You’ve probably been hearing about soda your whole life, and why you should keep consumption of it to a minimum. But you really should just stay away from it altogether. Click on the audio player to hear more details on this story in this edition of The Jazzy Report on The D.L. Hughley Show! Listen to the “The D.L. […]

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A man who faced a $525 fine for refilling an 89-cent drink at a Veterans Affairs hospital apparently will get off with a warning. When Christopher Lewis of North Charleston, S.C., refilled his drink without paying Wednesday, a federal police officer gave him a ticket. Lewis is a construction worker and […]

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Nahshon Shelton didn’t want to pay the 22-cent tax on his $1.79 two-liter of Pepsi. So much so that he pulled a machine gun on the clerk inside. The Chicago Sun Times reports: So he allegedly pulled a blue-steel Intratec .22-caliber submachine gun out of his Gucci satchel inside the convenience store in the 4000 […]

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According to a new study, mixing diet soda with booze will raise your Breathalyzer readings 18 percent higher.  Participants in the study reported even though the Breathalyzer percentages rose and their reaction times slowed down, they didn’t feel any drunker. For more details. Click here.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says there’s no reason to believe that the coloring added to sodas is unsafe. But the agency is taking another look just to make sure. The agency’s announcement comes in response to a study by Consumer Reports that shows 12 brands of soda have varying levels of […]

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Exactly why is diet soda so bad for you and your health? It seems like a good thing, right? Less calories, less sugar, still satisfying.…

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Paul Inman of Britain drank himself to death. It sounds like a story about a person who probably indulged in too much alcohol but it’s really about a man who drank too much soda. Thirty-year-old Inman consumed three liters of Coca-Cola a day which led to his lungs swelling to four times their natural size. […]

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The family of Emmett Till is not letting Lil Wayne off the hook after spitting an offensive line about the slain teenager. The rapper is featured in a new Mountain Dew ad, but the family wants him completely dropped. Wayne has been targeted by the family over his verse on Future‘s “Karate Chop” remix. On […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Eateries from corner delis to movie concession stands have gotten a last-minute reprieve from the nation’s first ban on big sugary drinks. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg is urging them to shrink their cups and bottles, anyway. Hours after a judge struck down the 16-ounce size limit for sodas and some other […]

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand food industry association on Wednesday rejected a coroner’s call to add health warnings to soft-drink labels following the 2010 death of a woman who drank about two gallons of Coca-Cola a day. Coroner David Crerar issued a final report Tuesday into the death of 31-year-old Natasha Harris, […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of the city’s limit on the size of sugary drinks are raising questions of racial fairness alongside other complaints as the novel restriction faces a court test. The NAACP’s New York state branch and the Hispanic Federation have joined beverage makers and sellers in trying to stop the rule from […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola became one of the world’s most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it’s taking to the airwaves for the first time to address a growing cloud over the industry: obesity. The Atlanta-based company on Monday will begin airing a two-minute spot during the highest-rated shows on […]