TEMPE, Ariz. — Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spins. It whirs. Water splashes inside. After 90 seconds, the door opens and steam emerges. A barista grabs the mug, dries it and…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spins. It whirs. Water splashes inside. After 90 seconds, the door opens and steam emerges. A barista grabs the mug, dries it and…
by Peter Prengaman Associated Press, Mauricio Savarese Associated Press, and Sarah DiLorenzo Associated Press 
by Mauricio Savarese Associated Press, Peter Prengaman Associated Press, and Luis Andres Henao Associated Press 
