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USDA sets guidelines for healthier school meals (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? School meals for millions of children will be healthier under obesity-fighting U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards unveiled on Wednesday that double the fruits and vegetables in cafeteria lunches – but won’t pull French fries from the menu. In the first major changes to school breakfasts and lunches in more than 15 [...]
9-year-old NYC boy chokes in school cafeteria
NEW YORK?? Family members and a witness say a New York City fourth grader choked on meatballs during lunch earlier this month while school cafeteria workers stood by. The boy later died. Only on msnbc.com Who’s in charge? Mixed signals from Egypt’s rulers [...]
Crackdown On Colorado's Medical Pot Business On The Horizon …
DENVER (CBS4) ? Federal authorities are planning to crack down on the medical marijuana business in Colorado on a large scale for the first time. Warning letters will be going out to dispensaries and grow facilities near schools, CBS4 investigator Rick Sallinger has learned. So far it?s not clear how soon that will happen. Dispensaries [...]