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The Bravest Eaters in America

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By Alexander Sammon Verified
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Food By Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The lunch rush was on. The Taco Bell wasn’t hopping, exactly, but nor was it deserted. A steady stream of fearless eaters came and went, along with a march of delivery drivers. Ryan and Joel weren’t afraid, they told me. They had good reason not to be. They didn’t come to Taco Bell for the food, parasite or no parasite.
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Inside America’s Shoplifting Lab Original

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By Alexander Sammon Verified
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They call it “Justin’s General Store,” and in theory, there is no place on Earth harder to steal from. Every item sits beneath a chandelier of cameras. The clothes are tagged with sensors that screech or squirt ink, the baby formula sits on shelves that actively monitor weight fluctuations, the razor blades hang on kinked display hooks, and the Tide Pods are incarcerated behind various plexiglass cases, under lock and key.
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Who Killed the Florida Orange?

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Who Killed the Florida Orange? Published May 4, 2026 Quiet fell over the room, which was neither full nor very loud to begin with, and the 2026 Florida Citrus Show began. “It should be a great day,” began the event’s first speaker. “Rain should hold off today, even though we definitely need more rain.” No one laughed. There was no need to say that things were bad. Everyone knew it. The mood wasn’t sour—citrus farmers could handle sour. It was something else. Postapocalyptic.
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