Pizza Rules in a Bad Economy; Long Island Kids May Lose Their Energy Drinks

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Pizza parlors are thriving in this crappy economy. In the past year, the 65,000 pizzerias in the U.S. sold 5.5 billion pies every day.
[ABC News]

A new study reveals that butter is worse for you than you think. Apparently, nine out of 10 brands contain flame retardant in the sticks.
[ABC News]

Another study suggests that having coffee and a doughnut for breakfast could make you smarter. It turns out the combination of caffeine and glucose revs up the brain.
[NY Daily News]

Three employees of the city who help run the federal food stamp program have been charged with bilking the program out of $8 million.
[Wall Street Journal]

A proposed law in Suffolk County would ban kids 19 and under from buying non-alcoholic energy drinks with more than 80 milligrams of caffeine per serving.
[NBC News]


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