So now they are holed up in another state playing a high stakes game of chicken over which side will cave first.

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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is crowing about a California Appeals Court decision that maybe, possibly might require every restaurant in the Golden State to warn customers that eating grilled chicken could kill them.

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So in a state known for its big barbeque and fried chicken, Austin turns out to be a panacea for vegetarian diners.

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Ted Giannoulas was a student at San Diego State University in the early 1970s when he accepted a gig to don a chicken suit and hand out Easter eggs to kids at the San Diego Zoo.

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Christoph Steiner, of the University of Georgia, reported that biochar produced from chicken litter could do the same in the sandy soil of Tifton in that state.

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