Candy News

• Couple reveals they have a fetish for CLOWNS
  
  Loch Jester and Miss Candy, from Oceanside, California, open up about their desire to live as clowns on Friday's episode of the We TV series Extreme Love.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Custodian sues school after he was fired for stealing a box of candy he thought was a gift
  
  Peter Marro, a former middle school custodian in Readington, New Jersey, was fired for mistakenly taking a candy box he thought was a Christmas gift. He is now suing the school district.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Got Impeachment Trial Milk? These Senators Do
  
  The Senate's strict rules allow the following on the chamber's floor during the impeachment trial: water, candy and ... milk. The presence of milk during the trial became a hot topic on social media.
  NPR.  Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020.
• Jerrell Dorsey sentenced to 60 years in fatal shooting of 7-year-old Heaven Sutton
  
  Jerrell Dorsey has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2012 death of 7-year-old Heaven Sutton, who was shot by a stray bullet while selling candy with her mother by their Chicago home.
  ABC News.  Friday, 17 Jan 2020.
• America's favorite Valentine's Day candy is back, but not without a few hiccups
  
  Sweethearts conversation hearts are back on shelves after changes in its ownership led the brand to miss the holiday last year.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Time To Ban Kid-Friendly Flavors For E-Cigarettes
  
  All these candy-like flavors need to be banned. There is no public health justification for allowing companies to hook adolescents on their addictive products.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020.
• Grant aimed at boosting endangered candy darter's comeback
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - An endangered fish could get a boost from grants aimed at restoring its population in West Virginia. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is matching a $61,000 grant from the U.S. ...
  Washington Times.  Monday, 13 Jan 2020.
• Riccardo Zacconi: Hitting the sweet spot
  
  Riccardo Zacconi is the co-founder of King, the company behind "Candy Crush Saga" that was sold for $5.9 billion in 2016. He gives CNBC the inside story of the game that has hit the sweet spot for millions around the world.
  CNBC.  Monday, 6 Jan 2020.
• FDA issues ban on most flavored e-cigarettes
  
  The Trump administration has outlawed the sale of fruit, candy, mint and dessert-flavored vapes popular with teens. But the ban has large exceptions which critics call a surrender to industry. Anna Werner reports.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 2 Jan 2020.
• NASA maps inner Milky Way, sees cosmic 'candy cane'
  
  A feature resembling a candy cane highlights this colorful composite image of our Milky Way galaxy's central zone. But this is no cosmic confection. It's part of a set of radio-emitting filaments extending 190 light-years.
  Science Daily.  Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019.
• Candy Land Pop-Up opens in Downtown Chicago
  
  Amidst boozy holiday bars and Santa sightings, one Chicago pop-up is providing a sweet and unique experience.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019.
• Candy Canals: Architects Craft Gingerbread Replica Of Venice
  
  A competition brought hundreds of architects, designers and engineers together to build a mini version of the Italian city out of Snickers, Mars bars, Jellybeans, cereal, gummy bears and more.
  NPR.  Sunday, 8 Dec 2019.
• Miami Heat's Dion Waiters seen eating popcorn on the bench during game vs. Toronto Raptors
  
  Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters has not played in a game this season following a reprimand last month for consuming THC-infused candy, which led to brief health complications.
  Fox News.  Thursday, 5 Dec 2019.
• The Top Designer Handbags of 2019
  
  The best designer handbags are more than, simply, elegant arm candy.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 4 Dec 2019.
• Smithsonian Archaeologist Crafts Science-Themed Cakes; This One Is an Elephantine Treat
  
  Confectionary artworks span everything from an Aztec calendar stone to King Tut's tomb
  Smithsonian.  Monday, 25 Nov 2019.

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