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Florida State

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Growing up, fast food was often synonymous with KFC for many of us. But just when you thought you knew the best, Chick-fil-A stepped onto the scene, offering something unique and delicious.

Floridians love Chick-fil-A but it's no longer No.1: The 10 best fast food restaurants in the USA

Del Taco has been named by USA TODAY as America's No. 1 fast food restaurant, ending Chick-fil-A's nearly decade run as the top chain. The Mexican restaurant chain was selected by readers as the nation's best, followed by KFC and Chick-fil-A. "This popular taco stop, which serves all kinds of...

Surprising Restaurant Named No. 1 Fast Food Chain

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Here's a new week with exciting opportunities for some zodiac signs. With the current position of the Moon in Libra, some zodiac signs will likely experience a wave of financial abundance. If you belong to one of these signs, you must roll up your sleeves and get to work.

3 Lucky Zodiac Signs With Financial Abundance | August 12, 2024

Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

Orange City, FL

Akeena

If you’ve ever enjoyed a buffet experience, you know how delightful it is to have endless options right at your fingertips. Florida is famous for its buffets, from Asian to Southern cuisines, but let’s not forget the pizza buffets! However, the news recently took a sour turn for one particular establishment—Cici's Pizza Buffet in Orange City.

A Pizza Buffet Restaurant in Florida Has Been Shut Down for Live Roaches, Flying Insects and Mold

Emily Standley Allard

In the mystical realm where astrology intersects with spiritual beliefs, certain zodiac signs are thought to possess inherent qualities that offer protection against malevolent entities and negative energies. This intriguing concept has roots in ancient astrology and cultural traditions worldwide, where the alignment of the stars at one's birth is believed to influence not only personality traits but also spiritual protection. This post delves into the 5 celestial shields of the zodiac, highlighting signs that are particularly noted for their protective aura against evil spirits.

5 Zodiac Signs That Possess a Protective Aura Against Evil Spirits

Texas State

103.3 The G.O.A.T.

Due to changes in customer preferences, financial struggles, and other challenges, several popular restaurants could be shutting down locations across the state. Here are a few chain restaurants that might be closing in Texas this year.

Chain Restaurants That Could Be Closing in Texas in 2024

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

North Carolina State

Chapel Hill, NC

Town Talks

A solid education is crucial, often leading to better job opportunities and higher salaries. While educated individuals can be found across the country, some regions have a particularly high concentration of educated residents.

These 2 North Carolina Cities Are The Most Educated In America

Mashed

Whether it's because of the taste or the unhealthy ingredients, here are the chain restaurant drinks you should avoid.

Chain Restaurant Drinks You Should Never Order

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The US Sun

A POPEYES diner has slammed the popular chain for allegedly overcharging by $12 for a family meal. She was angry about being “offered a paltry $5 coupon” - and claimed the restaurant’s staff snubbed her family. It comes amid a report that Popeyes counters across Southeast Texas...

Angry Popeyes customer fumes about fast-food restaurant for overcharging her $12 and says employees ‘don’t care’

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Glendale, AZ

New York Post

Hyped-up Arizona Cardinals fans are liable to sugar-rush the field after downing this sweet stadium snack.

The Cardinals unveiled a bizarre new culinary concoction to be offered at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for the 2024 season: a cotton candy burrito.

Cardinals senior vice president for media relations Mark Dalton shared a photo and video of the latest stadium food offering on X, formerly Twitter, showing a sign for the burrito that describes it as “ice cream and candy wrapped in cotton candy.”



This humble snack is making a comeback as Gen Z’s latest health food obsession





According to Arizona Sports, it’s filled...

‘Cotton candy burritos’ are America’s latest deliciously horrifying stadium food

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Devra Lee

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Horoscope of the Day, Friday, August 16th

Los Angeles County, CA

In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

In the world of astrology, certain dates align with celestial energies that lean toward the fruition of dreams. Today is one such day. The energy brings with it an essence of positivity, offering a powerful blend of heavenly influences that can bring longings into existence. For three zodiac signs in particular, this is especially true. Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius, the stars are aligning in your favor more so than the rest of us. Here's how these signs can take advantage of this powerful energy and make their dreams begin to come true.

3 Zodiac Signs Whose Dreams Come True | August 16, 2024

The Mirror US

Millions of people in the U.S. eat fast food every day. Some restaurants are more favorable among Americans than others.

Chick-fil-A dethroned as U.S. favorite fast food restaurant – here’s what took its place

Irving, TX

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Garland, TX

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The Panoramic-View Restaurant On A Rooftop In Dallas, Texas Is A Must-Visit

I’m a firm believer that a restaurant’s atmosphere isn’t nearly as important as its food quality – and as we see with many small-town restaurants in...

The Panoramic-View Restaurant On A Rooftop In Dallas, Texas Is A Must-Visit

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