The touching moment at a Whole Foods supermarket in Union Square, Manhattan, on 4 July was captured by another customer, who shared a photo on Twitter.
Paul Bozymowski, a film and television director, tweeted: "This woman was being held by security. She had food in her bag she didn't pay for. When the NYPD showed up, they paid for her food. Happy 4th!"
The tweet was shared by NYPD chief of department Terence Monahan, who said the three men involved were members of its strategic response group.
He wrote: "Cops like Lt Sojo and Officers Cuevas and Rivera of the Strategic Response Group are the kind-hearted cops who quietly do good deeds for New Yorkers in need. My thanks to @pboz for highlighting the often unnoticed."
Maryam Nawaz (L), daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, speaks as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif (R) looks on during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 6, 2019.
Catholics carry candles during the annual Icon of the Mother of God procession, part of the Budslav Fest, which is listed as a UNESCO Cultural Heritage of Belarus, in the village of Budslav, on July 5, 2019.
Starbucks Just Stepped Into More Customer Service Controversy. This Time, the Customers Are Very Powerful
What do you do when a policy says one thing and your staff apparently do another? And then police campaign for customers to dump you. Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. It seems but a distant memory. Just over a year ago, a Starbucks manager in Philadelphia had two black men arrested because they sat in a restaurant and hadn't ordered anything. INC. TODAY'S MUST READS: Has Fake Meat Reached a Tipping Point? All of a Sudden, Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Are Everywhere It turned out they were waiting for another man to start a business meeting.
Supporters of "Italia in crescita" (Italy in growth) participate in the convention of the governor of Liguria and coordinator of Forza Italia - Giovanni Toti, who presented his movement at the Brancaccio theater, in Rome, Italy, on July 6, 2019.
Greek Prime Minister and leader of leftist Syriza party Alexis Tsipras prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station for the general election in Athens, Greece, on July 7, 2019.
Choir singers wear traditional dresses as they walk during a parade to mark the 150th anniversary of the Song Celebration festival, in Tallinn, Estonia, on July 6, 2019.
Law enforcement officers stand guard at Serafimovskoye cemetery before the funeral of Russian sailors, who were recently killed in a fire on a secret nuclear research submarine in the area of the Barents Sea, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 6, 2019.
Record soccer jersey sales during Women's World Cup bolster case for pay equity, players say
As the U.S. women's soccer team claims its fourth World Cup Sunday, it has already won big for women in sports, shattering a glass retail ceiling with record jersey sales for Nike. Earlier this week, Mark Parker, the sports apparel company's CEO, confirmed "the USA Women's Home jersey is now the #1 soccer jersey, men's or women's, ever sold on Nike.com in one season." Ellen Hyslop, co-founder of The Gist, a Toronto-based sports newsletter written for women, by women, said sales of U.S. women's team jerseys underscore how "women can make revenue for companies.
Gas workers at the scene of an explosion in Plantation, Florida, U.S., with reports of multiple injuries on the scene, on July 6, 2019.
A house is seen destroyed by a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake, triggered by a magnitude-6.4 the previous day, is seen at night near the epicenter in Trona, California, U.S., on July 6, 2019.
People stand amidst the ruins of a building destroyed during air strikes, in the province of Amran, Yemen, on July 6, 2019.
(L-R) Chile's President Sebastián Piñera, Peru's President Martín Vizcarra and Colombia's President Iván Duque Márquez gesture at the 14th Pacific Alliance Summit in Lima, Peru, on July 6, 2019.
Participants of the annual LGBTQ pride parade gather at the Cibeles square, with the fountain decorated in colors of the rainbow, in Madrid, Spain, on July 6, 2019.
The representatives of the opposition political parties gather during a meeting in Algiers, Algeria, on July 6, 2019, to discuss and find solutions regarding current crises in the country.
Are U.S. women’s soccer players really earning less than men?
The U.S. Women's National Team alleges they are paid less than the men and are provided with less support, despite their consistent outstanding performance. The full story isn't as straight-forward.
Left Democratic Alliance activists hold a protest rally against natural gas price hike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 6, 2019.
French actress Julie Gayet with families of victims and activists during a rally against "femicide," gender-based violence targeted at women, in Paris, France, on July 6, 2019.
Police officers at a briefing in the immediate vicinity of the unexploded ordnance, in Hessen, Germany, on July 7, 2019. The 500 kg American air bomb was discovered during construction work in the immediate vicinity of the European Central Bank.
