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Vegetarians 'have lower heart risk' (Lurgan Today)
"Veggie diet cuts heart attack risk by a third," according to the Daily Express, which today reported that vegetarians are a third less likely to suffer heart problems, diabetes or stroke than meat eaters.

Farmers Debate Local Food Movement (The Daily Greenwich)
Three prominent local farmers will tear themselves away from their fields and vegetable beds Tuesday, May 3, to talk about the local food movement and why it matters.

Cupcakes, hammocks offered college students during exams (WTVR Richmond)
At 10 p.m. on Thursday, more than 200 students at the College of Charleston emerged from the college library and nearby streets and descended like locusts on a patio table holding boxes of cupcakes.

Georgia town celebrates Vidalia onions with festival (WNEP-TV Moosic)
The air has a distinctive pungent smell and vendors offer fried, grilled, caramelized and fresh fare at the Vidalia Onion Festival, the annual celebration of the onion in south Georgia.

Details of the royal wedding reception (Canada)
TRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leave Buckingham Palace driving a convertible Aston Martin car on April 29, 2011 in London, England.

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