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Tracking Food Sources; Presidential Booze

• A Redwood City startup tracks food sources, labeling produce with stickers indicating its origin. [SF Gate]

• Dates are expensive, but you can still do romantic stuff on the cheap, like meeting for a beer on a Wednesday. [SF Gate]

• A Long Island Mister Softee vendor was arrested for allegedly selling cocaine alongside his soft serve. [NYP]

• From Theodore Roosevelt’s teetotaling to last week’s beer summit, alcohol has long been a politically charged topic for presidents. [WSJ]

• An Australian family is suing Kentucky Fried Chicken, charging that a contaminated meal caused brain damage in their daughter. [Times]

• Los Angeles is suffering from a rare fruit fly infestation. [NYP]

Tracking Food Sources; Presidential Booze