Here are the top 5 phrases that garnered the most web searches on Wednesday, according to Google Trends.
1. “Heavy D dead” – Rapper Heavy D — real name Dwight Arrington Myers — died Tuesday, likely due to complications of pneumonia. Official autopsy results will be available in six weeks. Heavy D’s Twitter account drew attention for his final tweet, posted the day of his death: “BE INSPIRED!”
2. “Christmas tree tax” – The Obama administration has put on hold a tax on Christmas trees that would have gone into effect Wednesday. The tax, which was supported by Christmas tree growers, would have charged producers and importers 15 cents per tree. The U.S. Department of Agriculture decided to reconsider the tax after Congressmen, including Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, criticized it as a “Grinch” move.
3. “Toyota recall” – Toyota Motor Corp. has recalled 420,000 vehicles in the United States due to potential steering problems caused by the crankshaft pulley on V-6 engines. No injuries or accidents have been reported because of the problem, which affects both Toyota and Lexus models.
4. “Election results” – United States general elections were held across the country on Nov. 8, including special elections for congressional seats, several gubernatorial elections and a host of citizen initiatives, mayoral races and local office elections.
5. “Family Circus” – Bil Keane, writer of long-running comic strip “The Family Circus,” died on Nov. 8. He was 89. “The Family Circus” launched on Feb. 29, 1960, and more than 50 years later it appears in 1,500 newspapers, making it the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world.
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