But we should also worry about America’s powerful tendency for avoidance when it comes to the ugly truths about why such a seemingly prosperous nation is also so remarkably violent, the real reasons ...

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Last year’s HB11 proposed a ban on the sale of most disposable vapes and vape juices, with the stated aim of keeping them out of the hands of minors. The new state law, which kicked in January 1st, ...

Patricia Lopez is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy. She is a former member of the editorial board at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she also worked as a senior ...

The Government’s plan for smokers to swap their cigarettes for free vapes to help them quit smoking has come under fire from respiratory advocates. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello said ...

MADERA COUNTY, California (KSEE/KGPE) – A monkey discovered during a bizarre traffic stop in California on Tuesday is getting a new home. Officials pulled over a 2022 Rolls Royce Ghost at around 8 p.m ...

Peter Dazeley/Getty It's another reason to stop vaping in the new year. According to research, vaping, like smoking, has an immediate negative effect on the user’s blood flow — even if the ...

The idea of giving up vaping is likely to have crossed your mind, with a ban on disposable vapes in the UK being just around the corner. A quarter of 11-15-year-olds used a vape in 2023 ...

(WJAR) — A flavored vape ban is now in effect in Rhode Island. It's just one of a list of new laws across Southern New England starting in 2025. The ban on the sale or "possession with intent to ...

New laws this year will see railways start to come under public ownership, new protections for renters and leaseholders and a ban on disposable vapes. There will also be a wage boost for more than ...

A routine traffic stop took an unusual turn when a California Highway Patrol (CHP) official stopped a Rolls-Royce in Madera County on Monday. Officials pulled the 2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost over for ...

California Highway Patrol officers were floored by the “next level monkey business” they discovered inside a speeding Rolls-Royce Ghost in Madera County on Monday night: five cellphones ...