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Early Addition: Oops, no berries in this Starbucks drink
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Published Sep 20, 2023
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Welcome to Wednesday in New York City, where a Queens woman was shocked to learn her Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher doesn’t actually contain any strawberries.
In fact, the civil suit the woman filed argues that Starbucks is misleading customers about all of their refresher drinks as the Mango Dragonfruit doesn’t have any mango, and the same for the Pineapple Passionfruit variety. Starbucks tried to have the case dismissed by claiming that the drinks are named for their flavors, not their ingredients, but a Manhattan judge is allowing the case to proceed.
Here’s what else is going on:
- Pat Sajak may have announced his plan to retire from "Wheel of Fortune," but Vanna White just extended her contract for an additional two years.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul released a guide to help schools in the state transition from gas-powered school buses to electric ones following the passage of a school bus electrification mandate last April.
- The Port Authority unveiled its own ambitious greenhouse gas reduction plan on Tuesday, which involves making its facilities “net zero” by 2050. And the agency said it’s already made progress on its goals by electrifying part of its fleet.
- Newark, New Jersey is getting a pedestrian bridge, akin to the Bronx’s Highbridge, which will connect the Ironbound neighborhood in the East Ward to the Prudential Center arena in the Central Ward. But the timeline for completion remains unclear.
- You may be one of the 37 million people eligible to receive a refund from Fortnite after the company agreed to pay a $520 million settlement over allegations of deceptive practices. The Federal Trade Commission said it has started notifying eligible recipients.
- With small business storefronts disappearing from New York City, two photographers made it their mission to document the unique ones that remain.
- We've spoken about rankings for NYC's best pizza, but here's one that breaks down the city's best Mexican restaurants.
- And finally, Beavis, but no Butthead:
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