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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Oct 2, 7:04 PM
Viral cookie shop Chip City abruptly closes all locations
Chip City, famous for its viral cookies, is closing all 24 locations because of macroeconomic challenges.
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Viral cookie shop Chip City abruptly closes all locations
ABC7 New York and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Chip City, famous for its viral cookies, is closing all 24 locations because of macroeconomic challenges.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "Viral cookie shop Chip City abruptly closes all locations". ABC7 New York frames it as "Popular cookie chain Chip City abruptly closes all locations".
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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Oct 2, 8:58 PM
Popular cookie chain Chip City abruptly closes all locations
The company got a new president a few months ago. Within the past week, the co-founder and former CEO sued, saying he was owed money.
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Oct 2, 7:04 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.
Oct 2, 8:58 PM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 9 sources · 1 bucket.