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At a Starbucks located near a college for the deaf, all the baristas know ASL

Nov 29, 2018
Starbucks designed a store specifically for deaf and hard of hearing people.
Sign language interpretation major student Nikolas Carapellatti (L) signs with deaf Gallaudet University student Rebecca Witzofsky outside the first Starbucks café staffed by employees who are partially or fully deaf and capable of communicating in American Sign Language in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23, 2018.
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"We could be seeing the beginning of the end of pumpkin spice everything"

Sep 20, 2017
A reporter from The Washington Post decided to try every pumpkin spice product she came across. She shares her verdict.
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