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Garden State Overrun With Wild Turkeys; Canned Green Beans Are Loaded With BPA

• Once scarce in the region, growing populations of wild turkeys — some flocks are reportedly as big as 100 and 200 birds — have been wreaking havoc on South Jersey towns this fall. [Inquirer]

• Here’s a cheery thought: This is the fourth Thanksgiving since the economy tanked. Predictably, people are once again scaling back. [USAT]

• Here’s a reason to use real green beans instead of canned ones tomorrow: People who regularly consume canned foods have high levels of the nasty chemical BPA in their systems. [Atlantic]

• Eva Longoria’s troubled restaurant Beso is being sued for $25K after some drunk chick slipped and fell at a birthday party. [Daily Mail UK]

• If you’ve got some time on your hands to read, thanks to the holiday, behold the history of the turkey. [WSJ]

Garden State Overrun With Wild Turkeys; Canned Green Beans Are Loaded With BPA