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Customers unhappy about new Starbucks' nugget ice 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

Starbucks is rolling out new nugget ice for their iced beverages and customers are not too happy about it. According to Business Insider, the trendy coffee chain is testing new technology to speed up the time it takes to make iced beverages. This change comes in response to a surge in demand for iced drinks. The company reported that 75% of the company’s sales are now iced beverages. "As we continue to innovate and make investments in the Starbucks experience for our partners (baristas) and customers, we are introducing new machines that make nugget ice to select stores this year," the company said. "Like many of our recent investments, this machine allows partners to focus on delivering the Starbucks experience while hand-crafting the same delicious, high-quality iced beverages our customers have come to expect from Starbucks."  Customers took to Reddit to voice their concerns about the new nugget ice, calling out that it’s smaller, flakier, and chewier, and tends to wate...

Summer Essentials for the Whole Family!

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

Pictures provided by lingerphotographyMantis BBQWith Bbq season on the horizon one of my favorite’s sauces actually gives back! Mantis BBQ gives 10% of each purchase back to the Kidney Project! This family business has not only created a delicious product but a fantastic brand. In addition to the sauces comes the newly released BBQ dust that can be used for bloody Mary’s, over chips and in dips!https://mantisbbq.com Cosmic CrispAn Apple A day is what they always say……but with Cosmic Crisp you won’t want to stop at one. Cosmic Crisp is one of the firmest and crunchiest that not only will you enjoy but will crave!WSU researchers, including pome fruit breeder Kate Evans are proud to have introduced The Apple of Big Dreams to the market that is exclusive to Washington State. The Cosmic Crisp® apple has earned high marks from consumers and chefs for its perfectly balanced flavor, crisp texture, juiciness and striking color. From snacking and baking to drinks and decor, the Cosmic Cr...

Newark: Authorities release footage of fatal police shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

NEWARK — Authorities on Friday night released body-worn camera footage of a fatal police shooting last month in Newark.The shooting occurred April 13 around 4:45 p.m. in the 39000 block of Cedar Boulevard.The footage, which was released by the Newark and Fremont police departments, shows officers confronting Elmer Lopez-Castaneda, 19, of Newark, as he and another person sit in a Mercedes-Benz sedan backed into a parking space. At the time, Lopez-Castaneda was wanted in connection with an armed carjacking earlier this year in Newark.An officer orders the driver, Lopez-Castaneda, to step out of the car with his hands up, which he does, the footage shows. Lopez-Castaneda is told to keep his hands up and walk toward the officer but is then instructed to turn around. Officers spot what appears to be a gun in Lopez-Castaneda’s waistband and order him to get on the ground.The gun turned out to be a full metal replica of a Beretta M9 pistol, according to police.The footage shows Lopez-Casta...

SFPD officer shoots, kills suspect in Glen Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco Police Department officer shot and killed a suspect on Friday evening, SFPD confirmed. Police originally responded to a call regarding a suspect armed with a gun attempting to enter a Glen Park business, SFPD confirmed. The incident happened around 2:20 p.m. on the 100 block of Bosworth Street. Here’s what Sonoma Hells Angels did to a member who had an affair with the president’s wife SFPD said a business employee got out of the building and called police. Officers arrived at the scene and contacted the suspect. SFPD said he refused to comply with officers for about 3 and a half hours. "As officers were attempting to negotiate with the suspect an officer involved shooting occurred," SFPD said. "The suspect was transported to the hospital. Despite the life-saving efforts of the emergency responders and medical staff the suspect succumbed to his injuries and was declared deceased."   The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, SFPD's Intern...

Fremont police release bodycam footage of fatal police shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

(KRON) -- The Fremont Police Department released bodycam footage of a fatal police shooting on Friday. The shooting happened on April 13, 2023, and 19-year-old Newark resident Elmer Lopez-Castaneda was killed. You can watch the video here. WARNING: The events in this video are graphic and viewer discretion is advised. The incident began when police say they were notified about a vehicle that had been carjacked on February 14. The alleged carjacking happened on the 5700 block of Thornton Avenue in Newark. A teenage victim had just dropped their child off at school when the suspect approached them with a knife, police said. The suspect drove off in the vehicle. SFPD officer shoots, kills burglary suspect On April 13, a license plate reader camera alerted the Newark and Fremont police departments about the vehicle. Newark officers located the car at Chase Suites Hotel, 39150 Cedar Boulevard, at 4:11 p.m. The vehicle was unoccupied when police found it, but officers watched two men, ...

