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‘Smoking kills,’ US tobacco firms say in court-ordered ads

Smoking kills an average 1,200 Americans daily, US tobacco companies admitted Sunday in court-ordered “corrective statements” published in newspapers. The ads began appearing 11 years after District Judge Gladys Kessler, in a 1,682-page opinion, ruled in 2006 that the companies violated racketeering laws by deceiving the public for decades on the health dangers of smoking. […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Rep. John Conyers quits House committee post amid sexual harassment probe

WASHINGTON — Sexual abuse allegations continued to roil U.S. politics Sunday, with Democrat Rep. John Conyers Jr. stepping down from a powerful House post and President Donald Trump again voicing support for Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. Conyers announced he was stepping down as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee while he faces

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Robert Mueller Can’t Own Up to His Mistakes, Aides Say

Robert Mueller, special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election, is a “gruff guy” who routinely undermined his subordinates and evaded responsibility as head of the FBI, according to several former aides and investigators who worked with Mueller interviewed by the Los Angeles Times. In a lengthy profile published

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Director and “Andy Griffith” star Ron Howard has suffered a heartbreaking personal loss

Television Academy’s 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Gala – Backstage & Audience Hollywood royalty Rance Howard, father of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” movie director Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, sadly passed away on Saturday at the age of 89, his son announced on Twitter. “Clint & I have been blessed to be Rance

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

US Warns of Repercussions for Pakistan Over Release of Alleged Terror Mastermind

The United States warned Pakistan on Saturday that there would be “repercussions” in bilateral relations unless Islamabad immediately re-arrested and prosecuted an Islamist leader accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India. The warning came after Pakistani authorities on Friday acted on a court order and freed Hafiz Saeed, a U.S.-designated global terrorist, from

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International, USA

John Kelly Reportedly Discusses Jared, Ivanka Departing

Donald Trump’s White House may no longer be a family-run business in the years ahead, if Chief of Staff John Kelly’s conversations with the president’s advisers reflect a possible foreshadowing of departures among the first family. The former secretary of national security—now tasked with heading Trump’s day-to-day operations in the West Wing—has discussed the possibility

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Important parts of life obituaries tend to omit

© By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Sports, recreation, athletics promote healthy living, competition and social networks. They can be lifelong habits, even obsessions. When a team member dies they are missed, mourned, and remembered by the remaining teammates. You will not get this from reading newspaper obituaries. Joseph Goldstein and Peter Craig are examples.

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Obituaries & memorials, Oliver Pollak, Sports & Competitions, USA