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More Booze Is Being Offered in More Places at Atlantic City’s Casinos; Apparently Mountain Dew Turns Mice Into ‘a Jelly-Like Substance’

• Through serving booze everywhere from gift shops and clothing stores to wireless internet lounges, it’s pretty clear that Atlantic City casinos are trying to get visitors sauced. [Action News]

• A Wendy’s in one of Tokyo’s luxury shopping districts is offering a $16 burger with truffles and foie gras. So, we’re still talking about the same Wendy’s, right … ?[NYDN]

• Here’s a gross one: A man claims he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew, but Pepsi Co. is saying that’s impossible, since the rodent would have become “a jelly-like substance” in processing. [NYDN]

• The U.N. says global food prices are likely to remain high; however, in the U.S. at least, they may have peaked. Organic milk, however, might go up in price owing to shortages. Cough, first-world problems, cough. [Business Standard, Bloomberg, Salt/NPR]

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