LA Sparks defeat Griner, Mercury 94-71 in WNBA season opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points, rookie Zia Cooke added 14 and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury 94-71 on Friday night in Griner’s first WNBA game since being jailed in Russia.Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots in 25 minutes. She has been free since December when she was part of a high-profile prisoner swap after spending months in a Russian jail.Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February 2022 after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.Cooke shot 5 of 6 from the floor and made both her 3-pointers in her league debut in front of Dawn Staley, her former college coach. Cooke was taken 10th overall by the Sparks in the draft after starring at South Carolina.The Sparks led 54-41 at halftime, having pulled away in the second quarter after what began as a close game.Chiney Ogwumike added 15 points for the Sparks, who had five players in...

Giants rally against Alcantara in 6th, beat Marlins 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants scored three runs in the sixth following a throwing error by Miami pitcher Sandy Alcantara, offsetting another big night by the majors’ leading hitter Luis Arraez, and beat the Marlins 4-3 on Friday night.Mitch Haniger had two hits including an RBI double as the Giants won their fourth straight.Bryan De La Cruz homered and drove in three runs for the Marlins. Arraez singled twice, doubled and scored, raising his average to .388 with his 17th multi-hit games this season.Miami manager Skip Schumaker and catcher Jacob Stallings were ejected in the ninth inning after J.D. Davis walked. There was a brief delay as both managers emerged from the dugouts, and all four umpires conferred before Davis was awarded first base.The Marlins were in good shape until San Francisco rallied in the sixth to chase Alcantara, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner.Alcantara walked LaMonte Wade Jr. to open the inning then gave up an infield single to Thair...

Celtics pay price for Williams dust up, Tatum’s cold finish in East finals Game 2 loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Grant Williams poked Jimmy Butler, Jayson Tatum went cold again in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics are staring at a 2-0 deficit in the Eastern Conference finals. Throughout the season, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has trumpeted his team’s ability to respond with angry resilience following poor outings. They showed examples of it each of the previous two playoff rounds, usually buoyed big performances by their two All-Stars in Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Boston couldn’t do it in Friday’s 111-105 Game 2 loss to the Heat that saw Miami confound Tatum with its zone down the stretch. He finished with 34 points and 13 rebounds, but went 0 for 3 in the fourth quarter with two turnovers. He scored his only points in the final 12 minutes on five late free throws. It came after he failed to take a shot in the fourth quarter of Boston’s Game 1 loss.Brown wasn’t much better, making only 1 of his 5 attempts in from the field in fourth with a turnov...

Heat’s Jimmy Butler comes alive after heated exchange with Celtics’ Grant Williams: ‘I like that’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

Grant Williams provided a spark for the Celtics in his return to the rotation on Friday night, but the lasting memory of him in their Game 2 loss to the Heat won’t be fond.Williams poked the bear, and it didn’t end well for the Celtics.The bear was Jimmy Butler, and an incident between the Heat star and Williams helped him will a Miami victory in Boston, sending the Celtics into a 2-0 series hole in the Eastern Conference Finals.The encounter between the two players came midway through the fourth quarter. Williams had just made a 3-pointer over Butler to push the Celtics’ lead to nine. When the two went to run down to the other side of the court, Williams got in his ear with a few words. Then, Butler got the ball matched up with Williams one-on-one, drove and scored over him for a three-point play. Butler then got in Williams’ face, and the two bumped heads in a heated exchange. The two were assessed a double technical foul.“I think he said something and I just responded,” Williams ...

‘A day of joy’: Brittney Griner makes WNBA season debut after being jailed in Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:29 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner stood for the national anthem before her first regular-season WNBA game since being jailed in Russia. Griner was outspoken for social justice in 2020 and didn’t take the court during the pregame anthem. But nearly a year behind bars in Russia changed her.“I was literally in a cage and could not stand the way I wanted to,” she said. “Just being able to hear my national anthem and see my flag, I definitely want to stand.”Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots Friday night for the Phoenix Mercury in a 94-71 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks.“Not good enough, didn’t get the dub,” said Griner, who nevertheless couldn’t be down in defeat.“I appreciate everything a little bit more, all of the small moments, like, ‘Oh, I’m so tired I don’t want to go to practice today,’ that has changed, honestly,” she said. “Tomorrow is not guaranteed, you don’t know what it’s going to look like. I feel a lot older somehow, too.”The 32-ye...