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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Zaxby's brings back milkshakes. What flavors are coming? When does half price end?
Need a sweet treat with your Zax Snacks? An old favorite is back at limited stores with more coming. Zaxby's is bringing milkshakes back to its menu after being gone for seven years. Here's what we know, including how to get them in Georgia: The milkshakes are already slowly rolling out to stores, with some already selling it. According to the company's Monday news release, they are expected to be nationwide by June. Zaxby's said, as of this summer, the milkshakes will be on menus permanently. Meaning you don't have to worry about getting them before they are gone. The milkshakes are hand spun and topped with whipped cream, colorful sprinkles, and a Maraschino cherry. They come in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and "Birthday Cake" with flavors of baked cake, buttercream, and French vanilla. Zaxby's milkshakes typically start at about $5, but now until June 1, they are being sold at half price: $2.50. You don't need to be part of Zaxby's rewards program to get the sale. All milkshakes are available in only small. Zaxby's online store locator has started marking restaurants with a milkshake icon to identify whether or not they sell the shakes. Currently, they are sold all over Atlanta, Augusta, Athens, and Macon. Savannah currently only has one selling it at 8040 White Bluff Rd. Columbus has a small handful on Auburn Avenue, Bradley Park Drive, Ingersoll Street, Schomburg Road, and Ruffie Way. Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on X and Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@ This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Zaxby's milkshakes: Price, flavors, and Georgia locations selling them
RNZ News
4 days ago
- General
- RNZ News
ANZ Premiership live updates: Steel v Pulse
The Pulse are on a roll after a solid victory over the Stars last weekend, while the Steel will be hurting after their one goal loss to the Mystics. However, they're back in front of their Invercargill faithful for what promises to be an exciting encounter in the deep south. Play starts at 4pm NZT. Follow all the action with RNZ's live blog:
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
'Severe' geomagnetic storm could spread Northern Lights south to California, Alabama Sunday night
A "severe" geomagnetic storm may be brewing early next week, and many Americans across the nation – perhaps even as far as the Deep South – may be treated to a rare display of the Northern Lights, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. A powerful coronal mass ejection (CME), which is a burst of solar material and magnetic fields from the Sun, erupted on Friday night, triggering a Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch, the SWPC said. What Is A Geomagnetic Storm? The CME will reach Earth on Sunday, when it is expected to produce geomagnetic storms causing disruptions to the planet's magnetosphere. The SWPC issued a level G3 out of 5 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm Watch for Sunday, and upgraded it to a level G4 (Severe) Geomagnetic Storm Watch for Sunday night into early Monday morning. There is even a chance the storm could reach "Extreme" G5 levels, which were the levels reached during the epic event on May 10, 2024, that spread the Northern Lights to Florida and the Caribbean, according to the SWPC. What Are The 5 Categories That Measure Geomagnetic Storms? While strong geomagnetic storms are harmless to human health, potential impacts include widespread problems with voltage control, along with some issues with the power grid. Additionally, spacecraft may see problems, such as low Earth orbit satellites experiencing increased drag. High-frequency radio signals may be disrupted. On the aesthetic side of things, the geomagnetic storm is expected to produce an aurora that will be visible over much of the northern half of the U.s., with some of the displays potentially dipping down as far south as Alabama and northern California. The forecast looks favorable across much of the U.S., and even in the South except for the Desert Southwest, where remnants of Tropical Storm Alvin are bringing clouds and storms. How To Watch Fox Weather Impacts will lessen come Tuesday, when the geomagnetic storm levels are expected to article source: 'Severe' geomagnetic storm could spread Northern Lights south to California, Alabama Sunday night
Washington Post
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Louisiana Republicans reject bill that would address split jury verdicts, a Jim Crow-era practice
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana bill that would have carved out a path for incarcerated people convicted by now-banned split juries the opportunity to ask for a new trial was rejected by Republican state senators on Wednesday, likely killing the measure. An estimated 1,000 people behind bars in the Deep South state were convicted by non-unanimous juries, a practice rooted in racism from the era of 'Jim Crow' laws and deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2020. Advocates say it is past time for Louisiana to right a wrong and to give those people a chance at a fair trial.
Associated Press
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Louisiana Republicans reject bill that would address split jury verdicts, a Jim Crow-era practice
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana bill that would have carved out a path for incarcerated people convicted by now-banned split juries the opportunity to ask for a new trial was rejected by Republican state senators on Wednesday, likely killing the measure. An estimated 1,000 people behind bars in the Deep South state were convicted by non-unanimous juries, a practice rooted in racism from the era of 'Jim Crow' laws and deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2020. Advocates say it is past time for Louisiana to right a wrong and to give those people a chance at a fair trial. Proponents of the bill pointed to multiple examples of innocent people — since exonerated — who were wrongfully convicted by split juries and spent decades in prison. Supporters said the measure could have created a way for any other possibly innocent people behind bars who had been convicted by non-unanimous juries to seek another chance for a fair trial. The bill would have added non-unanimous verdicts to a list of claims for which an inmate can seek a retrial. Proponents reiterated that the legislation would only have created the opportunity to do so and that it would not have automatically granted a retrial or release. During debate in the state Senate on Wednesday, Republican lawmakers raised concerns about overburdening courts and district attorneys with additional trials. Proponents said whether a new trial is granted is ultimately at the discretion of district attorneys. Opponents also raised concerns about the cases being decades-old with some witnesses possibly dead or evidence lost. Supporters countered that old cases are tried all the time and that transcripts of testimony from the original trials could be used. 'This is about what's right, not about what's easy or convenient,' Sen. Royce Duplessis, the New Orleans Democrat who authored the bill, said to his colleagues. Louisiana adopted the practice of split jury convictions in 1898 during a constitutional convention that was fueled by efforts to maintain white supremacy after the Civil War. Diluting the voice of Black jurors allowed the often-white majority to determine the outcome. Louisiana voters did not get rid of the practice until 2018, two years before the Supreme Court ruled that it was a violation of the 6th Amendment's guarantee of the right to an impartial jury. At the time, Louisiana and Oregon were the only states that allowed split decisions — 10-2 or 11-1 jury votes — to result in convictions. The Oregon Supreme Court granted new trials to hundreds of people. But Louisiana's Supreme Court rejected arguments to apply the ruling retroactively. 'If we choose to vote down this bill we're saying that justice has an expiration date,' Duplessis said. 'We have an opportunity in Louisiana to remove this stain, because right now we are the only ones wearing it.' The bill failed on a vote of 9-26, along party lines. Given the overwhelming lack of support for the bill in the Senate and that there is only a month left in this year's Legislative Session, the measure currently has no viable path forward and is likely dead.
