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Starbucks Accused of Exposing Customers to Harmful Pesticides

Starbucks was slapped with two lawsuits in New York City on Tuesday, which claim that the coffee giant “intentionally and wantonly exposed its customers to toxic chemicals” in the form of pest-control strips — and then fired a concerned store manager, a pest control technician and his supervisor who complained. The strips, according to its website, are used to eliminate bugs like cockroaches, maggots, and flies through “a clean, odorless vapor....

Starbucks, CVS and Target Among Big Chains to Still Require Masks in States That Are Lifting Mandates

Photo: Getty No mask, no service. A group of big retail chains will keep their mask requirements in place amid the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, even after select states lifted their mask mandates. Chains such asTarget, Starbucks,CVSandWalgreenshave all announced that they will continue implementing their mask-wearing rules, citing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a report fromCBS News. The move comes after Texas and Mississippi joined anarray of other statesthat do not enforce mask mandates....

Stassi Schroeder Shares Update 10 Days After Welcoming Second Baby: 'Three of Us Are Wearing Diapers'

Stassi Schroeder and son Messer.Photo:Stassi Schroeder/Instagram Stassi Schroeder/Instagram Stassi Schroederis getting real about the postpartum period. TheVanderpump Rulesalum posted photos of herself with newborn sonMesser Rhys, whom she and husbandBeau Clarkwelcomed on Sept. 7, and 2½-year-old daughterHartford Charlie Roseon a family day out Sunday. “Three of us are wearing diapers,” Schroeder, 35, joked in her caption. The following photo showed daughter Hartford climbing a chair in the restaurant beside dad Clark, 43, who looked up at her from his seat....

Steelers Quarterback Apologizes for Role in Helmet-Bashing Incident, Says He Forgives Browns Player

Photo: Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Steelers Quarterback Mason Rudolph has come forward to apologize for his role in a dramatic on-the-field brawl with Cleveland Browns defensive endMyles Garrettlast Thursday. “As for my involvement … there’s no acceptable excuse,” Rudolph told reporters on Wednesday, according toCNN. “The bottom line is that I should have done a better job keeping my composure in that situation, and [I] fell short of what I believe it means to be a Pittsburgh Steeler and a member of the NFL....

Stefon Diggs and Ryan Garcia Talk Mental Health — and Damar Hamlin's Collapse — in 'The Shop' Premiere

Photo: Bexx Francois / UNINTERRUPTED The Shopis back for season six! Boxer Ryan Garcia and NFL star Stefon Diggs sit down withThe Shophosts Maverick Carter and Paul Rivera for the first episode of the new season, and PEOPLE can exclusively share the trailer for the premiere. In the episode, Diggs, 29, shares his first-hand experience seeing Damar Hamlin’s collapse, and reveals the best defensive backs he has gone up against in the league....

Stephen Curry on 11-Year-Old Daughter's Passion for Volleyball: 'You See a Little Bit of Yourself' (Exclusive)

Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBC/getty Nathan Congleton/NBC/getty Stephen Currymay have the next volleyball star on his hands!The NBA great, 35, is opening up about how his oldest child, 11-year-old daughter Riley, is already gravitating toward sports. And as he tells PEOPLE exclusively, her drive is already starting to look familiar.“I’ve introduced pretty much every sport, for the most part, to all of them,” Curry says. “And Riley, she’s super into volleyball right now, and a light bulb went off, actually this year, where she’s excited to go to practice and dribbling or passing the ball around the house and all that type of stuff....

Stephen Curry Surprises Young Fan Who Was Heartbroken When He Didn't Play in Earlier Game

Stephen Curry and the fan.Photo: Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Stephen Currycreated the memory of a lifetime for one little girl at Thursday night’s Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets game. Curry, 33, spent time talking to an emotional PJ O’Byrne, 10, at Denver, Colorado’s Ball Arena ahead of the Warriors' 113-102 defeat over the Nuggets. According to NBC Sports, O’Byrne is a big Curry fan and received tickets for the Warriors' Dec....

Stranger Gifts 4-Year-Old Twins a Puppy After Finding Balloon Containing Their Gift Wish List

Christmas wishesdocome true! In December, Luna and Gianella Gonzalez, 4-year-old twins from Liberal, Kansas,released star-shaped balloons with their holiday gift wish listattached for Santa. The sisters' mother, Leticia Gonzalez, toldGood Morning Americathat while the balloon sendoff was a special moment for the girls, she had no expectations that anyone would respond to wishes written on the balloons. “It was a windy day and I just thought it was going to get lost, get caught up in a tree,” said Leticia....

Study Finds Ball Pits Can Contain a High Volume of Germs and Bacteria That 'Could Cause Disease'

Photo: Getty Despite their colorful atmosphere and beckoning promises of active fun for kids, a new study has found that ball pits can contain germs that could potentially carry serious health risks. The findings, published last month in theAmerican Journal of Infection Controljournal, came after researchers from the University of North Georgia looked at six balls pits located in inpatient and outpatient physical-therapy clinics in Georgia and randomly selected between nine and 15 balls to test....

Sultan of Brunei's Daughter Princess Azemah Marries Her First Cousin in Week-Long Wedding

It’s a royal wedding in Brunei — that of Princess ‘Azemah Ni’matul Bolkiah and Prince Bahar ibni Jefri Bolkiah.Princess ‘Azemah, 38, is the daughter of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, and wedding festivities began in the independent sultanate on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia on Jan. 8. Prince Bahar is the son of the sultan’s brother Prince Jefri Bolkiah, making the couple first cousins,Tatlerreported.The event began in the Banquet Hall of Istana Nurul Iman, the sultan’s official residence, and seven ceremonies were held in the days that followed, according to theBorneo Bulletin....

Surf Rock Legend Dick Dale Dead at 81: 'It's a Sad Day for Rock 'n' Roll'

Dick Dale.Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Dick Dale, the “King of the Surf Guitar” whose biggest hit served as the opening song for 1994 cult classicPulp Fiction, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 81. Dale died on Saturday, his band’s live bassist, Sam Bolle, toldThe Guardian. Dale’s agent confirmed the news toBillboard, saying, “It’s a sad day for Rock ‘n’ Roll.” ActorSeth Rogenremembered Dale in a tweet after news of the musician’s death broke....

Surfer Rescues Man Who Nearly Drowned in N.C. While Spreading Daughter's Ashes in Ocean

Dennis Kane and Adam Zboyovski.Photo: Shannon Kane Smith A family outing to the beach meant to pay tribute to a late loved one nearly turned into tragedy — but didn’t, thanks to the heroics of a local surfer. Dennis Kane, 71, was among several family members visiting Corolla, North Carolina this weekend to spread the ashes of his late daughter when he became stuck in arip current, daughter Shannon Kane Smithwrote on Facebook....

Surprise! The Internet Thinks the New Host of 'Blue's Clues', Joshua Dela Cruz, Is Really Sexy

It doesn’t take a Thinking Chair to see thatJoshua Dela Cruzhas got it goin’ on. The new host of the upcomingBlue’s Cluesreboot titledBlue’s Clues & You!, premiering this fall, has a sexy side that social-media users have discovered and shared with the world. Images and videos of the photogenic actor and singer have flooded Twitter over recent days, showing him both in candid and modeling shots — including a certainshirtless black-and-white snapthat’s making the rounds, where the actor flexes and looks over his shoulder while wearing glasses....