY PARTON EXPANDS BAKING COLLECTION
Dolly Parton is expanding her Duncan Hines baking collection with the addition of new items, including mixes for caramel turtle brownies, buttermilk biscuits, and sweet cornbread. The beloved singer and actor announced the new mixes, wearing a strikingly pink outfit, in a video on Duncan Hines' website. The Dolly-branded product line has so far been a smash hit.
A homeowner is mulling the next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in southwest Atlanta.
Venezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border last month, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. is ready to protect American forces or personnel in the Middle East should the Israel-Hamas war escalate as they expect.
Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group that if it launches its own war, Israel would “cripple it with a force it cannot even imagine.”
A U.S. homebuyer must earn just over $114,000 to afford an average-priced home, according to a report from Redfin.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weekend weather forecast for Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
Canada has removed 41 of its diplomats from India as tensions rise between the two nations.
An Army private who crossed the border into North Korea in July has been charged in military court with eight offenses including desertion.
The 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards in Paris have been canceled due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
A U.S. Navy warship operating in the Middle East shot down multiple missiles near the coast of Yemen.
