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Pier at Caesar’s Goes Up For Auction; Binge Drinking For the Ladies Is On the Rise

• The troubled Pier at Caesar’s, which opened in 2006 with tony shops and two Stephen Starr restaurants, has defaulted on its mortage and is going up for auction. [Action News]

• In response to a possible salmonella contamination, Wegman’s has recalled more than 5,000 pounds of pine nuts sold in five states, including Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. [myfoxphilly]

• Remember Dr. Pepper-flavored Lip Smackers? Well, the company’s latest lip-gloss innovations are flavored like Girl Scout cookies. So anyone who kisses you will feel like they’re smooching a schoolgirl? [NYDN]

• Jamba Juice and Jack in the Box are the latest chains to test out Google Wallet, which lets customers pay with smartphones. [NRN]

• As soon as you start dieting, your body freaks out and goes into “empty gas tank” mode — and new research suggests it stays that way for a year after normal eating is resumed. [NPR]

• It’s cosmopolitan: Binge drinking for the ladies is on the rise, and shows like Mad Men and Sex & the City don’t help. [NYDN]

• Monsanto has a new genetically modified sweet corn (not labeled as such), and opponents are petitioning grocers and food processors to ban it. [Reuters]

Pier at Caesar’s Goes Up For Auction; Binge Drinking For the Ladies Is On