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Tobacco war could put pressure on emergency departments

Violence linked to the illegal tobacco trade could lead to serious injuries and more work for busy emergency departments, doctors warn.

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Penny Mordaunt takes job advising one of world’s largest tobacco firms

Former Tory leadership contender, who abstained on smoking ban vote last year, will work for British American Tobacco on ‘harm reduction’

The Guardian - UK

In Sweden, a focus on smokeless tobacco - Roll Call

Both the U.S. and Sweden aim to be "smokeless" within 10 years. In Sweden, that transition is happening thanks to smokeless tobacco products.

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Kash Patel replaced as interim head of the ATF by the Secretary of the Army

Patel was replaced following a report that he has been a ‘largely absent leader’ at Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives. Trump hasn’t yet nominated anyone to permanently lead the agency

The Independent UK

17 Celebrity-Favorite Perfumes to Shop at the Sephora Savings Event

Sephora's Savings Event is full of celebrity-favorite perfumes at up to 20 percent off.

Marie Claire

Australia’s innovative new policies are designed to cut smoking rates – here are 6 ideas NZ could borrow

At the start of this month, when denicotinisation would have been due to come into effect in Aotearoa New Zealand (had the government not repealed smokefree laws), Australia introduced innovative smokefree policies to change the look, ingredients and packaging of tobacco products.

The Conversation

The Supreme Court Blesses the FDA's Rejection of Flavored Nicotine Vapes

The justices unanimously overturned a 5th Circuit decision that deemed the agency's treatment of e-liquids "arbitrary and capricious."

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Cardiologists have announced THIS vegetable as #1 for heart health

Well, no one would be surprised to find that vegetables are one of the most recommended objects of consumption for good heart health. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally, with an estimated 17.9 million deaths each year. Most…

The Times of India

Paris Metro bans David Hockney exhibition poster due to artist’s cigarette

Promotional material for the upcoming David Hockney exhibition in Paris has been banned because the artist is seen with a cigarette. Hockney described the situation as “complete madness”.

Euronews

Clue in hunt for 'lowlife' arsonists over deadly attack

A tip-off to police and a new image of a person of interest could help investigators find those responsible for a firebombing that killed an innocent woman.

AAP

White Lion Reverses Fifth Circuit Again By Narrowly Reading Record And Question Presented

It is very easy to reverse a court when you exclude virtually every argument from consideration.

Reason

US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

The Guardian - US

Big tobacco should be forced to pay ‘polluter pays levy’ – MPs

They called for more action to make smoking ‘obsolete’ in 20 years.

The Independent UK

Belgium bans display of tobacco products in shops

The new law is designed to curb impulse purchases of cigarettes and tobacco — and supermarkets are prohibited from selling them altogether.

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The Independent UK

The ingredients banned in cigarettes across Australia from today

The new laws will change the look, ingredients, and packaging of tobacco products from April 1

The Conversation

Menthol cigarettes will be banned from April 1. Here’s why – and what else is changing

New laws come into effect in Australia today that change the look, ingredients, and packaging of tobacco products.

AAP

Unfiltered warnings aim to shock smokers into quitting

Confronting new health warnings will appear on individual cigarettes as a range of mandatory changes to tobacco products take effect.

International Business Times

Australian Black Market Tobacco Sparks Firebombings, Budget Hole

Sky-high tobacco prices in Australia have created a lucrative black market, analysts say, sparking a violent "tobacco war" and syphoning away billions in potential tax revenue.

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The Independent UK

Footballers are taking white snus – but tobacco free doesn’t mean risk free

One-fifth of professional players regularly indulge in snus because they say it improves their game

MusicRadar

“The mini humbucker fits into the same sized pickup cavity as a P-90 and delivers low-noise humbucking pickup performance and a slightly brighter and more open tone”: Gibson remixes the Les Paul Special with mini humbuckers

Available with dual mini humbuckers or with a P-90/mini humbucker combo, these Tobacco Burst singlecuts are available exclusively from Gibson direct

The Conversation

White snus: why ‘tobacco free’ doesn’t mean risk free

A habit that is worrying health authorities in Sweden where increasing numbers of teenagers are taking what’s known as “snus” is also concerning football authorities in England where one-fifth of professional players are regularly indulging because they say it improves their game.

The Conversation

Tobacco excise revenue has tanked amid a booming black market. That’s a diabolical problem for the government

Tuesday night’s federal budget revealed a sharp drop in what was once a major source of revenue for the government – the tobacco excise.

AAP

'Call or have no shop': alleged tobacco extortion probe

A shop owner so concerned he was being targeted by a crime syndicate he sold his business and moved house, as the alleged extortions were caught on camera.

Evening Standard

Government plans for ‘smoke-free generation’ move closer to becoming law

MPs voted 366 to 41, majority 325, to approve the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at third reading.

Evening Standard

MP quit smoking after voting to ban cigarette sales to young people

Labour MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter backed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill and gave up smoking herself.

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