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Colorado is the state most obsessed with pumpkin spice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Are you done hearing about pumpkin spice? Well, Colorado is just getting started. Colorado is the number one state with the most searches for pumpkin spice in the U.S.Gambling.com used Semrush and Google Trends to analyze the top four most searched pumpkin spice latte-related keywords from the past 90 days in all 50 states. Denver’s pumpkin spice hysteria is just getting started The terms "Pumpkin Spice Latte," "Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte," and "Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe" were sorted by search volume from each state on Sept. 22.Out of all the states, Colorado ranked number one for the most searches.Most pumpkin spice-obsessed statesColoradoArizonaWashingtonAlaskaWisconsinColorado's obsession with pumpkin spice isn't new this year. In the past five years, the Google search trend for "pumpkin spice" in Denver alone doubled. While this is the 20th anniversary since Starbucks crafted the Pumpkin Spice Latte, searches for "pumpkin spice" have only increased. 3 ti...

SeaWorld San Antonio welcomes dolphin Li’i, Lolita’s companion, from Miami Seaquarium

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

Li’i, a 40-year-old Pacific white-sided dolphin who spent 35 years at the Miami Seaquarium, has been safely relocated to SeaWorld San Antonio, officials said. Both the Miami Seaquarium and SeaWorld San Antonio made the official announcements on Facebook, Monday. Li’i’s arrival follows the recent death of its lifelong companion Lolita, an orca whale that had been held captive at the Miami Seaquarium for more than a half-century. At the time, Miami Seaquarium caregivers were preparing to move her from the theme park.“After the departure of Lolita, our animal care experts suggested his relocation to a habitat with other peers of his species and our efforts to look for his well-being took him to SeaWorld in San Antonio,” officials said. Federal and state regulators would have had to approve any plan to move Lolita, and that could have taken months or years. The 5,000-pound had been living for years in a tank that measures 80 feet by 35 feet and is 20 feet ...

Police investigation underway after shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 injured in Lauderhill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

Lauderhill Police Department officers responded to a 911 call on University Drive where they found one man dead and two other individuals injured.At approximately 10 p.m. Sunday, the officers received a distress call from an adult male victim, later identified as 20-year-old Brandon Spells, at 5001 N. University Dr. Authorities rushed to the scene and found Spells with gunshot wounds to his arm and leg, lying behind a business at the location. Shortly after their investigation began, police found a gray car covered in bullet holes, which has since been towed away.Simultaneously, officers arrived at 5200 N. University Dr. and located another man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds near a vehicle. Tragically, this individual was pronounced dead at the scene.A third victim, an adult woman, was found at the Florida Medical Center, where she had sought treatment for a gunshot wound to her leg. Fortunately, both surviving victims are expected to recover from their non-life-threatening ...

JetBlue flight from Ecuador encounters severe turbulence before landing in Fort Lauderdale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

A JetBlue flight traveling from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale had a turbulent journey Monday morning as it approached its destination. According to a statement from the airline, the sudden and severe turbulence rattled everyone onboard, injuring seven passengers and one crew member.Despite the turbulent conditions, the skilled flight crew managed to safely land the aircraft at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Out of an abundance of caution, the aircraft has been taken out of service for a thorough inspection.

Bill Belichick compares Patriots rookie to elite NFL defender

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

The Patriots’ 2023 season is off to a slow start, but first-round pick Christian Gonzalez certainly is not.The 21-year-old Oregon product has had very few missteps while facing off against some of the NFL’s best wide receivers. On Sunday, he matched up against Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson and — through some help from the inept play of quarterback Zach Wilson — mostly erased him in the 15-10 win.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots RB Ezekiel Elliott opens up about facing Cowboys New England Patriots | Bill Belichick not losing faith in Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson through early-season struggles New England Patriots | Patriots TE Pharaoh Brown becomes unlikely hero in 15-10 win over Jets New England Patriots | Callahan: Beating the Jets buys the Patriots time, but little else New England Patriots | Patriots’ defense used old-school strategy to make Jets one-dimensional in win Garr...

Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

By MATTHEW PERRONE (AP Health Writer)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease, the culmination of a yearslong lobbying effort by patients with the fatal neurodegenerative disease.Those advocates still face one giant hurdle: FDA regulators say the treatment hasn’t been shown to work.In documents posted Monday, the FDA reiterated its longstanding position that a lone study by drugmaker Brainstorm doesn’t provide convincing evidence that its stem cell-based therapy helps patients with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.It’s the same message the FDA delivered to company executives in early 2021 when they first shared data on the treatment, dubbed NurOwn. And again last November, when the FDA refused to accept the company’s application for review.But with the backing of thousands of ALS patients, Brainstorm took the rare step of “filing over pr...

Malibu Farm opens at Seaport Village

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A new restaurant is serving up farm-to-table dishes at Seaport Village: Malibu Farm.The two-level restaurant has replaced Harbor House, which served tourists and locals for 40 years. Renovations on the restaurant began in 2020.While the lower level is an event space that can be reserved for private dining, the upper level is open to the public.Its menu features a chicken ricotta bacon burger and coconut ceviche -- made either vegan or with cod -- served in a coconut shell bowl. Winning $5.4 million Powerball ticket sold in Southern California "Right now, we're going with a lot of our specials from all of the locations, but we're working with local farmers and we'll roll out some San Diego original dishes in a couple of weeks," co-owner Helene Henderson said to FOX 5 on Monday.The full bar features specialty cocktails like the "papaya," which consists of papaya strawberry-infused blanco tequila, organic agave, fresh lime juice and lava sea salt, and the "tomato" -- vod...

Crown withdraws charges against construction company in fatal Barrie crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

Criminal charges against a construction company in a crash north of Toronto that killed six young people have been withdrawn by the Crown.Defence lawyer Marie Henein says all six counts of criminal negligence causing death against Condrain Group in the August 2022 crash were withdrawn Monday.Police have said the victims, all in their early 20s, were heading to a casino north of Toronto around 6 a.m. when their car crashed in a construction site, killing everyone in the vehicle.Investigators had determined that the crash happened at a municipal construction site on a rural road, where the car plunged into a deep pit nearly 24 hours before police officers came across the scene.Family and friends identified those killed in the crash as Curtis King, 22; River Wells, 23; Jason Ono-O’Connor, 22; Luke West, 22; Jersey Mitchell, 20; and Haley Marin, 21.The Concord, Ont.-based Condrain Group says in a written statement that it always had confidence in the justice system, adding it rema...

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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

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Here’s when your favorite show may return as writers strike is on the verge of ending

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:50 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tentative agreement between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios offers some hope that the industry’s dual walkouts may soon be over. But when will your favorite shows return?Well, it’s complicated. First, the agreement needs to pass two key votes, and certain paused productions such as “Deadpool 3” and “Yellowjackets” will still have to wait on actors to reach a deal with studios.WHEN IS ‘JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE’ COMING BACK?Once the contract is approved, work will resume more quickly for some writers than others. Late-night talk shows were the first to be affected when the strike began, and they may be among the first to return to air now. NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS could come back within days.“Saturday Night Live” might be able to return for its 49th season, though some actors may not be able to appear. The actors strike limits promotional appearances ...