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Police: ‘Fight Club’ inspired NYC Starbucks blast


NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have arrested a teenager in a pre-dawn blast outside a Starbucks Coffee shop.

Police said Wednesday that 17-year-old Kyle Shaw of Manhattan was trying to emulate Brad Pitt’s character in the movie Fight Club when he planted the explosive on May 25.

Shaw was charged with arson, criminal mischief and criminal possession of a weapon. No one answered his family’s phone, and it isn’t clear whether he has a lawyer.

The explosion near the Guggenheim museum on Manhattan’s Upper East Side shattered the store’s windows but caused no injuries.

In the movie, Pitt’s character plots explosions to create havoc on corporations.

Police say the suspect picked the site because a Starbucks was a target in the movie.

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Food freebie Monday: Starbucks ice cream, McDonald’s mocha madness


McDonald’s is rolling out its Free Mocha Mondays promotion today: every Monday through August 3, customers who come into their local McDonald’s between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. can receive a complimentary sample of the restaurant’s McCafe Mocha products.

You can choose from an 8 oz. sample of the McCafe Mocha, or a 7 oz. sample of the McCafe Iced Mocha (one per person, of course).starbucksicecream

If mocha’s not your motivation this Monday, log onto Facebook and go to the Starbucks ice cream app page. There, you can send someone (including yourself) a coupon for a free pint of the new Starbucks ice cream. Over 800 coupons will be given away each hour, and you can only send a coupon once.

Now you have two free, delicious ways to get your week started!

Know of any other good freebies to kick off your Monday? Post a comment below and share the knowledge!

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The 10 Unhealthiest Drinks in America


broreoshakeWhat beverage is simply bad for you and loaded with nutrient-empty, calorie-laden liquid? It’s Baskin-Robbins Large Chocolate Oreo Shake with 2600 calories and more sugar than 29 Fudgesicles, say the authors of Eat this, Not That!: the Best (and Worst) Foods in America.

The shake contains 135 grams of fat, 263 grams of sugars and 1,700 milligrams of salt, according to the book’s authors, Dave Zinczenko and Matt Goulding.

Taking second place on the worst list is Smoothie King‘s The Hulk, Strawberry, with 2,088 calories, 70 grams of fat and 240 grams of sugar.

Here’s the rest:

3. Cold Stone Creamery “Gotta Have It” Peanut Butter and Chocolate Shake: 2010 calories, 131 grams of fat and 153 grams of sugars

4. Cosi Gigante Double OH! Artic: 1,210 calories, 19 grams of fat, 259 grams of carbohydrates

5. Baskin-Robbins Large Ice Cream Soda with Vanilla Ice Cream Float: 960 calories, 40 grams of fat and 136 grams of sugars

6. Red Lobster Traditional Lobsterita: 890 calories, 0 grams of fat, and 183 grams of carbohydrates.

7. Starbucks Venti 2 Percent Salted Caramel Signature Hot Chocolate: 760 calories, 37 grams of fat, 85 grams of sugar, and 360 milligrams of sodium

8. Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino: 290 calories, 4.5 grams of fat and 46 grams of sugars

9. Rockstar Original Energy Drink: 280 calories, 0 grams of fat and 62 grams of sugars

10. Snapple Tropical Mango Antioxidant Water: 150 calories, zero grams of fat and 30 grams of sugars

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