1.
$336.4 million Powerball jackpot unclaimed
SEATTLE, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks has begun closing its more than 7,000 U.S. locations for three hours of employee training.
The company said the nationwide closure -- which begins at 5:30 p.m. local time and lasts until 8:30 -- is due to "espresso excellence training" for its employees, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
"We will close all of our U.S. company-operated stores to teach, educate and share our love of coffee and the art of espresso," Howard Schultz, chief executive of Starbucks, said on the company's Web site.
However, news of the temporarily lapse in espresso service did not go down smooth for regular coffee drinkers in New York's Manhattan borough, which is home to 158 Starbucks locations.
"What am I supposed to do, make it myself?" said New York University student Mallory Drew, 18. "I am shocked. Shocked and appalled."
Borough of Manhattan Community College student Alba Morales, 22, predicted the closure would lead to decaffeinated confusion.
"A lot of people come here to make out, read, sleep. I can't imagine how lost people will be tomorrow," Morales said Monday.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Odd News Stories | |
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
|
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Authorities in South Carolina said they were investigating the disappearance of a woman whose fiance was found dead in the couple's home near Charleston.
|
NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Lottery officials said Monday the winning $336.4 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Rhode Island convenience store, but the winner had yet to come forward.
|
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Israel's military says major cuts in defense spending will hit air-defense missile systems and halt production of tanks and a new armored personnel carrier.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
