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Friday February 9th, 2018 morning edition

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In U.S. restaurants, Dunkin’ Donuts will replace the foam cup with a new, double-walled paper cup.

The majority of Dunkin’ Donuts’ international markets are currently using paper cups, and the brand will work with its franchisees to eliminate foam cups from the remaining international markets by the 2020 goal.

According to Karen Raskopf, Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, Dunkin’ Brands, “With more than 9,000 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the U.S. alone, our decision to eliminate foam cups is significant for both our brand and our industry.

In 2011, Dunkin’ Donuts announced that its number one sustainability goal was to find an environmentally friendlier coffee cup.

Dunkin’ Donuts’ transition to paper cups will remove nearly 1 billion foam cups from the waste stream annually.

· Cleaner Labels: As part of the brand’s ongoing efforts to offer cleaner menu labels, Dunkin’ Donuts U.S. introduced donuts without artificial dyes in January.

Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. »

Latest: European Parliament approves proposal to end bi-annual clock change

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Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly, who has been campaigning for the change, said: "I'm very pleased that after years of discussions at Committee level in the European Parliament, of which I'm the only Irish member, that out proposal was debated and voted on today in Parliament, and that Parliament accepted our proposal to ask the European Commission to come forward with a recommendation that we would end the bi-annual clock change.".

Update 11.58am: European Parliament to vote on abolishing Daylight Saving Time.

The European Parliament will today vote on whether or not to abolish the current system of putting clocks back in winter and forward in spring. »

5,000 single people have revealed what they think about calling and texting on a date and whether having sex with a robot is 'cheating'

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The results showed that people can be very judgmental, but they wouldn't turn down the opportunity to have sex with a robot.

It's a challenge to keep up with all the rules of how you should act on a date.

People with an Android phone were 15 times more likely to judge someone negatively for having an iPhone, and Apple users were 21 times more likely to think the same about Android users. »

ASHBURN STORIES: FLOWERS FOR AJ

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Her toddler, AJ, was under the weather and both mom and son were up most of the night.

“He was still a hot mess (in the) morning so I cancelled an annual furnace check I had scheduled with our HVAC company,” Lindsay wrote on Facebook.

The (HVAC) company sent flowers with a note saying they hoped our child was feeling better soon. »