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Why does Olive Garden give out mints after every meal?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

(WHTM) – If you have been to an Olive Garden, you probably have been given a bunch of silver-wrapped mints when the check is presented and when your meal is over. So why does the restaurant do that? "Olive Garden began giving guests complimentary mints at the end of their meals more than 35 years ago. Much like our tradition of unlimited breadsticks and never-ending first course, the end-of-meal mint is a way for Olive Garden to share its hospitality and Italian generosity with guests," an Olive Garden spokesperson told Nexstar's WHTM. Yes, Olive Garden sells its cheese graters — along with several other non-menu items The mints are made by the Andes Mint Company. The candies feature a thin layer of chocolate with a crème de menthe flavoring. The design and wrapper of the candy can only be found at Olive Garden, although you can buy Andes mints at local retailers or on Amazon. The same recipe is used, but the design of the Olive Garden mint is different than what you would find an...

Vikings receiver K.J. Osborn inactive in aftermath of scary hit last weekend

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

K.J. Osborn was not in attendance for the game between the Vikings and the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium.The 26-year-old receiver suffered a concussion last weekend after absorbing a scary hit midway through the game between the Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons. He laid motionless on the field in the aftermath, and while he managed to stand up under his own power, he ultimately had to be carted to the locker room.Though he progressed enough to be a full participant in practice on Friday afternoon at TCO Performance Center, the Vikings and Osborn came to the joint decision that it was best to give him more time to recover.The other inactives for the Vikings included quarterback Jaren Hall, safety Lewis Cine, linebacker Brian Asamoah, tight end Nick Muse, defensive tackle Dean Lowry, and offenstive tackle Hakeem Adeniji.Related ArticlesMinnesota Vikings | The Loop Fantasy Football Update Week 10: Last-minute moves Minnesota Vikings | ...

Pac-12 legal affairs: Our predictions for the hearing on lawsuit filed by WSU and OSU

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

As the final Pac-12 football season nears a conclusion, the conference is approaching resolution on another contested issue: control of hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and assets.The lawsuit filed by Washington State and Oregon State in early September is scheduled for a critical hearing on Tuesday in Whitman County (Wash.) Superior Court, where Judge Gary Libey could determine the makeup of the governing board and, thus, control of the finances.Or maybe he won’t rule on Tuesday.Or maybe the process will end before the hearing even begins.The outlook is uncertain, but the stakes are clear — and substantial.The Cougars and Beavers believe the 10 outbound schools relinquished their board positions when they agreed to join other conferences starting next summer.The 10 outbound schools believe they have not violated the Pac-12’s bylaws and should retain their board seats.The Cougars and Beavers believe that if allowed to remain on the board, the departing sc...

49ers pregame: Trent Williams, Deebo Samuel return; Chase Young debuts

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Left tackle Trent Williams will join wide receiver Deebo Samuel in returning from two-game abscesses, giving the 49ers (5-3) an offensive boost for today’s game against the red-hot Jaguars (6-2).Williams looked surprisingly spry as he walked into EverBankStadium, after laboring through Thursday’s practice, which was his first action since a right-ankle sprain in the 49ers’ loss at Cleveland four weeks ago.Williams was listed as questionable, as was linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (ankle), the latter of whom is inactive.Samuel was cleared off the injury list after practicing throughout the past week. He left that Oct. 15 loss at Cleveland in the first quarter, when he sustained a left-shoulder injury that was diagnosed a week later as a hairline fracture.“You get Deebo back on the field, it helps. That changes everything. That changes the attitude when they take the football field with him,” Michael Irvin said on NFL Netw...

Fremont: Police find dozens of cats, some dead, at home of suspected animal hoarder

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

FREMONT — Police and animal services officers have recovered dozens of cats from the home of a retired humane services officer who was allegedly keeping the animals in disgusting conditions at the residence, authorities said.The officers identified at least 73 cats at the Fremont residence, and noted that some animals were dead and decomposing inside cages. Some were found with ringworm, flea infestations, respiratory illness, and other medical maladies, and others were kept in cages with hamster water bottles or no access to water at all, authorities said.Police and animal control became aware of the situation, ironically, after the homeowner reached out to authorities for help taking care of the animals while she was hospitalized for a long-term stay. Subsequent inspections of her home revealed that cats were being kept in cages, sometimes stacked three or four high, others with multiple cats inside a single kennel, authorities said.Officers brought in veterinary technicians...

