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Health
A Quarter of Smokers Quit Under Menthol Bans, Study Finds
As public health groups pressure the Biden administration to impose a ban on menthol cigarettes, research suggests similar moves in other countries have led to lower smoking rates.
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World
Ban Fossil Fuels? Readers Had Strong Thoughts.
I got a lot of responses to my Friday newsletter on restricting the supply of fossil fuels, one of which said “oof no” in the subject line. It was from an economist named Benjamin Ho, who wrote that he usually likes my newsletter, “But, oh boy, was ...
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World
What a Reported Trump Plan on Restricting Abortion Would Mean
The idea, a federal ban after 16 weeks, is not very popular — nor would it stop very many abortions.
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World
Ohio Governor Orders Restrictions on Transgender Care After Vetoing Ban
The News Just a week after vetoing a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio issued an executive order on Friday banning gender-transition surgeries for anyone under 18 at state hospitals or ambulatory clinics. The governor ...
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World
Appeals Court Allows California Ban on Guns in Most Public Places to Take Effect
A federal appeals court halted a lower court’s block on the law, which prohibits firearms in certain places such as playgrounds and libraries, allowing it to take effect on Monday.
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World
Idaho Judge Temporarily Blocks Ban on Gender Transition Care for Minors
The News A federal judge in Idaho temporarily blocked the enforcement of a state law on Tuesday that bans gender transition care for minors and threatens medical professionals with a felony conviction if they provide such care, just six days before ...
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World
Hochul Plans to Veto Ban on Noncompete Agreements in New York
The governor wanted to allow employers to use the agreements with high-paid workers, but was unable to work out a compromise with state lawmakers.
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Business
Why a Warner Bros.-Paramount Does (and Doesn’t) Makes Sense
A potential merger could bolster their streaming businesses and negotiating power with cable operators. But their crushing debt load could be a turn-off.
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World
New York City Moves to Ban Solitary Confinement, Defying Mayor Adams
The New York City Council is expected to approve a bill to ban solitary confinement this week over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, who may veto it.
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World
Democrats Seize on Texas Case in Push for Abortion Rights
Democratic candidates jumped on the story of a woman who left Texas for an abortion as a cautionary tale for voters, and Republicans were largely silent.