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Tom Hanks has gifted coffee machines to the White House press corps three times since President George W. Bush took office, and the Academy Award-winning actor has a simple explanation why. "I've done that for Democrats and Republican administrations because those poor bastards need coffee," Mr. Hanks told television host Stephen Colbert on Friday.
Tom Hanks on Friday explained why he's been buying the White House press corps new coffee machines since President George W. Bush's administration: "Those poor bastards need coffee." The Academy Award-winning actor revealed why he keeps buying new coffee machines during the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
As the second most traded commodity in the global scene, coffee naturally has a very high demand from countries over all the world. Countless brands are available to suit every customer's taste, but sometimes the safety and quality of the coffee beans are sacrificed for profit.
For months, President Donald Trump and his advisers have tried to distance themselves from Carter Page, a little-known investment banker who briefly served as a foreign policy adviser on the Republican's presidential campaign. This week, Page - who is at the center of the swirling controversy over Trump associates' connections to Russia - painted himself as a recurrent visitor to Trump Tower, the New York skyscraper that housed Trump's campaign offices.
Starbucks says it will hire 10 000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations. Howard Schultz, the coffee retailer's chairman and CEO, said in a letter to employees on Sunday that the hiring would apply to stores worldwide and the effort would start in the United States where the focus would be on hiring immigrants "who have served with US troops as interpreters and support personnel".
Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations. Howard Schultz, the coffee retailer's chairman and CEO, said in a letter to employees Sunday that the hiring would apply to stores worldwide and the effort would start in the United States where the focus would be on hiring immigrants "who have served with U.S. troops as interpreters and support personnel."
Middle-Market Woes Inspire Starbucks's Bet on Luxury Coffee - As core clientele loses spending power, chain readies push into realm of $12-a-cup java - About 25 years ago, Starbucks Corp. decided to become a public company on the bold idea that customers across the country would pay more than $1 for a cup of coffee.
Justin McCartney of Hampton, Va., holds up a cup with the words "Come Together" written on it outside a Starbucks cafe in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Starbucks is using its coffee cups to jump into the political fray in Washington.