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People like their Starbucks exactly so. You might have seen social media posts of those crazy orders and add-ons that people like. But people aren't able to get what they want how they want it right now. There's a big ingredients shortage along with breakfast foods and cake pops and even cups, lids and straws. Anna Nagurney joins us. She's a University of Massachusetts-Amherst operations management professor. Bryant Simon is a history professor at Temple University and author of “Everything But the Coffee: Learning About America From Starbucks.”

We're just days away from California's grand reopening. Almost everything goes back to normal on June 15th. That means you can rip off your masks just about everywhere you go if you're fully vaccinated. But it might be different when you're at work. Cal OSHA once again changed its mask rules and there's still plenty of confusion. Just because you'll be able to go places without a mask, will you? It might take some time for people to adjust.  A murder mystery has been solved 65 years later. It might be the oldest cold case ever to be figured out using DNA and geneaology. A new poll shows millions of Americans feel they don't have anyone they can really trust.  More and more people now are falling victim to lottery and sweepstakes scams. Is it that scammers are getting smarter or are people are just more willing to believe? Have you heard of shrinkflation? It's hitting grocery stores. And if you're one of those super picky Starbucks customers ... double pump kid temps extra whip...that kind of a thing....well, sorry. There's a big ingredient shortage.   

As the 11,000 athletes and the numerous support staff that flock with them descend next month on Tokyo for the Olympic Games, the unknowns — and the risk those unknowns pose — are still prevalent.

(The Center Square) – A USA TODAY article dives into Michigan’s vaccine focus on “equity” instead of protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19. A surge of COVID-19 cases late in the pandemic killed 2,500 people.

Public health officials warned us — when it comes to getting a COVID-19 vaccine, it’ll be famine or feast.