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Drought Worsens Hunger in Ethiopia; One in Four Californians Struggle to Their Feed Families

• Ethiopia is the latest African country with growing numbers of hungry people, thanks to a worsening drought. [AP]

• A 32-year-old single mother is aiming to become the fattest woman in the world. Currently she’s 728 pounds, and she needs to double her weight to reach her goal. Twenty thousand calories a day should be helping! [Telegraph UK]

• A new study of Gallup data indicated that one in four California families have struggled to feed their families in the last year. [New American Media]

• Presumably for the non-vampire fan base, a True Blood cookbook should hit shelves in 2012. [HuffPo]

• Independent grocers argue that fresh food is well-received in “food desert” communities and that their stores often help to improve entire neighborhoods. [Reuters]

• Tickets for Los Angeles Food & Wine go on sale next Monday. [Sacramento Bee]

• Burger King has announced it’s ditching the creepy-looking king mascot and trying to go the healthy route, with a guacamole-topped “California Whopper.” [USAT]

• Mmm, snow cones. Saveur rounds up regional shaved-ice specialties for some Technicolor food porn. [Saveur via HuffPo]

• Introducing the triple-double Oreo, which clocks in at 100 calories a cookie. [The Street]

Drought Worsens Hunger in Ethiopia; One in Four Californians Struggle to Their