#Bubble tea shortage hits US, could last for several months

#Bubble tea shortage hits US, could last for several months

“#Bubble tea shortage hits US, could last for several months” Bubble tea is following in the footsteps of garden gnomes, ketchup and toilet paper. That’s right, there’s another shortage in the US. Bubble tea, a drink that includes a layer of tapioca balls, or boba, at the bottom, originated in Taiwan but has become a popular drink around the world.  However, companies are…

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#White House distances itself from Maxine Waters’ comments

#White House distances itself from Maxine Waters’ comments

“#White House distances itself from Maxine Waters’ comments” The White House on Monday appeared to distance itself from House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters for telling racial justice protesters to “get more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin is acquitted in George Floyd’s murder trial. President Biden believes “protests must be peaceful,” White House press secretary…

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#Olivia Colman tapped to join Marvel show ‘Secret Invasion’

#Olivia Colman tapped to join Marvel show ‘Secret Invasion’

“#Olivia Colman tapped to join Marvel show ‘Secret Invasion’” From Buckingham Palace to the Marvel Universe.  Oscar-winning British actress Olivia Colman, 47, is in talks to join Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn in “Secret Invasion” on Disney+, according to the Hollywood Reporter. It hasn’t been announced what role “The Crown” star would play, but…

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#Parler to be allowed back into Apple’s App Store

#Parler to be allowed back into Apple’s App Store

“#Parler to be allowed back into Apple’s App Store” Parler, the social-media app favored by some conservatives that got blamed for contributing to the riot at the US Capitol, will reportedly be allowed to return to Apple’s app store. Apple banned the controversial app on Jan. 9 when it said Parler failed to remove posts…

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#Mike Lindell’s My Pillow countersues Dominion Voting Systems

#Mike Lindell’s My Pillow countersues Dominion Voting Systems

“#Mike Lindell’s My Pillow countersues Dominion Voting Systems” Pro-Trump businessman Mike Lindell on Monday escalated his legal fight with voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems, responding to its recent defamation case with a countersuit of his own. Lindell’s privately owned company, My Pillow, sued Dominion in federal court in Minnesota, alleging a campaign to “silence”…

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#NY increasing capacity at arenas next month

#NY increasing capacity at arenas next month

“#NY increasing capacity at arenas next month” Large indoor arenas in New York can expand to 25 percent capacity starting May 19 — while museums and zoos can boost to 50 percent beginning next week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Movie theaters also will be able to increase the number of film fans in seats to…

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#Amazon used illegal intimidation tactics in Ala. vote: union

#Amazon used illegal intimidation tactics in Ala. vote: union

“#Amazon used illegal intimidation tactics in Ala. vote: union” Amazon used illegal intimidation tactics that prevented a “free and fair” vote over whether to unionize an Alabama warehouse earlier this month, according to the labor union leading the campaign. The Seattle-based e-tailing giant, which on April 9 won the closely watched, hotly contested vote in…

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