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Starbucks Closes Early and Richard Branson Trains to Be an Astronaut! 3 Things to Know Today. Stay in the know in 60 seconds.

By Liz Webber

  1. You might need to find an alternative for your afternoon caffeine fix today. Eight thousand Starbucks locations will close early for anti-bias training. The move follows an incident in which two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia store last month.
  2. Richard Branson says he has been going through astronaut and fitness training in preparation for a Virgin Galactic space tourism flight within months. He's been playing tennis four times a day, as well as undergoing centrifuge training, which simulates what the human body endures during space flight.
  3. And if you can't stop buying and selling Bitcoin, a rehab center in Scotland is offering treatment to people addicted to cryptocurrency trading. Experts say cryptocurrency addicts exhibit the same kinds of behaviors as problem gamblers.

Watch the previous 3 Things video: Chipotle Is Getting a New HQ -- and Taco Bell as a Neighbor!

Liz Webber

Entrepreneur Staff

Insights Editor

Liz Webber is the insights editor at Enterpreneur.com, where she manages the contributor network.

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