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A court blocks a ban on the sale of large sugary drinks - including soda - from restaurants in New York City, a day before the law was to take effect.

It wasn't too long ago that America had a love affair with soda. Now, an old flame has the country's heart.

PepsiCo Inc stood by its full-year forecast on Wednesday despite beating earnings expectations in the third quarter as it pours money back into its business.

The study found that removing soda only prompted students to buy sports drinks and other sugar-laden beverages instead.

Federal officials rejected a proposal to bar New York City’s food stamp users from buying soda with their benefits.

People who drank diet soda every day had a 61 percent higher risk of vascular events, including stroke and heart attack, found a new study that followed 2,500 New Yorkers for nine years.

PepsiCo set a $6 billion bid for its two largest independent bottlers. A deal would give it control of about 80% of its distribution.