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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.
Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, was awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that helps explain why women around the world are less likely than men to work and to earn less money when they do.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after the attack by Hamas that has left more than 1,000 dead on both sides. Americans were reported to be among those killed and missing.
Customers may need a dose of patience at U.S. pharmacy counters as those businesses start their busiest season.
Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan on Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage of earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people.
Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting entry of food, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants’ bloody weekend incursion.
Nobel laureate breaks the news to his parents.
Alaska residents are set to receive a check for about $1,300 as their share from the state's oil fund.
More than 70 million rolling candies were recalled after a child's death.
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for fighting oppression of women in Iran.
Cheddar News checks in midday on the coast-to-coast weekend weather forecast for Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
