Trump threatens to tariff EU cheese, wine, helicopters, over Airbus subsidies

The Trump administration is proposing tariffs on new passenger helicopters, various cheeses and wines, ski suits and certain motorcycles in response to harm the U.S. says is being caused by European Union subsidies to Boeing Co. rival Airbus SE.

In issuing the list, which includes many other items,…

L.A. Times – Business

Millennials Blamed for Travails of American Cheese

American cheese has been a staple in US kitchens for decades, but Bloomberg reports that its fortunes appear to be heading south. The story also sees one big reason why: Millennials aren’t interested in buying or eating the processed stuff, preferring instead natural cheeses that taste more distinctive even if…
Newser

In an Ancient Jar, World’s Oldest Cheese Is Found

For thousands of years beneath Egypt’s desert sands, a solidified whitish substance sat in a broken jar. Scientists now say it’s “probably the most ancient archaeological solid residue of cheese ever found,” per the AP . Archaeologists came across the finding while cleaning the sands around a 19th-dynasty tomb at the…
Newser

Taco Bell Cheese Dip, Goldfish Crackers Recalled

If you’ve got Taco Bell “Salsa Con Queso” mild cheese dip in your house, you might have to toss it. Kraft Heinz has issued a voluntary recall for about 7,000 cases of the dip due to signs of product separation that could allow for the growth of bacteria that…
Newser

Take Our Cheese, Please: American Cheese Makers Suffer Under New Tariffs

Cheese makers that rely on foreign sales are strained as China and Mexico raise tariffs on U.S. mozzarella and provolone.
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McDonald’s Sued for $5M Over 2 Slices of Cheese

They didn’t want cheese on their Quarter Pounders. They claim they had to pay for it anyway—a cost of up to $ 1—and now want $ 5 million for the trouble. That’s according to a new lawsuit filed by two Florida residents against McDonald’s, which should be used to such…
Newser

Chester Cheetah Actor’s Getting Divorced, Wife Says Hold the Cheese

It ain’t easy being Mrs. Cheesy, apparently … because the guy who voices Chester Cheetah is getting divorced. Maral Leadbeater filed her divorce petition Tuesday in Los Angeles, officially calling it quits from Adam Leadbeater … best known as…

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Giancarlo Stanton Greased Up and Topless, Say Cheese!

Here’s NY Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton making you feel inferior … showing off his insane, jacked physique in a topless photo shoot.  You’re welcome.  Stanton flexed out for Men’s Health magazine (on stands now) — which included…

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Massive Chuck E. Cheese Brawl Involves Upwards of 20 People

Authorities say a large brawl that spilled out of a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in New Jersey left two people injured, including an employee who tried to break up the fight. Deptford police arrived Sunday night to find a fight involving as many as 20 people. It’s unclear what sparked…
Newser

China lifts ban on stinky cheese imports

China has lifted a ban on imports of soft cheeses such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola and Stilton.
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