People shout slogans against the kidnapping of a Hindu girl in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 5, 2019.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C) answers the questions of press members after performing Friday prayers at Hazreti Ali Mosque in Istanbul, Turkeys, on July 5, 2019.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai (L) speaks to French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the Education and Development G7 ministers Summit, in Paris, France, on July 5, 2019.
People chant slogans as they celebrate after Sudan's ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups reached an agreement to share power during a transition period leading to elections, along the streets of Khartoum, Sudan, on July 5, 2019.
Priests carry candles during the annual Icon of the Mother of God procession, part of the Budslav Fest, which is listed as a UNESCO Cultural Heritage of Belarus, in the village of Budslav, Belarus, on July 5, 2019.
People celebrate after UNESCO designated the ancient city of Babylon as World Heritage Site, in front of a replica of Ishtar Gate, near Hilla, Iraq, on July 5, 2019.
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi signs a decree in Tunis, Tunisia, on July 5, 2019.
Soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate the 208th anniversary of the country's declaration of independence in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 5, 2019.
Demonstrators carry banners and flags during a protest demanding the removal of the ruling elite in Algiers, Algeria, on July 5, 2019. The banner reads: "Independence of the land, Independence of the people."
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as she arrives for a meeting in Beijing, China, on July 5, 2019.
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta flags off the Safari Rally in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 5, 2019.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Moscow, Russia, on July 5, 2019.
Members of the National Guard patrol the neighborhoods of Mexico City, Mexico, on July 5, 2019.
People visit the Ananda Temple in Bagan, Myanmar, on July 6, 2019.
A man rides an electric surfboard in the Mediterranean sea near Tripoli, Libya, on July 5, 2019.
People cool off in the sea as they spend their time on the beach during a hot day in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on July 5, 2019.
A life-size wooden sculpture of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump is officially unveiled in Rozno, near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, on July 5, 2019.
Saudi and foreign motorcycle riders, members of the Hawks Riyadh MC club, take part in a tour in and around Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on July 5, 2019.
People arrive at the Temple of Bacchus on the opening night of the Baalbeck International Festival in Lebanon on July 5, 2019.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama sits on his ceremonial chair at the Tsuglagkhang temple in Dharamsala, India, on July 5, 2019.
Members of the Raqa Civil Council's first responders team search for human remains at a mass grave site in the Fukheikha agricultural suburb in Raqa, Syria, on July 4, 2019.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang talk during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on July 4, 2019.
A fireman targets his water hose at the base of a fire after a pipeline fire erupted in Ijegun area of Lagos, Nigeria, on July 4, 2019.
An activist holds a placard reading "No rematch" during a protest action near the Ukrainian Constitutional Court building in Kiev, Ukraine, on July 4, 2019.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey chairs the cabinet meeting at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on July 4, 2019.
Hindu devotees dance on the street while participating in Rath Yatra festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 4, 2019.
Children perform at a fashion show held in the archaeological site of Babylon on the northern outskirts of Hilla, Iraq, on July 4, 2019.
Members of the Federal Police block one of the main roads, known as the Mexico-Pachuca highway, as they protest against the government's decision to force them to become members of a newly formed National Guard, in Mexico City, Mexico, on July 4, 2019.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Ekaterina Zakharieva speaks to the media during the first day of the EU Western Balkans Summit at the Poznan International Fair in Poznan, Poland, on July 4, 2019.
Protesters celebrate in the streets after ruling generals and protest leaders announced they have reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body in Khartoum, Sudan, on July 5, 2019.
Argentina's Presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez leaves the Federal Police headquarters, where former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is imprisoned, after visiting him in Curitiba, Brazil, on July 4, 2019.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi at Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy, on July 5, 2019.
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (C) gestures as she leaves her office to present the federal budget at the parliament in New Delhi, India, on July 5, 2019.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Ivica Dacic speaks to the media during the first day of the EU Western Balkans Summit at the Poznan International Fair in Poznan, Poland, on July 4, 2019.
The aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air Force "Turkish Stars" perform in the sky over the district of the Black Sea province in Trabzon, Turkey, on July 4, 2019.
Onlookers gather at the edge of the Indus River after a boat capsized in Haripur district, Pakistan on July 3, 2019. At least four people have been killed and 21 are still missing, officials said on July 4, with a rescue operation continuing as hopes for finding survivors fade.
Stromboli volcano erupts in Sicily, Italy on July 3, 2019. A hiker has been killed and several people are missing.
