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The US Climate Prediction Center says above-normal temperatures will persist across much of the country through late September, driven by a strong El Niño pattern and an atmospheric ridge trapping warm air. Some regions, including the Upper Midwest and Deep South, could see readings 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, extending a summer that already set numerous heat records nationwide.
A volunteer has created a public GitHub mirror and continuation of the freedesktop.org SPICE Windows guest agent project after Red Hat stopped maintaining it. The fork keeps building and packaging the Windows service that enables clipboard sharing, resolution matching, and file transfer for VMs, with fixes like a multi-GPU mouse tracking patch for passthrough setups.
A CNET food writer explains she's stopped hauling full kitchen kits to vacation rentals and Airbnbs after finding most are reasonably well-stocked, but she still always packs one specific item: a Microplane zester. She argues that while knives, spatulas and other basics are usually available, this fine grater is rarely provided and has no real substitute for tasks like zesting citrus or grating cheese and garlic.
DoorDash consumer trend data indicates pumpkin spice lattes may be past their peak popularity, with pecan orders up 28% year over year. Major chains including Starbucks, Dunkin', McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, Wendy's and Dairy Queen have responded by rolling out fall drinks built around pecan, banana, tiramisu, apple, marshmallow and s'mores flavors, with McDonald's skipping pumpkin entirely this season.
Starbucks has launched its fall 2026 menu, and while the Pumpkin Spice Latte returns as always, the chain is introducing six additional seasonal beverages. Among the new additions are a banana bread-inspired drink and the 'Chaider,' a chai-cider hybrid creation.