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Starbucks raises prices of coffee drinks (AP via Yahoo! News)
Got three bucks? That and a nickel will buy you a coffee drink at Starbucks. Starbucks Corp. said Thursday that it planned to raise prices of its lattes, cappuccinos, drip coffee and other drinks by 5 cents, or an average of 1.9 percent.

Starbucks Raises Prices of Coffee Drinks (KiplingerForecasts.com)
Got three bucks? That and a nickel will buy you a coffee drink at Starbucks. mStarbucks Corp. said Thursday that it planned to raise prices of its lattes, cappuccinos, drip coffee and other drinks by 5 cents, or an average of 1.9 percent.

Starbucks raising prices of coffee drinks (KTRE-TV East Texas)
SEATTLE For the first time in two years, Starbucks says it’s raising its coffee prices.

Starbucks raises prices of coffee drinks, beans (Seattle Times)
Got three bucks? That and a nickel will buy you a coffee drink at Starbucks.

Starbucks raises prices of coffee drinks (Sharewatch)
Starbucks Corp. said Thursday that it planned to raise prices of its lattes, cappuccinos, drip coffee and other drinks by 5 cents, or an average of 1.9 percent.

Get free coffee from Yahoo! (Lifehacker)
Feel like some free coffee? According to tech mag Productivity Apps, Yahoo’s giving the java juice away: Yahoo will offer coupons for a free cup of coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts to anyone who sets…

Worker sentenced for pouring urine in office coffee (ABC 13 Toledo)
(9/20/06 - AKRON, OH) - A former postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers’ coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program.

Man Who Put Urine In Work Coffee Jailed (The Denver Channel)
There will be no trial for an Ohio postal worker accused of urinating in his co-workers’ coffee.

Popular Weekly Bible Talk at Annandale Coffee Shop (Arlington Catholic Herald)
With the rushing sound of milk being steamed and the aroma of coffee in the air, a group of teens from Holy Spirit Church in Annandale gathered across the street from the church at Caribou Coffee to discuss the readings for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

Net gossip hampers recovery at Coffee Republic (icWales)
The boss of Coffee Republic yesterday condemned internet bulletin boards for moving the price of the firm’s shares and damaging progress as it rolls out its franchise programme.

Ohio man sentenced in coffee urine case (AP via Yahoo! News)
A former postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers’ coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program. Thomas Shaheen, 50, of suburban Springfield Township, also must pay $1,200 to the people he used to work with to cover their cost of making a secret video of his role in tainting the office coffee.

Kenyan coffee farmers ignorant of new export system (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Growing coffee for 20 years has not lifted 60-year-old Maina Kimondo from poverty.

Coffee May Extend Gains on Drop in Brazil Production, ICO Says (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) — Coffee prices may extend their gains upon a drop in the next harvest from Brazil and rising consumption within the country, the world’s largest producer and second-biggest consumer of the beans, the International Coffee Organization said.

Ohio Man Sentenced in Coffee Urine Case (Sioux City Journal)
AKRON, Ohio - A former postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers’ coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program.

Coffee date (The Dunmow Broadcast)
ONE coffee morning for Macmillan will be a week earlier than the others. Huntingdon’s lovin’ spoonful of the Biggest Coffee Morning in the World will be at The Commemoration Hall in the High Street on Friday.

Kenyan coffee farmers ignorant of new export system (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Growing coffee for 20 years has not lifted 60-year-old Maina Kimondo from poverty.

Coffee May Extend Gains on Drop in Brazil Production, ICO Says (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) — Coffee prices may extend their gains upon a drop in the next harvest from Brazil and rising consumption within the country, the world’s largest producer and second-biggest consumer of the beans, the International Coffee Organization said.

Commodities: Coffee declines on prospects of bigger Vietnam crop (International Herald Tribune)
LONDON Robusta coffee futures tumbled Monday nearly 8 percent, their biggest drop in almost 14 months, as rains improved prospects for the next crop in Vietnam, the world’s biggest grower of the beans.

Man Gets 6 Months For Putting Urine In Co-Workers’ Coffee (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
There will be no trial for a Summit County postal worker accused of urinating in his co-workers’ coffee.

Former postal worker sentenced for tainting workplace coffee (KTVO-TV Kirksville)
AKRON, Ohio A former Akron, Ohio, postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers’ coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program.

Diedrich Coffee Sells Out (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
Premium coffee roaster and coffee-shop operator Diedrich Coffee (Nasdaq: DDRX - News) is shuttering its java joints to focus on roasting and franchise operations instead. Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX - News) will pay $13.5 million for 47 Coffee People and Diedrich Coffee stores; the new owner is expected to retain most of the employees manning these stores. The remaining two company-owned stores will

Diedrich Coffee Sells Out (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance)
The coffee roaster cuts its losses to refocus on its strengths.

Review: Coffee cup exhibition offers variety (MLive.com)
FERNDALE — “The coffee was slow in coming” is a line from Virginia Woolf’s celebrated novel “Mrs. Dalloway.” It’s also the title of a show of coffee cups, fashioned from stoneware, silver, porcelain and other materials by local and nationally known artists.

