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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 […]

Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away

10:02 pm September 15, 2019

MCLEAN’S TOWN, Bahamas: Jeffrey Roberts lifted a mustard-yellow curtain from the ground to hunt for passports and other documents at the place where his family’s home stood before Hurricane Dorian blasted into Grand Bahama Island. What was underneath was sodden and unrecognizable. He shuffled across a white tile floor, the only clear sign this had […]

Violence flares after Hong Kong protesters defy police ban

9:58 pm September 15, 2019

HONG KONG: Police fired chemical-laced blue water and tear gas at protesters who lobbed Molotov cocktails outside the Hong Kong government office complex Sunday, as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown in defiance of a police ban. A mixed crowd of hardcore protesters in black and wearing masks, along with […]

Embattled Israeli PM Netanyahu fights for survival in do-over election

2:15 pm September 15, 2019

Jerusalem: A visibly frantic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the fight of his political life as the country heads to national elections for the second time this year. With Netanyahu locked in a razor tight race and facing the likelihood of criminal corruption charges, a decisive victory in Tuesday’s vote may be the only […]

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 […]