Starbucks Says Straws Suck and Zuckerberg Bumps Buffett. 3 Things to Know Today. Stay in the know in 60 seconds.

By Dan Bova Jul 9, 2018

Starbucks announced that it will eliminate plastic straws by the year 2020. Alternative-material ones and recyclable strawless lids will replace the more than 1 billion plastic straws used at its locations every year.
It's official, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the third-richest person in the world, bumping down Warren Buffett. The 34-year-old is worth $81.6 billion. Damn young whippersnappers.
Groupon is up for sale. How much, you ask? In 2011 it was worth more than $16 billion. Today, Groupon is valued at just $2.4 billion. Hey, discounts are what Groupon does best.

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Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim, and Spy magazine. His latest books for kids include This Day in History, Car and Driver's Trivia Zone, Road & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, The Big Little Book of Awesome Stuff, and Wendell the Werewolf.

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