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Starbucks worker claims she was sacked for being white

A former Starbucks employee has won £28.3m (£22.2m) after claiming she was sacked for being white.

Shannon Philips, who worked as a regional director at the coffee franchise branch in Philadelphia, sued the company for wrongful termination, citing racial discrimination.

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