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FILE – A Starbucks location is seen April 26, 2022, in Havertown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil

April 24, 2025 at 4:27 p.m.

The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks violated U.S. trafficking laws by continuing to buy coffee from Cooxupe even after Brazilian authorities repeatedly cited the cooperative for trafficking and forced labor violations.

FILE – A sign for the Chipotle restaurant in Pittsburgh’s Market Square is seen on Feb. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Chipotle Mexican Grill to open first location in Mexico

April 21, 2025 at 10:36 a.m.

Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening in Mexico.

FILE- July 27, 2017, shows a Hooters sign at a restaurant in Hialeah, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Restaurant chain Hooters goes bust and files for bankruptcy protection

April 1, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

Hooters, known for chicken wings and its skimpy “Hooters Girls” wait-staff outfits, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

FILE – Washington State Park workers put up a new Canadian flag in front of an American flag about to be replaced during scheduled maintenance atop the Peace Arch in Peace Arch Historical State Park Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

From Alaska to Maine, communities that border Canada worry US tariffs come at a personal cost

March 2, 2025 at 9:05 a.m.

The US-Canadian tariffs have touched off a range of emotions along the world’s longest international border, where residents and industries are closely intertwined.

A Starbucks Coffee sign on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines

February 24, 2025 at 4:20 p.m.

Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations.

This image provided by Coors Light shows the Coors Light 2025 Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Coors Light via AP)

Super Bowl commercials rely on comedy and nostalgia to avoid potential missteps

February 9, 2025 at 11:11 p.m.

Most of the commercials airing during this year’s Super Bowl are going for laughs, with advertisers betting that America could use a little break.

FILE — A worker collects shopping carts in front of a Costco warehouse on July 16, 2024, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Costco and Teamsters union reach tentative contract agreement, avoiding a strike

February 1, 2025 at 2:50 p.m.

Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a strike, the union said Saturday.

A sign at a McDonald's restaurant is displayed on April 29, 2024, in Albany, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

McDonald’s settles lawsuit over Latino scholarship program by opening door to non-Latino applicants

January 31, 2025 at 6:46 p.m.

McDonald’s said Friday it is changing — but not eliminating — a scholarship program for Latino students after it was sued by a group that opposes affirmative action.

Thousands of Costco workers prepare to strike with midnight contract deadline looming

January 31, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

Thousands of Costco workers prepared to strike with a midnight deadline drawing closer Friday while the worker’s union and the company negotiated.

A person walks into a Starbucks coffee shop in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Starbucks reports better-than-expected quarterly sales as turnaround efforts begin

January 28, 2025 at 8:10 p.m.

Starbucks on Tuesday reported better-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter as some of its turnaround efforts start to take hold.

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