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Nearly a year after more than 8,000 Starbucks closed for an afternoon so employees could participate in a racial bias workshop, the company says facilitating diversity remains fundamental to its success. Diversity “has absolutely been critical,” Rosalind Brewer, Starbucks’ chief operations officer, told Cheddar from a company shareholder meeting in Seattle on Wednesday.

A public petition for the British government not to go through with Brexit gained so many signatures that the Parliament website crashed on Thursday.

Cheddar breaks down some gardening tips and tricks for new gardeners and seasoned pros alike.