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In addition, Floridians are now allowed to take legal action against municipalities, police forces, and even politicians for failing to take requisite action to stop a riot.

According to the bill, a riot is defined as “violent public disturbance involving 3 or more people acting with common intent resulting in injury to others, damage to property, or the imminent danger of injury or damage.”

The bill also created a new second-degree felony defined as “aggravated riot” occurring when disturbances “include 25 participants, causes great bodily harm or more than $5,000 in property damage, uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon, or blocks roadways by force or threat of force.”

DeSantis hailed the bill’s passage as something that will grant Floridians the ability to protect themselves after almost a year of rioting across the United States. In a press conference on Monday, DeSantis called the bill “the strongest, anti-rioting, prolaw enforcement piece of legislation in the country.”

“We’re also putting an end to the bullying and intimidation tactics of the radical left by criminalizing doxing and requiring restitution for damaging memorials and monuments by rioters,” he added.

The legislation comes after George Floyd’s death at the hands of former police officer Derek Chauvin last summer touched off a wave of nationwide rioting that resulted in more than $2 billion in damages. A series of additional riots soon followed in cities such as Rochester, Kenosha, and Philadelphia. Often, elected officials ordered law enforcement to stand down and prevented officers from more effectively ending the riots.

“I’m like a puppy, I guess. I just see something, and I chase after it,” Larios said. He said the walk sounded like a fun adventure.

But his journey has not just been barrels of honey. Last week, he was approached by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

“This was a bear-y unique situation. You may have seen a large teddy bear walking through town. One of our deputies got to meet the individual inside the bear & learned his goal is to complete a walk from Los Angeles to San Francisco. We wish him the best of luck on his adventure,” the sheriff’s office tweeted.

Larios said the deputy only wanted to make sure he was safe and hydrated.

Other obstacles, such as road closures and unexpectedly difficult terrain, have caused delays that pushed his expected arrival date in San Francisco back from April 17 to April 21.

When Larios needs to rest for the night, he camps out on the side of the road. His GoFundMe page is set up so supporters can help him with food and other costs. And, if there’s extra money at the end, the funds will go towards an upgraded Bearsun suit.

The costume is there for Larios to spread joy.

“This is what I want to do. I just want to run marathons in my bear suit,” he said. “It makes other people happy, too, and I’m all about laughter and smiles.”

Bear-y nice.

Walking Here and Bear

A teddy bear is on a quest to walk more than 400 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

Jesse Larios is 33 years old. When he dons the life-size teddy bear costume, he uses the moniker “Bearsun.” His journey was not intentional; it was just something that Larios decided to do.

To Infinity & Beyond

If you’d like to swim against a terrifyingly high backdrop, head to Dubai. The Address Beach Resort, located in a recently completed skyscraper in the city, is now home to the highest outdoor infinity pool.

The pool broke the Guinness

World Record by soaring over the city 964 feet, 2 inches high.

Seventy-seven floors up, the surface area of the infinity pool is a whopping 6,000 square feet. It’s around 4 feet deep at its deepest point.

The building was also awarded a record for the highest occupiable skybridge floor, which is 965 feet, 8.4 inches over the ground. ers free burgers for a year. The catch? Consumers need to get a hamburger tattoo bearing the eatery’s name in order to get the free grub.

The restaurant has teamed up with two tattoo shops – one in California and one in Las Vegas – for those who want sandwiches inked onto their bodies for forever. There are three tattoo designs to choose from; all three have the word “Farmer Boys” on the design. One design features a pickup truck with a huge burger in the back. The other designs feature large hamburgers.

Farmer Boys said the promotion celebrates the chain’s 40th anniversary.

We’re going to pass on this deal, if that’s OK with you.

Brand Marketing

Farmer Boys, a California-based restaurant chain, is offering custom-

Work Like a Dog

Looking for a fun and delicious job for your favorite canine? Anheuser-Busch is searching for a chief tasting officer for Dog Brew, a “beer” made for dogs.

The beverage is actually made from bone broth and is non-alcoholic. When it was sold by the company last year, it sold out within 24 hours.

Now, the company is looking for a canine “chief tasting officer” to help expand the line of offerings.

The chosen candidate will be paid handsomely for the position – a tail-wagging $20,000. He or she will be responsible for “taste-testing, quality control, and fulfilling duties as an ambassador for the product.” The dog will also become a “featured creator” for Busch’s social media channels. Oh, and they’ll also get pet insurance and a free supply of Dog Brew.

“The reaction to Busch Dog Brew’s release last year was so overwhelmingly positive that we knew we had a big challenge in Year 2 to keep the momentum going. So to expand the brand this year, we needed a true expert in the space on our team,” said Daniel Blake, vice president of value brands at Anheuser-Busch. “We’re excited to give one qualified canine a real, paying job and to tap into their insider knowledge of our target consumer to expand Busch Dog Brew in 2021.”

Here’s to wondering how the canines will be able to fill out the surveys at the end of their taste-testing sessions.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

In honor of Lag B’Omer – well, not really – an Indian woman cut her hair for the first time in 12 years.

Nilanshi Patel stopped cutting her hair when she was six years old. Last week, the eighteen-year-old chopped off her long locks and donated the tresses for display at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum.

Patel’s hair set records two years ago, when Guinness World Records declared it the world’s longest at 5-feet, 7-inches.

This year, Patel’s hair was measured just days before her 18th birthday and she broke her own record for the second time with hair measuring 6 feet, 6.7 inches long.

“My hair gave me a lot – because of my hair I am known as the ‘real-life Rapunzel.’ Now it’s time to give back,” Patel said.

The Indian girl had considered donating her hair to make wigs for children with cancer, but her mother convinced her that it should go on display to inspire others. Her mother, Kaminiben Patel, is going to donate her own hair for wigs for those suffering from cancer.

Now, Patel is sporting a new look, with her hair reaching her chin.

“I love my new hairstyle. I feel proud that I’m going to send my hair to the U.S. museum – people will see and be inspired by my hair,” Patel said.

We hear you.

Cheesy Breathe-y

If your home is missing the fragrant scent of grilled cheese, now you can breathe easy.

Cheesemaker Kraft is introducing an incense that smells like grilled cheese. The company’s Kraft Singles brand teased its limited-edition home fragrance in a tweet that celebrated National Grilled Cheese Day on Tuesday, April 13.

Fans of the American cheese line have a chance to win a pack of these incense from Kraft’s “Breathe Cheesy Sweepstakes.” One-thousand lucky winners will win the smelly scent.

While Kraft has opted to create a home fragrance with aromatic incense sticks, other food and beverage companies have made scented candles to entice fans. KFC, McDonald’s, Chili’s, and Miller Lite are just a few companies that have manufactured candles based on signature menu items in recent years.

Makes you want to stop and smell the roses.