Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors
The number of different e-cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000, despite a three-year effort by the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on kid-friendly flavors
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Meta is giving parents more visibility into who their teens are messaging on social media
Meta is adding new safeguards and monitoring tools for teens across its social platforms: parental controls on Messenger, suggestions for teens to step away from Facebook after 20 minutes, and nudges urging young night-owl Instagrammers to stop scrolling.
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The world's biggest cruise ship is almost ready
Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the world's new biggest cruise ship, has completed its first round of sea trials after construction at a shipyard in Finland. It's set to debut in the Caribbean in January 2024.
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'Their plan is to literally kill people': Senate Democrats reveal new details about intel warnings ahead of January 6 attack
The January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was "essentially planned in plain sight on social media" and yet the FBI and Department of Homeland Security appeared to have "completely dropped the ball," a Senate committee concluded in the latest highly critical assessment of the security failures.
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ECB's Enria wants euro zone banks out of Russia faster
The European Central Bank wants lenders to speed up their exit from Russia given the increased reputational, legal
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Deliberations continue in the trial of the ex-school resource officer who stayed outside during Parkland shooting
Deliberations are continuing for a second day Tuesday in the trial of Scot Peterson, a former school resource officer who stayed outside during the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy and sues former partner Foxconn
Lordstown Motors, the EV maker, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday and announced a lawsuit against Foxconn, accusing its former partner of setting out to "destroy" its business.
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Janitor heard 'annoying alarms' and turned off freezer, ruining 20 years of school research worth $1 million, lawsuit says
A university janitor who turned off a freezer after hearing multiple "annoying alarms," ruined more than 20 years of research, according to a lawsuit filed against his employer by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York.
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Congo fashion show hopes to inspire peace, creativity in region affected by conflict
Fashion designers from several parts of Africa have come together for a show in eastern Congo, hoping to inspire peace and creativity in a region long affected by conflict
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Farmers markets thrive as customers and vendors who latched on during the pandemic remain loyal
Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to shop outdoors, and at the same time support smaller, often local businesses
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Tennessee inmate captured while another remains at large after the pair broke out through a jail ceiling, authorities say
Authorities in northwestern Tennessee are asking the public for help locating escaped inmate Ronnie Sharp after he and another man broke out of jail, law enforcement said.
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Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr and legislative researcher Erin Reed have emerged as a power couple spreading hope to fellow transgender people
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