Body found at Crissy Field

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

(KRON) – The San Francisco Fire Department and United States Park Police officers are investigating the discovery of a deceased person found in the East Beach parking lot at Crissy Field around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday.  The investigation is ongoing with no further information at this time. This is a developing story.

Soucek scores late winner as West Ham beats Nottingham Forest in Premier League

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Tomas Soucek scored a late winner as West Ham came back to secure an entertaining 3-2 Premier League victory against Nottingham Forest at the London Stadium on Sunday.The home side started the brighter and West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá made the early advantage count when he tucked the ball into the bottom right corner in the third minute.Forest started to come into the game as the first half wore on and the pressure eventually paid off through Taiwo Awoniyi, who equalized in the 44th before Anthony Elanga added a second in the 63rd to stun the home supporters as their team found themselves trailing 2-1.But the visitors didn’t hold on to the lead for long with Jarrod Bowen heading in from close range after a James Ward-Prowse corner to bring the sides level just two minutes later.With time running out, Ward-Prowse was again the provider from a corner to set up Soucek’s dramatic winner.The victory leaves the Hammers ninth in the table while Forest is 15th with a comf...

Bayer Leverkusen returns top of the Bundesliga with 4-0 rout of Union Berlin

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Spanish defender Álex Grimaldo scored again and set up another goal Sunday as Bayer Leverkusen returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-0 rout of Union Berlin.Grimaldo, who joined Leverkusen in the offseason from Benfica, took his league tally to six goals by scoring for the second consecutive game.The 28-year-old Grimaldo capitalized on some lackluster defending from Union when he was set up by Florian Wirtz to open the scoring in the 23rd minute.Leverkusen missed further good chances to build on its lead until Odilon Kossounou headed in a corner from Jonas Hofmann in the 56th.Union defender Jérôme Roussillon prevented worse when he made a goal-line clearance a minute later, but Grimaldo sent in another corner for Jonathan Tah to seal the result in the 73rd.There was still time for Nathan Tella to score his first Bundesliga goal with a fine finish on a counterattack that started with a free kick from the visitors in the 83rd.Leverkusen moved back to two points c...

Greta Thunberg brushes off interruption at massive Dutch climate march days before election

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was briefly interrupted Sunday by a man who approached her on stage after she invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman to speak at a climate protest in the Dutch capital.Thunberg was speaking to a crowd of tens of thousands when she invited the women onto the stage.“As a climate justice movement, we have to listen to the voices of those who are being oppressed and those who are fighting for freedom and for justice. Otherwise, there can be no climate justice without international solidarity,” Thunberg said.After the Palestinian and Afghan women spoke and Thunberg resumed her speech, a man came onto the stage and told her: “I have come here for a climate demonstration, not a political view,” before he was ushered off the stage.The man’s identity was not immediately clear. He was wearing a jacket with the name of a group called Water Natuurlijk that has elected members in Dutch water boards.The Afghan woman, Sahar Shirzad, told Th...

India finishes group stage with 9th straight win at Cricket World Cup

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:01:36 GMT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Shreyas Iyer and Lokesh Rahul scored attacking hundreds to help India make it nine wins in nine games with a 160-run victory over the Netherlands in the final group-stage match at the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.Iyer hit his first World Cup century, scoring 128 not out off 94 balls, while Rahul smashed the fastest Indian hundred at a World Cup, as India piled on the runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.The pair put on 208 runs off 21 overs for the fourth wicket. Rahul scored 100 off 62 balls, beating Rohit Sharma’s 63-ball record against Afghanistan in Delhi earlier in this tournament.In all, the two-time champions had five batters scoring 50-plus in their innings, and finished with 410-4 in 50 overs, the fifth highest World Cup total. Rohit Sharma (61) and Shubman Gil (51) put on 100 for the first wicket. Virat Kohli was out for 51.Jasprit Bumrah (2-33) and Mohammed Siraj (2-29) shared four wickets as the Dutch were dismissed for 250 in 47.5 overs.India advanc...