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The days of sipping a latte for hours while hunched over a laptop at Starbucks may be on the way out. The Seattle-based java giant is investing in grab-and-go stores where consumers preorder and pay for their caffeine fixes via a mobile app. Starbucks was already seeing more consumers demand this kind of service prior …

A top Tesla investor is betting that the next big thing is flying taxis. Ballie Gifford, a firm whose past investments include SpaceX and Amazon in addition to Elon Musk’s electric automaker, this week put $35 million into German aviation company Lilium, which is developing an aircraft it says will make intra-city travel as easy as …

Actor Mark Hamill, who portrayed Jedi master Luke Skywalker in the iconic “Star Wars” franchise, took to Twitter Monday to show support for the worldwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death during an encounter with Minneapolis police last month. Hamill tweeted a photo of a statue of Yoda, the green alien who served …

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Catherine (Giudici) Lowe (@catherinegiudici) on Jun 7, 2020 at 9:30am PDT Catherine Giudici, the wife of former “Bachelor” Sean Lowe, got candid Sunday about her time on the show, believing she had been cast to add diversity to the long-running series. “Tomorrow, our season of The …

The Trump administration has ordered Marriott International to wind down hotel operations in Communist-run Cuba, a company spokeswoman told Reuters, extinguishing what had been a symbol of the US-Cuban detente. Starwood Hotels, now owned by Marriott, four years ago became the first US hotel company to sign a deal with Cuba since the 1959 revolution …

Brandi Glanville has revealed the intimate details of her alleged affair with Denise Richards, which will be explored later this season on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” In a new preview, former “Housewives” star Glanville, 47, claimed Richards, 49, and husband Aaron Phypers “have this whole open thing,” and that Richards wanted to keep …

Jimmy Fallon apologized on-air for donning blackface in a resurfaced 2000 “Saturday Night Live” clip, insisting that he’s “not a racist.” “The Tonight Show” host opened up Monday night’s episode by promising “a different kind of show” before saying he was going to “start this personally, then expand out.” “I had to really examine myself …

“9-1-1” actor Oliver Stark attempted to extinguish a behind-the-scenes fire on Sunday, following co-star Ryan Guzman‘s defense of using racial slurs. First, some background: In May, fans of Guzman — who plays firefighter Eddie Diaz on the Fox drama — had uncovered tweets that his fiancée, Brazilian actress and model Chrysti Ane, posted in 2011 …

To help enforce social distancing restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, Walt Disney World has enlisted Stormtroopers from “Star Wars.” On May 20, parts of its Disney World reopened, including outdoor restaurants, entertainment venues and its shopping district, Disney Springs. Visitors must now follow rules that require all guests to wear face coverings, pass fever …

Julianne Hough has a friend in Carrie Ann Inaba. Hough, 31, recently announced that she and her husband, Brooks Laich, were separating after nearly three years of marriage. Hough and Inaba, 52, worked together on “Dancing with the Stars,” when Hough was a pro dancer and Inaba served as a judge before Hough eventually took …