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Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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‘Every place near me has been doing that lately’: Viral TikTok shows Wendy’s sign offering to hire workers same-day, pay them next day

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Not them having a whole teenager running a whole business’: TikToker says she quit Zaxby’s after restaurant made her a manager at 17

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‘Jobs aren’t paying enough’: TikToker catches co-worker ‘panhandling,’ sparking debate

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

TikTok Dunkin’ Donuts

TikToker shares hack to getting more donuts for less at Dunkin’ in viral video, sparking debate

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‘How to ruin a barista‘s day 101’: TikToker’s $50 single drink order at Starbucks sparks debate

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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Man in bar telling a woman he would “end her life”

Guy tells woman he’s gonna ‘end her’ allegedly because she won’t talk to him at bar, viral TikTok shows

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

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‘If you Doordash from an apartment, f*ck you’: Driver explains why delivering to apartments can suck in viral TikTok (updated)

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‘Probably the first break they got to enjoy since they were hired’: Amazon warehouse workers filmed partying, sparking debate

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Pizza Hut worker calls cops on Black customer after refusing to believe she already paid online, viral TikTok allegedly shows

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‘Normalize matching the customer’s energy’: Viral TikTok shows customer throwing drink at Whataburger worker in drive-thru

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘All these people saying they don’t tip have obviously never worked a service job’: Chili’s server shares how much in tips she made during shift, sparking debate

Former 10-year Starbucks employee reveals secret on TikTok

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‘They do everything as a publicity stunt’: Former Starbucks worker says employees donated their free coffee bags to the troops—and Starbucks took credit

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‘Shhh don’t tell anyone’: TikToker claims to have ‘cheat code’ after paying nearly $0 on gas in viral video

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‘He thought I was sleeping’: TikToker allegedly catches boyfriend texting another girl

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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Costco worker says she gets paid nearly $30 ‘just to draw smiley faces on receipts,’ sparking debate

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