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Many travelers today are opting for more fulfilling experiences while visiting their locations of choice — and are taking trips that are alcohol-free.Sober travel, also known as “dry tripping,” is one of 2024’s hottest vacation trends, according to Hotels.com, with more than 40% of travelers saying they are likely to book a detox trip in the next year.A spokesperson shared with Fox News Digital that reviews mentioning “mocktails” surged by 50% year over year, “with guests raving about the creative nonalcoholic offerings at top hotels worldwide.”EMERGING TRAVEL TRENDS FOR 2025: THE YEAR OF A ‘RENEWED SENSE OF ADVENTURE’Hooked Travel, a sober travel agency that acts as a community, arranges high-sensory travel experiences.”Being alcohol-free heightens your awareness drastically,” said a Hooked spokesperson. “Colors become brighter, food tastes better, touch is more intense.”Hooked recently rebranded itself to appeal not just to those who are sober, but to those who are “sober curious.” “You don’t have to be an alcoholic to not drink alcohol! We are alcohol-free,” said the Hooked spokesperson.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle”What that means is we get up earlier, we eliminate the happy hours and we replace them with activities.”In May 2025, the group will be holding an alcohol-free wine tour in Germany, with activities such as pretzel-making cooking classes and learning about non-alcoholic beer. DOCTOR REVEALS UNSETTLING REASON YOU SHOULD WAIT TO UNPACK YOUR SUITCASE AFTER TRAVELINGAlta DeRoo, addiction medicine physician and chief medical officer at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, told Fox News Digital that alcohol is everywhere — but there are opportunities that may be better suited for alcohol-free travel.”If you’re out in the water or scuba diving or out hiking and camping,” there is “less access” to alcohol, said DeRoo.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER”We see a lot of folks who are new in recovery engaging in those types of activities because the temptation just isn’t there.”The key to a successful sober trip takes place before it even starts, DeRoo also said.”At first, it comes around to designing your vacation with sober people — like-minded people to begin with, because it’s going to be very challenging to schedule a summer vacation with people who have intentions to drink.””When somebody gets out of treatment, they’re in this difficult balancing act of wanting to reengage with socialization, then with socialization with their friends — then learning how to do it in a sober way.”Added DeRoo, “If you’re going with other sober vacationing people, the meals and the social activities afterward aren’t involved with alcohol.”



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The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that voters will not be allowed to weigh in on a ballot measure to expand medical marijuana in the state, arguing that the initiative failed to fully explain what it entails.In a 4-3 decision, the justices threw out the initiative just two weeks before the election, according to The Associated Press. It is too late to remove the measure from the ballot, as early voting began on Monday, so the court instructed election officials not to count any votes on the initiative.The proposed constitutional amendment would have expanded the definition of medical professionals who can certify patients for medical cannabis, added qualifying conditions and made medical cannabis cards valid for three years.The court ruled the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2024 did not fully inform voters that it would have removed the authority of the state Legislature to change the 2016 constitutional amendment that legalized medical marijuana in the state.OLDER AMERICANS TURN TO MARIJUANA FOR BETTER SLEEP AND PAIN RELIEF: HERE’S WHAT TO KNOW”This decision doomed the proposed ballot title, and it is plainly misleading,” Justice Shawn Womack wrote in the majority opinion.The court also said the initiative did not inform voters that the amendment would legalize up to an ounce of marijuana possession for any purpose if marijuana were legalized at the federal level.Organizers of the initiative said in court filings that the ballot measure did cite the number of provisions that would be repealed and argued that previous court rulings said measures did not need to summarize the current law that would be amended.Justice Cody Hiland said in a dissent that the court was ignoring decades-long precedent by ruling the measure’s language was misleading.”Long ago, this court established definitive standards for evaluating the sufficiency of popular names and ballot titles,” Hiland wrote. “This court has not deviated from those standards until today.”The court also rejected election officials’ reasons for ruling the measure’s organizers fell short of the signatures needed for placing the measure on the ballot.EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING BEGINS FOR ALASKA, ARKANSAS, CONNECTICUT, IDAHO, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXASArkansans for Patient Access, the group behind the measure, said it would continue its push to expand the medical marijuana program and that the signatures it gathered displayed widespread support.”We are deeply disappointed in the Court’s decision,” the group said in a statement. “It seems politics has triumphed over legal precedent.”The group filed a lawsuit after Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston said it fell short of the signatures required to qualify for the ballot. The issue over the ballot measure’s