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Cooking Club For Autistic Children Teaches Life Skills; Mississippi Is Still the Most Obese State

• New cooking club program at a Burlington County community center improves autistic children’s flexible thinking. [Inquirer]

• Palmer Social Club and its former manager plead guilty to tax fraud. [Inquirer]

• A Manhattan resident sued General Mills for false advertising for calling some of its fruity snacks for children “nutritious.” [NYP]

• Preview new summer treats like fro-yo bars, a salted caramel sundae, or Daniel Boulud’s take on baked Alaska. [NYP]

&$8226; Mississippi is the most obese state in the country for the sixth year in a row. [NYDN]

• Britain’s health minister says fewer children are eating school lunches after Jamie Oliver overhauled the menus. [NYDN]

• Virginians with permits can bring a concealed weapon into a bar, as long as they don’t drink. [AP via BusinessWeek]

• All single-use service ware like plates and cups from fast food restaurants, must be compostable in Seattle as of today. [Seattle Times]

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