Wednesday, January 27 2021

Jeni's Released An Everything Bagel Flavored Ice Cream And People Have Thoughts 🍨

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Happy Wednesday! Chelsea here.

Jeni's really, really wants you to eat ice cream for breakfast. So much so that they've created an instantly iconic flavor: Everything Bagel. That's right folks. From the cream cheese to the garlic and onion, this new ice cream is quite literally, everything. This is very much going to be one of those "you either love it or hate it" situations and I can't wait to hear what you all think about it. 

Navigator Feature Story: 

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Navigator Originals ✏️

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Nia Dennis is out there making Columbus so proud. If you somehow haven't seen the incredible floor routine that earned her a near-perfect score and has millions of views on social media, you're in for a real treat. 

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If you've got outdoor plans in May/June, you may want to prepare for some very loud guests. After 17 years in the ground, Brood X will emerge from Georgia to New York with numbers in the trillions. And Ohio is set to see our fair share. Here's what you need to know. 

Headlines 📰 

This is all

someone needs to read to be completely caught up on the standoff between the city and FOP. Top-notch local reporting, filled with so many details that it's impossible to pull out just one thing to highlight: 

(Alive)

More budget cuts

: This story has some ups and downs with $390 mil in cuts to the overall, but a reversal of some cuts to K-12 and higher education that were made last year because of better than expected revenue. Governor DeWine says he expects to tap the $2.7 billion rainy day fund, but wants to "

". (WOSU)

Preliminary data

suggests there has been no coronavirus baby boom. In fact, births are way down. Ohio's year-over-year birthrate was

. (LX.com)

He seems to be

taking a winter break, but I highly recommend Instagram following this

. (@carls_of_ohio)

Weather:

34 and mostly cloudy

Coronavirus Updates 💊

4,262 cases

, 295 hospitalizations, and 88 newly reported deaths. Trend graphs

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There were signs

on Twitter of COVID-19 in Europe before any

. (Nature)

All We're Waiting

For Now Is The Pandemic To End,

- "

For months, the political pace has been nonstop, but finally there’s been a change and things have calmed. Now, all there is left to do is wait and fight impatience.

" (Buzzfeed News)

Today's Photo 🤳

Here's some nostalgia-overload for the Buckeyes in the audience. I've never thought these towers were pretty necessarily, so this just further proves a little snow makes anything beautiful. ❄️❄️

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