Fruit flies may shed light on coffee addiction (New Kerala)
Washington, Sept 19: Fruit flies may be able to throw some light on coffee addiction.

Ex-postal worker who poured urine in coffee sentenced (Akron Beacon Journal)
A former postal worker who admitted pouring his urine into his co-workers’ coffee was sentenced today to six months in a jail work-release program.

Stocks to Watch: IntercontinentalExchange, Adobe, Diedrich Coffee (Fox News)
Companies expected to see active trade Friday are IntercontinentalExchange Inc., Adobe Systems Inc. and Diedrich Coffee Inc.

Student gets probation for contaminating teacher’s coffee (Augusta Gazette)
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) - The parents of a Lenexa student who was placed on six months probation for contaminating a teacher’s coffee are considering appealing.

Kenya: Coffee Fund Sets Aside Sh100m for Farmers (AllAfrica.com)
The newly established Coffee Development Fund (CDF) has set aside Sh100 million to help farmers improve on the crop’s production this year.

Scientists take new look at coffee’s bad rap (Channel NewsAsia)
MONTPELLIER, France - Bad for the heart, heavy on the stomach and even cancer-producing - popular views about coffee are doing it an injustice, scientists say.

Isle coffee deserves place at home (Honolulu Advertiser)
In “Mark Twain’s Letters from Hawaii” (edited by A. Grove Day, 1966), the humorist states in an epistle, “I think the Kona coffee has a richer flavor than any other.”

Coffee &’doesn&’t deserve bad rap&’ - The Australian

Zee News

Coffee &’doesn&’t deserve bad rap&’ The Australian, Australia - 1 hour ago BAD for the heart, heavy on the stomach and even cancer-causing - coffee has been the target of years of negative press, but scientists now say many of those … Coffee is good for you, claim scientists Zee News Scientists: Coffee Is Good for You Prensa Latina all 17 news articles

North wakes up to coffee drinking - Financial Express

Diedrich Coffee to sell company-owned stores to Starbucks - Reuters

Coffee shop forced to close - Kennebec Journal

Stirring the Coffee, and the Heart - Washington Post

Washington Post

Stirring the Coffee, and the Heart Washington Post, United States - 23 hours ago … Man Push Cart," a terrific neorealist film in the tradition of "The Bicycle Thief" about the modern-day nomads who make their living selling coffee and bialys …

National Coffee Association Claims New Research Concludes Coffee … - AMonline.com

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Coffee, tea or liquid explosive? - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Sikh bearer can have coffee with his master - Daily News & Analysis

>> Best place for Coffee - Arizona Daily Star

Coffee, tea, or triacetone triperoxide? (Pahrump Valley Times)
And now you can’t bring your cup of coffee on board the airplane. It’s the latest new rule laid down by the nation’s security wizards. Everyone knows it’s ridiculous — the notion that you can toss together a few liquids and make an explosive is a fiction from late-night movies.

Caribou Coffee’s Obsidian: Dark Roast Coffee Will Never Be The Same; Caribou Coffee Launches a Smoother Alternative (FinanzNachrichten)
On September 18th, Caribou Coffee ( Nachrichten ) (NASDAQ: CBOU) will introduce Obsidian Dark Roast Blend, a new dark roast coffee unlike anything gourmet coffee drinkers have tasted before. What makes Obsidian Dark Roast Blend different is its remarkably smooth flavor and finish.

Coffee Republic slumps as offer talk scotched (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Coffee Republic lost a third of its value today as the company said it has not received an offer for the company.

Coffee Board: U (Deccan Herald)
nveiling the official mascot for coffees of India and to announce the launch of India International Coffee festival, by Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Commerce, Banquet Hall, Hotel Grand Ashok, 3 pm.

Resident assistants migrate to coffee kitchens Steady enrollment, increased upperclassmen residents in KE lead to RAs (Chimes)
Male RA’s have been moved to dorm coffee kitchens as numerous factors see an increased strain put on housing both sides of the Beltline.

Dairy farmers milking coffee craze (Southern Highland News)
Australian dairy farmers owe latte sippers and cappuccino guzzlers a round of coffees or two, according to new research, which links the emergence of the coffee culture to increased milk sales.

Caribou Coffee Honors Starbucks’ Fraudulent Coupons (Convenience Store News)
MINNEAPOLIS — Convenience retailers can take a cue from coffeehouse Caribou Coffee, who recently decided to honor coupons for free coffee from Starbucks’ cancelled promotion.

Local coffee house offers Grace in the Grind of life (The Meridian Star)
How does one escape life€™s daily grind? With the grace of the word. That€™s the premise of Grace in the Grind, the weekly coffee house ministry held at The Daily Grind.

Earthquake Felt by Some in Birmingham Coffee Shop (FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC-TV)–A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico sent shock waves through Louisiana and Florida and was felt by some in Birmingham on Sunday.

Buzz over coffee has come back to Kaanapali (The Maui News)
LAHAINA €“ Kaanapali coffee goes back on the shelves today, under the MauiGrown Coffee label.