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Water Department Tries to Isolate the Source of Radioactive Contaminants in Philly’s Drinking Water; Sysco Looks to Expand Overseas

• The Philadelphia Water Department doesn’t know how or why fluctuating levels of radioactive iodine have been getting into the city’s tap water for the last four years, but they’re looking into it. [Inquirer]

• Sour grapes: A California man who traveled all the way to Queens after answering a Craigslist ad for Chateau Lafite Rothschild was beaten, tied up, and robbed of $40,100. [NYP]

• Let’s hear it for the ladies, who won in at least five categories at last night’s James Beard Foundation Awards. [Speakeasy/WSJ]

• A debate is raging over whether the U.S. and South Korea ought to send food to North Koreans, many of whom are reportedly eating wild grass to survive. [NYT]

• Because too many people around the world subsist mainly on flavorful, pesticide-minimal, locally grown foods, Sysco is looking to change that by expanding into overseas markets. [Chron]

• A whole bunch of people who never imagined they’d receive food aid are relying on government assistance in the wake of the recession. [USAT]

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