Debris covers the ground after an airstrike at a detention center for migrants in Tajoura, Libya, on July 3, 2019. Over 40 people have been killed in the attack.
Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a ceremony for Myanmar's Women Day in Naypyitaw on July 3, 2019.
Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali (L) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as he arrives for a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on July 3, 2019.
A boy pauses before taking a plunge into the ocean on a hot afternoon in Rabat, Morocco, on July 3, 2019.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang talk during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on July 4, 2019.
Sidiq Farouq, a leader from the protest movement the Alliance for Freedom and Change, speaks at a press conference in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on July 3, 2019. Sudan's protest leaders have agreed to hold direct talks with the ruling generals after the African Union and Ethiopian mediators urged the two sides to resume stalled negotiations about a new governing body.
Servicewomen march during a military parade marking the Belarus Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, on July 3, 2019.
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 3, 2019.
Croatia's Ambassador to Russia Tomislav Car (L) presents his credentials to Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a ceremony at the Kremlin's Alexander Hall in Moscow, Russia.
Authorities inspect the scene after a man reported to be wearing an explosive belt blew himself up following a police chase, in the Intilaka area in Tunis, Tunisia, on July 3, 2019.
A woman walks by her burnt house after a shelling attack in the village of Zaitseve, Ukraine, on July 3, 2019.
Civil defense team members conduct rescue operations after explosions in the city of Al Bab, Syria, on July 3, 2019. At least two people were killed and 28 others injured by the explosions.
Suspected accomplices Hassan Aden Hassan (2nd L), Mohamed Ali Abdikar (C) and Rashid Charles Mberesero (2nd R) sit and wait for sentencing of abetting Somali jihadists who carried out a 2015 attack on Garissa University in northeast Kenya in which 148 people were killed at Milimani law Courts in Nairobi on July 3, 2019. Mberesero was sentenced to life while the other two received 41 years each.
Taxis line up to pick up customers at a taxi station in the Iranian capital Tehran on July 3, 2019. The economy is struggling in part because of the crippling U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's oil sales, banking transactions and major industries like steel and petrochemicals.
Zimbabweans queue outside a Home Affairs Department office to apply for passports in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 3, 2019.
Ministry of Public Works employees clean up the landslide with the help of bulldozers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 3, 2019. Five people were killed and three are missing after torrential rains in Haiti.
An employee of the Honduran Secretary of Health takes part in a fumigation operation to combat Aedes aegypti, vector of the dengue fever in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on July 3, 2019. Honduras declared national alert on July 3 for dengue fever, which left at least 44 dead this year, authorities announced.
People react near a call center where employees were kidnapped by unidentified individuals in Cancún, Mexico, July 3, 2019.
Security officials of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) escort arrested senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Rana Sanaullah to court in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 2, 2019. He was sent on a 14-day judicial remand on July 2, a day after he was arrested for possessing a large quantity of drugs in his vehicle.
A journalist undergoes a radiological scan at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Pripyat, Ukraine, on July 2, 2019. The power station's reactor number four exploded in April 1986, showering radiation over the local area, nearby regions of Belarus, and other portions of Europe.
Man Puts on 15 Layers of Clothing Rather Than Pay Airline's Excess Baggage Fee
A Scottish man decided to skirt an airline's excess baggage fee by wearing the extra clothing that tipped his suitcases over the limit. John Irvine of Glasgow was boarding an EasyJet flight from Nice with his family Friday night when he was told his check-in baggage was too heavy. Rather than pay, he opened his bag and began putting on layers—as his amused son, Josh, filmed the incident on Snapchat. "We spent too much on our holiday anyway so he didn't want to spend anymore," Josh, 17, told the Mirror.
The president of People's Party, Pablo Casado (R), is seen talking to the press next to the president of Navarrese People's Union, Javier Esparza, after a meeting in the Parliament to sign a joint document in Madrid, Spain, on July 2, 2019.
Migrants are seen with their belongings at the yard of a detention center for mainly African migrants, hit by an airstrike, in Tajoura, Libya, on July 3, 2019.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a bilateral meeting of the Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto, Canada, on July 2, 2019.
New U.S. citizens stand for the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, New York, U.S., on July 2, 2019.
Police officers stand guard in front of bags of cocaine seized during a special operation, at a press conference of the leadership of the National Police and the Anti-Narcotic Police Department and representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice, at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kiev, Ukraine, on July 2, 2019.
Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro speaks during a meeting with members of the government at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 2, 2019.
Farooq Sattar, leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-Pakistan) political party, addresses businessmen and representatives of various small traders, associations and markets against, what they say is, a harsh federal budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 that hikes the gas and oil prices and imposition of taxes, during a protest rally in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 2, 2019.
Police officers are seen next to a building's roof, which was blown off by a strong wind, on a street in Zagreb, Croatia, on July 2, 2019.
French Defense Minister Florence Parly inspects the troops during a visit to the United Nations Interim Forces in Shamaa, Lebanon, on July 2, 2019.
A petrol tanker that crashed off the road and exploded, leaving over 100 people injured, is seen in Ahumbe, Nigeria, on July 2, 2019.
Rodolphe Gintz, head of French customs, and Muhammad Amjad Aziz Qazi, deputy head of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan in Paris, sign official documents as France returns 445 artifacts from the 2nd and 3rd millennium B.C. to Pakistan, which were seized by French customs between 2006 and 2007, in Paris, France, on July 2, 2019.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov arrives for the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, on July 2, 2019.
People view the solar eclipse through a telescope in an astronomical complex at the Higher University of San Andrés, in La Paz, Bolivia, on July 2, 2019.
A couple waits to see the solar eclipse, to be seen partially in Montevideo, Uruguay, on July 2, 2019.
British Royal Marines servicemen hold Union Jack after the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) military exercise Baltic Protector 2019 in the former Soviet military town near Skrunda, Latvia, on July 2, 2019.
Moldova's Prime Minister Maia Sandu (L) shakes hands with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, on July 2, 2019.
Pakistani officials of the Baluchistan Frontier Constabulary pile up confiscated drugs and alcohol to burn in Quetta, Pakistan, on July 1, 2019.
Officials flagged 900 food items from China with 'problems' over two years
Officials flagged 900 food items from China with 'problems' over two years
Police officers from Italy and Slovenia begin joint patrols to stem the flow of illegal arrivals from the Balkans, at their shared border area, in Lipica, Slovenia, on July 1, 2019.
Pakistani laborers collect sea salt in Karachi on July 1, 2019.
Soldiers of the 128th Separate Mountain Infantry Brigade participate in a three-week-long drill by British instructors near Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on July 1, 2019.
Belarusian army helicopters fly over Minsk as they prepare for a military air show ahead of the Independence Day military parade on July 1, 2019.
Police fire tear gas at protesters near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 2, 2019.
People gather to watch the sun rise on July 1, 2019. People traditionally welcome July's first sunrise at the most Eastern part of Bulgaria, near the village of Kamen Bryag.
Safaricom chairman Nicholas Ng'ang'a speaks during a press conference following the death of Bob Collymore, Safaricom's chief executive, in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 1, 2019.
A building is left in ruins after a U.S. military air strike against Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Aleppo, Syria, on July 1, 2019.
Iranian traders work at the Tehran Stock Exchange on July 1, 2019. Iran's stock market is reportedly thriving, despite U.S. sanctions which battered its economy and an uncertain future as geopolitical tensions soar in the Gulf.
Japan's Emperor Naruhito greets Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud upon his arrival at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, on July 2, 2019.
New Zealand cops nab penguin prowlers in sushi stall
A pair of New Zealand penguins that broke into a sushi stall at Wellington's busiest railway station have been returned to their natural habitat.
Mourners carry the coffin of Egyptian actor Ezzat Abu Auf during his funeral ceremony at the Sayyida Nafisa mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on July 1, 2019.
Indonesian police personnel show photographs of Jemaah Islamiah terrorist network leader Para Wijayanto, and various seized items, at a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 1, 2019, as Wijayanto was detained by counter-terrorism police with his wife at a hotel on the outskirts of the capital city.
Rescue workers search for survivors under the cover of a tarpaulin after a wall collapsed on shanties due to heavy rains at a slum in Mumbai, India, on July 2, 2019.
Iraq's Energy and Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban attends the OPEC Conference in Vienna, Austria, on July 1, 2019.
People attend a protest against natural gas price rise in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 1, 2019.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (L) and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta leave after their joint press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 1, 2019.
People rummage through rubble after a huge fire burned down dozens of houses and killed at least one person in Bukavu, Congo, on the night between June 30 and July 1, 2019.
Supporters of political party Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan march against the Budget 2019 and IMF during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 30, 2019, after prices were hiked in the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un cross the border line at the village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea on June 30, 2019.
