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Court won't hear appeal of landmark 1996 lawsuit
The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal of a Florida lawsuit making it easier for sick smokers or their survivors to pursue lawsuits against tobacco companies. The court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and Liggett Group LLC. They wanted ...
Georgia farmers growing more tobacco in 2013
Georgia farmers have planted between 13,000 and 15,000 acres of tobacco this year, University of Georgia agricultural cooperative officials say. Professor and cooperative extension agronomist Michael Moore told the Telegraph of Macon (http://bit.ly/18FUDtQ ) Georgia farmers have planted more tobacco in 2013 than any of the past four years. The ...
New England editorial roundup
The Rutland (Vt.) Herald, Oct. 1, 2013 On Oct. 1 in 1960, Nigeria — Africa's most populous nation — gained its independence 54 years after it had been colonized by the United Kingdom and became part of the then-sprawling British Empire. But Nigerians must wonder if their prized independence has ...
Lawmakers seek to raise Utah smoking age to 21
Utah already has the highest age among the states for allowing tobacco purchases — 19. But two legislators want to raise it a little higher, to age 21, which would match the state's minimum age for drinking alcohol. "Studies show that an overwhelming majority of smokers try their first cigarette ...
Lorillard buys UK-based electronic cigarette firm
Lorillard Inc., the nation's third-biggest tobacco company, has acquired U.K.-based electronic cigarette maker SKYCIG for 30 million pounds (about $49 million) to expand its global presence in the fast-growing business. Greensboro, N.C.-based Lorillard, said Tuesday it also will pay up to another 30 million pounds ($49 million) more in 2016 ...
Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials
St. Cloud Times, Sept. 30 Watch how employers handle Affordable Care Act Amid the highly charged partisan debate about the viability of the federal Affordable Care Act, one of the best nonpolitical gauges to watch could be U.S. employers with 50 or more workers that already offer those workers health ...
Philip Morris buys $625M Arab Investors-TA stake
Cigarette seller Philip Morris International is buying a 49 percent stake in Arab Investors-TA for $625 million. Philip Morris International Inc., which sells brands including Marlboro overseas, said Monday that the transaction gives it a nearly 25 percent interest in the Société des Tabacs Algéro-Emiratie, a joint venture between Arab ...
Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers
Quad-City Times. Sept. 27, 2013. "No Child" continues its miserable failure Education is evolving at lightning speed. High school students are earning college credits before their graduation. Students are blogging homework assignments so their work can be evaluated by peers as well as teachers. Many school districts are putting laptops ...
N. Ky. endorses push for statewide smoking ban
The Northern Kentucky District Board of Health is getting behind an effort supporting a statewide smoking ban. The Kentucky Enquirer (http://bit.ly/18PB8Sh) reports the vote this month was the first time the 32-member board has endorsed a push by Smoke-Free Kentucky for a state law that would ban smoking at worksites, ...
40 AGs urge tight regulation of e-cigarettes
Forty attorneys general sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday urging the agency to meet its own deadline and regulate electronic cigarettes in the same way it regulates tobacco products. The letter, co-sponsored by Massachusetts Attorney Martha Coakley and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, says ...
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