Starbucks customers and 'Hocus Pocus' fans make witchy drink recipes inspired by the movies

Starbucks customers and baristas are taking inspiration from Disney’s “Hocus Pocus” with drink recipes that embody the Halloween film franchise and its witchy cast of characters. These beverage creations are being shared on social media platforms with hashtags and mentions of a “Starbucks secret menu” or “Starbucks menu hack,” and they’ve attracted millions of views…

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On this day in history, Oct. 25, 1944, first kamikaze suicide pilots attack US Navy in World War II

Kamikaze suicide planes sent by desperate Imperial Japan screamed down from the skies over Surigao Strait in the Philippines, terrifying American sailors, for the first time on this day in history, Oct. 25, 1944.  “The Americans who witnessed these first kamikaze attacks were horrified and shaken, but it was only the beginning,” historian James P….

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Muslim-Americans find common ground with conservatives over politicization of America's schools

An alliance is forming in some communities across the country between Muslim American parents and conservative groups over what they see as leftist, woke politicization of America’s schools.  Muslim Americans have increasingly begun showing up at school boards from Minnesota to Virginia to excoriate education officials for embracing woke priorities, including critical race theory, and…

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