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Elf Bar and other e-cigarette makers dodged US customs and taxes after China's ban on vaping flavors 12/19/2023 08:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In only two years, a small, colorful vaping device called Elf Bar has become the most popular disposable e-cigarette in the world, generating billions in sales and quickly emerging as the overwhelming favorite of underage U.S. teens who vape. Last week, U.S. authorities publicly US officials block Elf Bar-maker and others from importing 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes 12/14/2023 01:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. agents recently seized more than 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes from overseas manufacturers, including the Chinese company behind Elf Bar, a line of fruity disposable vapes that has become the top brand among American teens, officials said Thursday. Officials pegged the va 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2024 12/13/2023 07:00pm • 2023 was a forgettable year for most dividend stocks. While growth and technology investments soared, many income investments were left in the dust. Indeed, numerous blue-chip companies have seen their worst share price declines in years thanks to an unprecedented combination of economic events. A s More people are using CBD products. There's still little research on the benefits and risks 12/13/2023 12:05pm • CBD use increased 50% in the past four years, according to a new survey published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. About 1 in 5 survey respondents said they used CBD in the past year. People who use cannabis are more likely to report using CBD, CBG and other hemp-deriv Lawmakers seek action against Elf Bar and other fruity e-cigarettes imported from China 12/08/2023 09:46am • WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are demanding information from federal officials on what they are doing to stop the recent influx of kid-appealing electronic cigarettes from China. Members of a new congressional committee on U.S.-China relations sent the request Thursday to Justice Department an Ohio Republicans propose nixing home grow, increasing taxes in sweeping changes to legal marijuana 12/06/2023 01:11pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Banning marijuana growing at home, increasing the substance's tax rate and altering how those taxes get distributed are among vast changes Ohio Senate Republicans proposed Monday to a marijuana legalization measure approved by voters last month. The changes emerged suddenly French lawmakers approve bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes to protect youth drawn to their flavors 12/05/2023 04:12am • PARIS (AP) — France's National Assembly unanimously approved a bill to ban single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes, in an attempt to protect young people drawn to their flavors and mitigate the environmental impacts of the disposable products known as “puffs.” Lawmakers adopted the bill i France's parliament considers a ban on single-use e-cigarettes 12/04/2023 09:39pm • PARIS (AP) — The French parliament is considering a ban on single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes that are popular with teenagers for their sweet flavors and are under scrutiny as a new source of trash. The ban, supported Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and Health Minister Aurelien Rousseau, Biden visits Boebert's district to reject Republican criticism of green policies 11/29/2023 07:24pm • PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden used a backdrop of the world's largest facility for wind tower manufacturing to sharpen his criticism of Republicans Wednesday, saying the company's expansion validates an environmental agenda his political opponents want to undo. The company that Biden vi Christopher Luxon sworn in as New Zealand prime minister, says priority is to improve economy 11/26/2023 10:04pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Christopher Luxon was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister on Monday and said his top priority was to improve the economy. The 53-year-old former businessman leads a conservative coalition after his National Party struck a deal Friday with two smaller parties fol A Las Vegas high school grapples with how a feud over stolen items escalated into a fatal beating 11/22/2023 02:28pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Students at a Las Vegas high school had gone home for the day when an urgent message was broadcast from the intercom: A defibrillator was needed near one of the classrooms. A nurse ran in the direction of the emergency. A group of teachers tried to perform CPR. It wasn't until the 4 Las Vegas high school students charged with murder as adults in classmate's fatal beating 11/21/2023 01:13pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors in Las Vegas have formally charged four high school students as adults with murder in the deadly beating of their schoolmate, a fight that was captured on cellphone video and has been widely shared across social media. The two 16-year-olds and two 17-year-olds are char Judge orders Las Vegas high schoolers held on no bail in classmate's deadly beating 11/17/2023 06:25pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four of the eight Las Vegas high school students accused of beating their schoolmate to death in an alley around the corner from campus made their first appearances Friday in the adult court system. In separate hearings, the two 16-year-olds and two 17-year-olds were ordered to re Eight Las Vegas high schoolers face murder charges in their classmate's death. Here's what we know 11/16/2023 07:36pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eight Las Vegas high school students between the ages of 13 and 17 years old were arrested on murder charges in the beating death of a schoolmate that was captured on cellphone video and widely share across social media. Jonathan Lewis Jr., 17, was hospitalized with severe head tr Las Vegas high school student beaten to death by 10 classmates between 13 and 17, police say 11/15/2023 09:02pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was beaten to death in an alleyway around the corner from campus by 10 of his classmates between the ages of 13 and 17, a prearranged fight that authorities said broke out over a pair of headphones and a vape pen. But police homicide