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AP – COST OF LIVING FLAT: The price of clothing, shelter and other goods was unchanged last month, the government said, as a drop in energy prices offset a rise in food costs.

AP – Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers.

Not only are kids snacking more compared with a generation ago, but they’re noshing on increasingly unhealthful snacks. Kids tend to eat calorie-dense and nutritionally poor foods, like salty and fatty snacks. And, they’re starting these behaviors earlier in life, with kids as young as 2 having increased their snack intake the most.

The U.S. has deployed 22,000 troops to Haiti, many of them distributing food and providing medical aid after the massive earthquake in January. But as Haiti begins to get back on its feet, questions are arising about how long U.S. forces will stay.

AP – Three top officials at Cadbury PLC have announced their intention to step down, after the British candy maker’s shareholders approved Kraft Foods Inc.’s roughly $19.5 billion offer to acquire the company.

AP – Yum Brands Inc., which owns Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and other fast-food brands, reports its fourth-quarter results after the stock market closes Wednesday.

After struggling to get food to the Haitian earthquake survivors who need it most, international relief agencies are now using a new distribution system that focuses on giving the food to women. Organizers say previous food handouts were sometimes disrupted by young men pushing their way to the front of the line.

Ten Americans will appear in a Haitian courtroom Monday — they’re accused of trying to take almost three dozen children across the border to the Dominican Republic. NPR’s Mandalit del Barco updates host Guy Raz about that incident and about the latest news about food distribution in the quake-ravaged nation.

Two weeks after the earthquake in Haiti, aid groups are distributing food. Yet many Haitians say they are still not getting the help they need. But some in Port-au-Prince aren’t waiting for outside help. At Muncheez restaurant, neighbors are helping neighbors.

Two weeks after the Haiti earthquake, the rescue phase is over and the humanitarian crisis is evolving. Officials on the ground say with more than one million internally displaced persons, medical treatment and shelter have become greater needs than food. Looming over the humanitarian crisis is the arrival of the Caribbean rainy season in April.