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Banning plastic straws sounds annoying, but here’s why it’s a fight cities must winBusiness Insider Starbucks to phase out single-use plastic straws for sippy cups, alternativesABC News Starbucks, citing ocean threat, is ditching plastic strawsChicago Tribune As The Anti-Plastic-Straw Trend Gains Speed, Starbucks Will Pull Plastic Straws WorldwideForbes Full coverage

The product is banned in some cities. The company is valued at $2 billionCNNMoney Uber’s next big thing is Lime scooters to get around townCNET A Taste of Lime: Uber Invests in an Electric Scooter CompanyNew York Times Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership With LimeBloomberg Let scooter share fly in NYC: […]

Starbucks to Eliminate Plastic Straws by 2020Wall Street Journal Starbucks to scrap plastic straws globally by 2020USA TODAY Starbucks to Eliminate Single-Use Straws by 2020U.S. News & World Report Why Starbucks, Seattle, and Tom Brady are all shunning plastic strawsVox Full coverage

Starbucks to scrap plastic straws globally by 2020USA TODAY Starbucks plans to stop offering plastic straws by 2020CBS News Starbucks will stop handing out plastic straws by 2020Washington Post Starbucks to Ditch Plastic Straws Completely By 2020Daily Beast Full coverage

Xiaomi’s Ill-Timed Debut Sows Doubt About Its Internet AmbitionsBloomberg Shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi stumble on their debut, slipping as much as 6%CNBC Xiaomi’s weak debut portends trouble for imminent Hong Kong tech listingsReuters Full coverage