The cafeteria at the Globe's Dorchester headquarters was cited for three critical health code violations in a July 10 inspection.

Two of the violations, related to food temperature, carry the risk of causing food-borne illness. All of the violations were corrected when inspectors followed up a week later, according to city records. The cafe is run by corporate food-service provider Flik International Corp. The Globe said Flik responded appropriately.

Source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/23/globes_cafeteria_is_cited_for_health_code_violations/

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Massachusetts, which earlier this decade had the lowest percentage of eligible residents using food stamps, now has the fastest-growing food-stamp program in the country, a dramatic turnaround that state officials attribute to soaring food prices and a simplified application process.

As food and fuel costs continue to rise, the officials say, people who would not normally use food stamps are turning to the federal program to make ends meet.

Source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/23/food_stamp_use_soars_in_mass/

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Iran will not "retreat one iota" in its nuclear activities, its president says, in his first reaction to a new call for Tehran to end uranium enrichment.

Envoys from the US, EU and UN asked Iran to give an answer within two weeks or face possible new sanctions.

The meeting in Geneva on Saturday was the first time US and Iranian officials have held face-to-face talks about Iran's controversial nuclear programme.

"The Iranian people are steadfast," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.

They "will not retreat one iota in the face of oppressing powers," he said in the televised speech made to thousands of supporters in the southern town of Yasouj.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7520854.stm