TWINKIES SALE APPROVED BY JUDGE
By CANDICE CHOI FILE – In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2013, file photo, Twinkies baked goods are displayed for sale at the Hostess Brands’ bakery in Denver, Colo. A bankruptcy…
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BLOOMBERG CIGARETTE PLAN GETS PRAISE, CRITICISM
y MEGHAN BARR and JENNIFER PELTZ Harry Patel, an employee of Blondie’s Deli and Grocery, talks on the phone while waiting for customers in New York, Monday, March 18, 2013.…
CATCHALL SPENDING BILL ADVANCES IN SENATE
By ANDREW TAYLOR House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., appears before the House Rules Committee to testify on his party’s budget proposal, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday,…
HUGO CHAVEZ COFFIN PARADES PAST VENEZUELA’S ILLS
By JACK CHANG and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO The coffin containing the remains of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez is carried from the military academy, at the start of a procession…
CLINTON AWARDS MORE THAN $700,000 TO HAITI FARMS
By TRENTON DANIEL PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A charity for former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday awarded more than $700,000 to develop the country’s agriculture sector. The Clinton Foundation…
AMERICA’S NEW LOVE: WATER
By CANDICE CHOI In this Tuesday, March 5, 2013 photo, a selection of bottled waters stands on a kitchen counter in East Derry, N.H. Soda’s reign as America’s most popular…
JUDGE STRIKES DOWN NYC BAN ON SUPERSIZED SODAS
By JENNIFER PELTZ FILE – This May 31, 2012 file photo shows a display of various size cups and sugar cubes at a news conference at New York’s City Hall.…
FIRST LADY PUSHES FOOD INDUSTRY
By MARY CLARE JALONICK First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Partnership for a Healthier America’s second Building a Healthier Future Summit on childhood obesity, Friday, March 8, 2013, at…