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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.
The 21-year-old man used a handgun and an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle — both if which were purchased legally earlier this year — to kill three Black people.
Idalia could approach Florida on Wednesday with winds of up to 100 mph (160 kph), according to the latest forecasts from the Hurricane Center. That would make it a Category 2 hurricane.
A judge in West Virginia ruled that abortion pill sales can be restricted.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Friday, August 25, 2023.
The recent wildfires and ensuing smoky air led to a spike in emergency room visits.
The Pentagon said it will train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets for its war against Russia.
The Kremlin said it had no role in Wednesday's plane crash that presumably killed Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.
Anyone in the U.S. who had an account at any time between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, is eligible to receive a payment. The 2022 settlement resolves a lawsuit alleging that Facebook allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Ashkan Bayatpour was convicted Wednesday of a state misdemeanor charge of assault and battery in a case that was remarkable for breaking through the CIA’s veil of ultra-secrecy and playing out in a public courtroom where it has emboldened a sexual misconduct reckoning.
