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US Starbucks App Traps Users in ‘Vicious Cycle’ of Shaken Espresso, Says Consumer Advocate
A consumer protection group alleged Starbucks’ mobile app traps users in a vicious cycle of beverage buying in a December complaint to Washington’s Attorney General. The coffee chain’s mobile app allegedly uses “dark patterns” to make low funds on a Starbucks Card unusable, forcing you to add $US10 or lose that money altogether. “The Starbucks
Snow Storm Traps Trucks on Missouri Interstate
Trucks on Interstate 70 near Columbia, Mo., on Feb. 2, 2022. (Missouri Department of Transportation via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times) A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain, and snow to the middle section of the United States as airlines canceled hundreds of flights,…