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Starbucks is a global phenomenon with more than 40,000 outlets worldwide - but its facing a number of challenges to its business

Trouble Brewing: The challenge facing Starbucks

The reintroduction of Starbucks' 'buy something or leave' should be seen in the context of a dramatic shift in the global coffee industry, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 16 Jan

Three pods spend several weeks of each spring and fall in the waters of Puget Sound (Stock image)

Orca seen carrying another dead calf in US waters

A female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said.

World • 03 Jan

Images of George Floyd are seen in the 'police-free' autonomous zone in Seattle

One dead in shooting at Seattle's 'police-free' area

A man was shot dead and another seriously injured in a 'police-free' autonomous zone created by protesters in Seattle, where police officers were prevented from accessing the victims, officials said.

World • 21 Jun 20

Jay Cook and Tanya Von Cuylenborg were murdered in 1987

DNA helps convict truck driver for 1987 double murder

A US truck driver, implicated by his DNA and family tree in a double murder more than 30 years after the crime, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the first case using a revolutionary investigative technique.

US • 25 Jul 19

Dallas, Long Island City in New York and Arlington are among the finalists with which Amazon is holding advanced talks for its second headquarters

Amazon plans to split second headquarters in two cities

Amazon.com is planning to split its second headquarters evenly between two cities, people familiar with the matter have said.

Business • 06 Nov 18

Boeing is struggling to fix delays at its 737 jetliner plant outside Seattle

Boeing calling back retirees to fix production snags

Boeing is bringing retired workers back on the job as the world's largest planemaker tries to fix delays at its 737 jetliner plant outside Seattle, a union official has told Reuters.

Business • 11 Sep 18

Richard Russell's family said he was a faithful husband, a loving son and a good friend

Investigators find Seattle flight data recorder

US investigators have found the flight data recorder of the Horizon Air plane stolen by a Seattle airport worker amid plane wreckage on a sparsely populated island in Washington state.

World • 13 Aug 18

The plane crashed on Ketron Island - a sparsely populated island 40km southwest of the airport

FBI seeks motive after airline worker crashes plane

Federal authorities in the US were seeking to learn what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport in a security scare that caused the scrambling of US fighter jets and ended when the plane crashed.

World • 11 Aug 18

The job cuts, rare for the world's largest online retailer, are in the low hundreds, a source has said

Amazon cutting hundreds of Seattle jobs - source

Amazon.com is cutting hundreds of jobs in its consumer business in Seattle in the US, a person familiar with the matter has said.

Business • 13 Feb 18

Aer Lingus CEO Stephen Kavanagh said the airline's transatlantic capacity will reach more than 2.75 million seats

Aer Lingus announces new route to Seattle

Aer Lingus has announced a new transatlantic service between Dublin and Seattle, which will fly four times a week from next May.

Business • 17 Nov 17

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook to create 'several hundred' jobs in Ireland

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed to him an expansion of several hundred jobs in Facebook Ireland.

News • 03 Nov 17

Michael D Higgins is visiting Seattle as part of an eight-day trip to the west coast of the US

Higgins to focus on migration during rest of term

President Michael D Higgins has said he intends to focus on the issue of migration for the remainder of his presidency.

News • 22 Oct 15

The US carrier said the worker had fallen asleep

Plane leaves Seattle with airport worker in cargo

A Los Angeles-bound Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at a Seattle-area airport yesterday afternoon, after it took off with a worker trapped in a cargo area under the cabin.

News • 14 Apr 15

Seattle police and firefighters gather after a shooting at Seattle Pacific University

Student disarms US shooter with pepper spray

Police in Seattle have praised the bravery of a student after a man armed with a shotgun opened fire in a University building, killing one person and injuring three others.

News • 06 Jun 14

The landslide was triggered when a rain-soaked hillside collapsed

Survivors want shrine at US mudslide site

Survivors of a mudslide in the US state of Washington say they favour turning the area into a shrine to honour those who perished.

News • 01 Apr 14

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