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Yelp Restaurant Reviews Unaffected by Health Code Violations: Two CUNY journalism students analyzed whether C ratings affect Yelp popularity. The answer? Not at all. [The New York Times]

Kraft Shareholders Approve "Mondelez": The new global snack brand name was approved by shareholders, despite its mockery earlier from media. [New York Post]

Pizza Restaurant Gives Free Pizza for Spanish Orders: The Dallas-based Pizza Patron, which began accepting pesos as payment in 2007, will now give away pizzas if customers order in Spanish; the change will show the positive influences of immigration. [CBS Dallas]

Texas Advocates for Healthy Food: Activists are asking Texas lawmakers to make it easier for "cottage food" producers to sell local produce and fruits in poor communities. [Businessweek]

Cake Boss Relative Sentenced for Sexual Assault: The brother-in-law of Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro was sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old grl in New Jersey. [Huffington Post]