Personnel of India’s Punjab Police and workers unload bags of suspected heroin and mixed narcotics – recovered by customs officials at the Integrated Check Post – from a truck in Amritsar, India, on June 30, 2019.
Anti-extradition bill protesters demonstrate near a flag-raising ceremony for the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe shake hands during their meeting in Osaka, Japan, on June 30, 2019.
Iraqi anti-riot police prevent protesters from breaking into the provincial council building during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq, on June 30, 2019.
(L-R) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon attend a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on June 30, 2019.
(L-R) Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Mihaly Orbán pose for an official photo prior to a European Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on June 30, 2019.
Japanese politician Hideyuki Tanaka is seen during a visit to Lalitpur, Nepal, on June 30, 2019.
(L-R) European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom, Romania's Minister of Business Environment, Trade and Entrepreneurship Ștefan Radu Oprea and Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh sign the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement in Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 30, 2019.
Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš arrives at a European Union leaders summit that aims to select candidates for top EU institution jobs, in Brussels, Belgium, on June 30, 2019.
A boy makes his way under heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 30, 2019.
Protesters burn tires as they block a main road in Nigeria’s Maiduguri on June 30, 2019, during a demonstration calling for a ban on the anti-Boko Haram CJTF militia.
Election workers carry ballot boxes to a counting center in Shkodër, Albania, on June 30, 2019.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov arrives for a European Council Summit in Brussels on June 30, 2019.
People shout slogans against the military in Khartoum, Sudan, on June 30, 2019, demanding hand over of power to civilians.
The generous act to aid the hungry woman has been widely praised, with social media users describing it as a "heartwarming story".
Jubilee Sharpe replied to the tweet: "Waking up on so many days and seeing negativity involving police officers and civilians, stuff like this is always so refreshing! Thank you officers!"
Another said: "I can't begin to tell you how much this story touches my heart. There are so many negative news stories about officers that folks have forgotten how many good ones there are out there too. When I was growing up, the police were our heroes. It's nice to see this still exists."
But another added: "Such a beautiful act of compassion but it angers me too.
"Our neighbours should not be in a position to have to take food. Our law enforcement who don't get enough pay for what they do, shouldn't have to chip in, yet they do."
Mr Bozymowski told NBC News that he hoped sharing the photo would inspire others.
He said: "It was very moving to see such a genuine act of kindness. My hope is that the moment inspires others to be generous and kind as well."
Canada's reputation as a safe and reliable supplier of pork products during a devastating outbreak of swine fever could explain why a shipment to China fraudulently claimed it was cleared by Canadian inspectors. The RCMP's international investigations unit has launched a probe into a batch of pork products labelled with a falsified Canadian Food Inspection Agency export certificate. China has since suspended all meat imports from Canada. 
The timing was awkward. 
© Other Police bought the woman the food she had hidden in her bag. Pic: @pboz 
What do you do when a policy says one thing and your staff apparently do another? And then police campaign for customers to dump you. Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. It seems but a distant memory. Just over a year ago, a Starbucks manager in Philadelphia had two black men arrested because they sat in a restaurant and hadn't ordered anything. INC. TODAY'S MUST READS: Has Fake Meat Reached a Tipping Point? All of a Sudden, Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Are Everywhere It turned out they were waiting for another man to start a business meeting. 
As the U.S. women's soccer team claims its fourth World Cup Sunday, it has already won big for women in sports, shattering a glass retail ceiling with record jersey sales for Nike. Earlier this week, Mark Parker, the sports apparel company's CEO, confirmed "the USA Women's Home jersey is now the #1 soccer jersey, men's or women's, ever sold on Nike.com in one season." Ellen Hyslop, co-founder of The Gist, a Toronto-based sports newsletter written for women, by women, said sales of U.S. women's team jerseys underscore how "women can make revenue for companies. 
The U.S. Women's National Team alleges they are paid less than the men and are provided with less support, despite their consistent outstanding performance. The full story isn't as straight-forward. 
A Scottish man decided to skirt an airline's excess baggage fee by wearing the extra clothing that tipped his suitcases over the limit. John Irvine of Glasgow was boarding an EasyJet flight from Nice with his family Friday night when he was told his check-in baggage was too heavy. Rather than pay, he opened his bag and began putting on layers—as his amused son, Josh, filmed the incident on Snapchat. "We spent too much on our holiday anyway so he didn't want to spend anymore," Josh, 17, told the Mirror. 
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