The US spent millions eradicating corn smut (huitlacoche). Now it's a fine-dining delicacy.

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Huitlacoche, also known as the "Mexican truffle," is an edible fungus that forms on undeveloped corn ears and sells for as much as $40 a pound.

I put Taco Bell's wacky menu experiments to the test. Some meals should return to the lab, while crazy-good items like breakfast tater tots should go national.

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Nancy Luna, Business Insider food correspondent, tries Taco Bell's test items.

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T-Mobile faces a lawsuit after an employee sent himself nude photos he found on a customer's phone

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A T-Mobile store in Manhattan, New York.

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Chick-fil-A sells wings through a spinoff restaurant called Little Blue Menu. I tried them and liked them a lot better than CFA's signature chicken sandwich.

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Little Blue Menu is Chick-fil-A's attempt to break into two new menu items: chicken wings and burgers.

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How chefs feed 100,000 Michigan fans at America's biggest football stadium

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Why people risk their lives to milk deadly snakes

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Gap's new CEO thinks he can make Banana Republic a 'quiet luxury' destination

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Is this quiet luxury?

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Get ready for a blowout Black Friday

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Retailers are warning that demand is slowing heading into the holiday season. That means they'll need to lure shoppers with big discounts.

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Walmart is also ready for grocery prices to come down

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Grocery shoppers could start to see some relief.

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A woman who went viral on TikTok after saying the ice in her insulated Stanley cup survived a car fire is being offered a new car by the bottle brand

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A Stanley cup appears to have survived a car fire in a TikTok video.
A Stanley cup appears to have survived a car fire in a TikTok video.

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