Back in September, President Donald Trump announced that he planned to roll out a federal ban of most flavored e-cigarette products, in light of rising teen vaping rates and a nationwide epidemic of vaping-related lung injuries. The proposed policy won accolades from many parents and public health advocates; even Senate …
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UPDATE (10/18):Stephen King has shared more information about the archive and retreat on Facebook. “We are in the very beginning of planning the writers’ retreat at the house next door, providing housing for up to five writers in residence at a time,” he wrote. “The zoning change getting press coverage …
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Nearly two years after five women accused James Franco of sexual misconduct, a pair of women who attended his acting school filed a lawsuit against the actor, alleging he sexually exploited them. According to the New York Times, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal — two former students at Franco’s Studio …
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In a landmark first step toward normalization of the cannabis industry, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to pass the SAFE Banking Act, a bill that would provide state-legal marijuana businesses with full access to banks and other financial services, as well as allow consumers to use credit- and …
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Prior to his arrest on Wednesday, few outside of the black LGBTQ community had likely heard of Ed Buck, the 65-year-old Democratic political donor and LGBTQ rights advocate who was arrested in West Hollywood and charged with operating a methamphetamine ring. Police arrested Buck after a 37-year-old man overdosed at …
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Sandy Hook Promise, the foundation led by the parents of students killed in the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, have released a PSA today that quickly went viral. The minute-long video mimics “back-to-school” advertisements, and starts off with kids talking to the camera and showing off their new backpacks, …
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Jeffrey Epstein reportedly kept a bizarre painting of former President Bill Clinton wearing red heels and a blue dress in his massive Manhattan mansion — and prints of the same portrait are available to purchase for under $50. The Daily Mailfirst reported the existence of the portrait, speaking with a …
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A clinical and forensic psychologist testified today at the trial for Keith Raniere, the leader of the self-empowerment group and alleged “sex cult” NXIVM, about the gradual, complex behavioral patterns that characterize coercive relationships and complex patterns of abuse. Dawn Hughes, PhD, a clinical and forensic psychologist who specializes in …
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Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced media mogul who has been accused by nearly 80 women of sexual misconduct, has reached a tentative $44 million deal to settle lawsuits with his accusers and other parties, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the terms of the deal, about $30 million would go …
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On Wednesday, April 17th, 60 doctors, nurses, and pharmacists in seven states were arrested in a sweeping sting targeting medical professionals who illegally prescribed opioids to patients, sometimes in shockingly unethical circumstances. Officials have called it the “single largest prescription opioid law enforcement operation in history.” According to the indictments, …
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