language was raised by Protect Arkansas Kids, a group that opposed the measure and intervened in the case.Thurston’s office had refused to count some of the signatures submitted, claiming the group had not followed paperwork rules about paid signature gatherers.Earlier this year, the state rejected petitions submitted in favor of a pro-life ballot measure on similar grounds.In July, the state said the group had fallen short of the required signatures for the medical marijuana measure but qualified for 30 additional days to circulate petitions. The state then told the group that any additional signatures gathered by paid signature gatherers would not be counted if required information was submitted by the canvassing company rather than the measure’s sponsors.The court said Monday that this decision was wrong, arguing that state law allows a wide range of people to be considered sponsors of the measure.Other groups had been campaigning against the measure, even as it was unclear whether it would be on the ballot next month. The Family Council Action Committee announced last week it planned to launch a statewide tour opposing the measure.”A measure this bad simply has no business being on the ballot or in the constitution,” the committee’s director, Jerry Cox, said after Monday’s ruling.About half of U.S. states allow recreational marijuana and a dozen more have legalized medical marijuana. In November, voters in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, while two measures on medical marijuana will be on ballots in Nebraska.The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost two key pieces of their offense on Monday night, Lamar Jackson was absolutely cooking on offense to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a 41-31 victory. The Ravens are now 5-2 on the year, while the Bucs fell to 4-3. This was the definition of a primetime matchup as Jackson and Baker Mayfield, two quarterbacks that are MVP candidates at the moment, went head-to-head in the Sunshine State. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThese quarterbacks combined for eight total touchdown passes. It was Jackson providing five of them in an incredible performance to bolster his own MVP resume. Jackson was 17-of-22 through the air for 281 yards, finding his tight end Mark Andrews twice for a touchdown, while Derrick Henry, Justice Hill, and Rashod Bateman each caught their own score from their dynamic quarterback as well. Meanwhile, the Bucs’ key pieces that were lost in this game were Mayfield’s top two targets, Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, the latter of which could be done for the rest of the season after head coach Todd Bowles revealed early indications that he suffered a dislocated ankle with 43 seconds left in the game. RAVENS FAN SEEN IN VIRAL FIGHT VIDEO TURNS HIMSELF INTO POLICE, FACES MULTIPLE ASSAULT CHARGESThe ESPN broadcast wouldn’t even show Godwin’s injury, though the initial view saw his ankle in the wrong direction after Patrick Queen rolled up on it while making a tackle. He was quickly placed in an air cast and carted off the field. Evans, who was already dealing with a hamstring injury entering Monday night, hauled in his only catch for a touchdown on a 25-yard strike to open the scoring in this game on the Bucs’ first drive. But, two drives later, he couldn’t haul in another deep touchdown pass from Mayfield and he immediately clutched his right leg after being called by Brandon Stephens, who was also injured on the play. Evans was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game. For the Ravens, Zay Flowers got banged up on the Ravens’ opening drive after an 11-yard catch, where replay showed he had his ankle rolled up on.  He would only get one target from Jackson on the night, but No. 8 was spreading the ball around to his receivers as he dissected Tampa Bay’s defense to the pleasure of all Ravens fans. Bateman needed just four catches to rack up a game-high 121 yards with his touchdown that went for 49 yards in the third quarter. He hauled in a 59-yard bomb down the field from Jackson in the first half, too, after the quarterback scrambled out of a broken pocket and directed him mid-play to get him open. It also appears Andrews, Jackson’s trustee tight end from years past, is getting more involved by the week, as he had another solid game with his two scores and 41 yards on four catches. And, of course, the NFL’s best rushing offense saw Henry have another elite game with 169 yards on the ground on just 15 carries, including an 81-yard sprint down the field before he was stopped. Mayfield did his best to get back into this game, though, as Jackson and the Ravens’ offense racked up a 34-10 lead near the end of the third quarter. The Bucs scored 21 fourth-quarter points, as Rachaad White hauled in two touchdown passes from Mayfield, while his running back counterpart Bucky Irving also got in from one yard out. It was all for naught in the end, and the loss of Godwin, who owns the second-most receiving yards in the NFL this season after adding 65 yards to his 2024 total, and Evans piled on to the defeat at home for a top team in the NFC. Meanwhile, the Ravens now own a five-game win streak after starting the year 0-2.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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The Arizona Cardinals kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers, and a controversial unnecessary roughness penalty helped them to the 17-15 victory. Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker buried his fifth field goal of the night in Glendale, Arizona to put his squad up 15-14 with less than two minutes to play. But it was more than enough time for Kyler Murray and the Cardinals’ offense to get down the field and try at least a field goal of their own to move to 3-4 on the year. That’s exactly what happened, as Chad Ryland split the uprights with his 32-yard attempt, pushing the Chargers to 3-3 on the year following their bye week. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHowever, a key call was made by officials on second-and-10 from the Arizona 30-yard line, as a pass from Murray to rookie first-rounder Marvin Harrison Jr. went incomplete with two Chargers defenders hitting him just as he dropped it. A yellow flag was spotted on the field after the play, though, and Cam Hart was called for unnecessary roughness after what officials believed was a hit of the head on a defenseless receiver in Harrison. It’s something the league has been cracking down on, and the call was made accordingly.It was a massive momentum shift, as the Cardinals, instead of facing third-and-10 in their own territory, were now close to midfield. CHARGERS’ JIM HARBAUGH SAYS CARDIOLOGIST TOLD HIM HE HAS ‘THE HEART OF AN ATHLETE’ FOLLOWING MEDICAL SCAREUpon video replay, Hart’s helmet appeared to make contact with Harrison’s, though it wasn’t a clear helmet-to-helmet situation in real time. Hart also seems to be turning his shoulder, as he knows well that hits leading with the helmet are not allowed in the league. NFL fans on social media, though, were fuming about the call.”When did the NFL get so soft! SOFTEST unnecessary roughness call I’ve ever seen!” one X user wrote. Another added: “Chargers were the wrong side, but man. This is what unnecessary roughness is now?”Either way, the Cardinals utilized their new field position well, as running back James Conner caught a pass from Murray and took it 33 yards to the Los Angeles 22-yard line on the very next play, setting his team up perfectly for the field goal. The Cardinals ran down the clock until it was time for Ryland to seal the victory. While this call will be talked about on Tuesday morning, the Chargers had other miscues in this game, including right out the gate after an interception was stripped by Conner on the first drive and, ultimately, Arizona escaped by just punting the ball away. Then, on the Chargers’ first offensive drive of the game, Justin Herbert found Jalen Raegor down the left sideline for a 41-yard strike that appeared to be destined for a touchdown, but he fumbled the ball, and it was recovered by the Cardinals in the end zone, resulting in a touchback. Despite Herbert throwing for 349 yards, a season-high for him, the Chargers just couldn’t get into the end zone as Dicker was needed more times than head coach Jim Harbaugh wanted. Meanwhile, Murray found Greg Dortch for the first touchdown of this game in the second quarter to put the Cardinals up 7-6 by halftime. Then, in the fourth quarter, Murray scampered out for a 44-yard rushing score that made it a 14-9 game. Murray finished with 64 yards on the ground and 145 through the air, while Conner provided 101 rushing yards and 51 receiving yards on just two catches for Arizona. Tight end Trey McBride also had 51 yard receiving on five catches. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 93 days as the presumptive, and now, official Democratic nominee for president without holding an official press conference. Trump has held six news conferences where he took questions from the media since the beginning of August, including another this month after meeting with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp about hurricane relief efforts. Harris did a brief, informal gaggle with media members on Monday in Michigan.President Biden also held a news conference in the White House press briefing room earlier this month.Harris also ended her streak of not appearing on Fox News last week, however, sitting for an interview in Pennsylvania with chief political anchor Bret Baier.KAMALA HARRIS ASSERTS HER PRESIDENCY ‘WILL NOT BE A CONTINUATION’ OF BIDEN’SHarris has stepped up her interviews in recent weeks, including doing radio hits, friendly appearances with “The View,” Stephen Colbert and Howard Stern and other media appearances.But as for when she’ll actually do a formal press conference as a candidate, that day may never come, at least while she’s still a candidate.Conservative Radio Libre host Jorge Bonilla feels Harris should do a press conference but said it’s almost “irrelevant” because she continues to get a pass. HARRIS DODGES QUESTION ON LOWERING PRICES BY DESCRIBING ‘MIDDLE-CLASS’ ROOTS: NEIGHBORS ‘PROUD OF THEIR LAWN’”She is highly unlikely to do a press conference because the media have enabled and encouraged her ‘plexiglass basement’ strategy, wherein she preserves the illusion of being out there while remaining wholly inaccessible to the press and therefore unaccountable,” Bonilla told Fox News Digital.Trump has skipped several potential interviews in recent days, but he showed up at the annual Al Smith dinner that has historically featured the presidential candidates doing lighthearted roasts. Harris decided not to attend, sending a video message instead.CBS NEWS BREAKS ITS SILENCE OVER EDITING ALLEGATIONS IN ‘60 MINUTES’ INTERVIEW WITH HARRISHarris also did an interview this month on “60 Minutes” that has generated controversy due to the show’s editing choices with an answer she gave to a question about Israel. In a preview of the interview on Oct. 6, CBS aired one portion of her answer but appeared to air a completely different part of it during the actual special on Oct. 7.Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report. 



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