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By Kelly Kazek | kkazek@al.com Self-service has grown into a common phenomenon these days but McDonald’s has decided to reverse course when it comes to customers serving their own drinks. According to an article by MSN, McDonald’s will slowly phase out the place where kids can make their own crazy soft drinks – the soda fountain stations. If you like to mix Hi-C with Sprite, you’ll soon have to ask the order taker. “McDonald’s has quietly begun removing self-serve beverage stations from its U.S. restaurants, with plans to eliminate them entirely by 2032,” the article said. Some McDonald’s restaurants have already removed the stations. “Restaurants in Illinois have already started the process, along with stores out West,” the article said. The reason the company will take six years to remove drink machines is because of the mechanics you can’t see. “ …these aren’t just drink dispensers being yanked out. The machines are connected to syrup boxes through walls or basements, with carbonated water produced by the machine itself mixing with the syrup,” MSN explains. The main reason for removal of the machines is that fewer customers come inside to eat, MSN said. “People aren’t coming inside to eat like they used to,” the article said. “They’re tapping screens in their cars or on their couches. The dining room is becoming less relevant to McDonald’s business model, and the soda fountain is collateral damage.”

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"I have pulled dead, mangled bodies from cars. I have lied to people as they were dying I said vou are going to be fine as I held their hand and watched the life fade out I have held dying babies. Bought Iunch for people who were mentally ill and haven't eaten in a while I have had people try to stab me. Fought with men trying to shoot me I've been attacked by women while I was arrestina their husband who had ust severelv beat them I have held towels on bullet wounds Done CPR when I knew it wouldn't help just to make family members feel better I have torn down doors, fought in drug houses. Chased fugitives through the woods. I have been in high-speed car chases Foot chases across an interstate during rush hour traffic I have been in crashes. Been squeezing the trigger about to kill a man when they came to their senses and stopped. Waded through large angry crowds by myself Drove like a madman to help a fellow officer. Let little kids who don't have much sit in my patrol car and pretend they are a cop for their birthday I have taken a lot of people to jail. Given manv breaks. Praved for people I don't even know. Yes, and at times I have been "violent" when I had to be. I have been kind when 1 could. I admit I have driven to some dark place and cried by myself when I was overwhelmed I have missed Christmas and other holidays more than I wanted to Every cop I know has done all these things and more for lousy pay, exhausting hours, and a short life expectancy We don't want your pity, I don't even ask for your respect. Just let us do our iobs without k*lling uS.

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Treasure Hunter Released From Prison Years After Discovery of Historic Shipwreck A treasure hunter connected to one of the most famous shipwreck discoveries in U.S. history has been released from prison after spending years behind bars in a long-running legal dispute over missing gold coins. Tommy Thompson is known for leading the team that discovered the SS Central America, a ship that sank in 1857 during a hurricane off the coast of South Carolina. The wreck contained a massive amount of gold from the California Gold Rush and became known as the “Ship of Gold.” According to court records and reports from major news outlets, the discovery and the treasure recovered from the wreck later became the subject of legal disputes involving investors and ownership claims. Thompson and his team located the wreck in 1988 after an extensive search using deep-sea exploration technology. The discovery was considered one of the most significant underwater treasure finds ever made. However, the case later became complicated after investors who funded the expedition accused Thompson of failing to share profits from the treasure recovered from the wreck. Authorities say Thompson refused to reveal the location of approximately 500 gold coins connected to the shipwreck. Because he declined to cooperate with court orders, he spent more than a decade in prison for contempt of court. Maritime and legal experts say disputes like this are not uncommon when historically valuable shipwrecks are discovered, especially when large sums of money and multiple investors are involved. Although Thompson has now been released, questions about the missing coins and the long legal battle surrounding the treasure remain unresolved.

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