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A union representing Starbucks employees on Tuesday accused the coffee chain of firing workers attempting to organize in the US state of Tennessee.

Starbucks Workers United said employees comprising "almost the entire union organizing committee" at a store in Memphis were fired weeks after two Starbucks stores in New York became the first to formally organize.

The storm caused a major collapse in traffic and led to the closure of schools in several American states, while thousands of people were left without electricity.
Winter and ice storm warnings are in effect in large part of America, from Texas to the Midwest and New England, the National Weather Service said.

About 100 people were killed in the US state of Kentucky after a devastating tornado on Friday versus Saturday local time. This was announced by the Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear in Mayfield - the place that is considered to have suffered the most, BNR reported.

Marc Bernier died after a three-week battle with the disease, his radio station reported. He was 65, the Croatian portal Index.hr reported. "It's with great sadness that WNDB and Southern Stone Communications announce the passing of Marc Bernier, who informed and entertained WNDB radio listeners for over 30 years," the Dayton Beach station reported.

A missing Turkish-American woman living in New Jersey was found dead in Tennessee after an alert for her son was canceled, according to the U.S. authorities.

The U.S. police issued an amber alert for Yasemin Uyar and her 2-year-old son, Sebastian, on July 9 afternoon after the tot didn't show up for daycare and his mom didn't arrive at work.

British-born U.S. technology entrepreneur John McAfee died on June 23  by suicide in a Barcelona prison after the Spanish high court authorized his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges, his lawyer told Reuters.

McAfee's lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the anti-virus software pioneer died by hanging as his nine months in prison brought him to despair.

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America called for "racial justice, equality and peace" in a message to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States on Monday.

That was said by the U.S. Army Secretary, Ryan McCarthy.

Federal agents investigating the explosion of a motor home in Nashville were searching a two-story suburban house on Dec. 26 for clues to the blast, which injured three people in the heart of America's country music capital on Christmas Day.

Federal agents were also trying to identify apparent human remains found near the exploded vehicle.

Electors in Arizona confirmed that 11 votes went to Biden, Pennsylvania gave 20, Nevada 6, Vermont 3, while Tennessee gave Trump 11.
Electors from the federal state of Washington cast their 12 votes to Biden.
Electors from Rhode Island and Virginia cast the votes to Trump.