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Vaping-related illness sickens over 500 in US

New York moves to enact statewide flavored e-cigarettes ban

2:47 am September 16, 2019

NEW YORK: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns connected to vaping, especially among young people. The Democrat announced Sunday that the state health commissioner would be making a recommendation this week to the state Public Health and Health Planning […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump vows to protect 2nd Amendment after gun briefing

2:33 pm September 13, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump pledged Thursday to protect the Second Amendment, hours after huddling with top advisers to discuss gun control measures he might be willing to publicly stand behind. Speaking to reporters before flying to Baltimore for a Republican retreat, Trump insisted “a lot of progress” had been made on background checks “and various […]

Democrats intensify ‘impeachment’ probe of Trump

11:44 pm September 12, 2019

Washington: Democrats stepped up their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump Thursday even as the party’s leaders remained dubious about the political value of the move 14 months before the next presidential election. The House Judiciary Committee approved new procedures that will permit it to demand more documents and testimony from the White House, declaring […]

Trump insists US already has ‘strong’ gun background checks

9:26 pm August 21, 2019

Washington : President Donald Trump has insisted that the US already has “very, very strong background checks” for gun purchases in the latest sign that he is backing away from throwing his political support behind changes to the system that are opposed by the powerful gun lobby. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on […]

Trump accuses Jewish Democratic voters of ‘great disloyalty’

1:53 pm August 21, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats display “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty,” sparking accusations that he is promoting and politicising anti-Semitism. His comments, which drew fierce rebuke from Jewish groups, came amid his ongoing dispute with Democratic Muslim congresswomen Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and […]