Wired
Attorney General Raúl Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram. more…
The Atlantic
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How the cruelty of the Confederacy’s prison camps gave rise to the rules of war more…
Thepointmag.com
When I started smoking I was sixteen, and my life was very complicated. more…
Science Daily
Ultra-processed foods are everywhere in the American diet, and researchers are finding alarming consequences. Using national health data, scientists found that adults with the highest intake of these foods had a 47% higher risk of heart attack or stroke. The … more…
Nature.com
Massive cuts to global health-care funding have had a huge impact on the continent, but a more resilient system can be built from within. more…
Jezebel
The vibes are getting dangerously hopeful. more…
Techdirt
A California police department is none too happy that its license plate reader records were accessed by federal employees it never gave explicit permission to peruse. And, once again, it’s Flock Safety shrugging itself into another PR black eye. Mountain View… more…
Vox
FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia — Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and frightening animals. Venomous spiders. Deadly snakes. Jellyfish with fatal stings. But it is also home to one of the world’s cutest: the flying fox, a… more…
Rolling Stone
Meta and Google are defending themselves in a California court — and what happens at this trial could affect thousands of other cases more…
The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening arguments for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, begin this week. Instagr… more…
The Indian Express
The circular urges all concerned not to engage in spitting of pan masala/gutka, or tobacco in the court premises. more…
The Indian Express
Supreme Court circular: The circular urges all concerned not to engage in spitting of pan masala/gutka, or tobacco in the court premises. more…
mindbodygreen.com
Yet another reason to eat your veggies. more…
The Times of India
Indian companies saw mixed results in the December quarter. Consumer sectors like automobiles, banking, cement, and pharma performed well due to festive demand and GST cuts. However, labor code changes impacted profitability. Future trends will depend on rura… more…
Psychology Today
Talking to kids about vaping can be challenging. Parents can better understand the reasons behind vaping and how to talk to them about its dangers. more…
R-bloggers.com
I am excited to introduce a new R package called flownet providing high-performance tools for transport modeling—network processing, route enumeration, and traffic assignment in R. As of now, the package implements the Path-Sized Logit (PSL) model (Ben-Akiva … more…
Il Sole 24 Ore
Dopo Philip Morris con Marlboro arrivano variazioni di prezzo anche sui prodotti di JTI, detentrice del brand Camel more…
TechRadar
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles. more…
Thechive.com
Do you remember when a cartoon camel in sunglasses was one of the most recognizable characters in America? Joe Camel was not a Saturday morning cartoon, nor a cereal mascot. He was the mascot for Camel cigarettes. And man, he was cool. Joe Camel is a great ex… more…
TheBlaze
A study published Monday in the Milbank Quarterly, an esteemed peer-reviewed health policy journal, indicated that ultra-processed foods "share key engineering strategies adopted from the tobacco industry, such as dose optimization and hedonic manipulation."W… more…
Here the authors identify nicotine-derived inhibitors of the SARS-CoV−2 main protease that outperform Paxlovid in cells and mice, remain effective against resistant variants, and show broad activity against multiple human coronaviruses. more…
Fox Sports
UNC shocked Duke, Michigan couldn't overcome UCLA, a 27-rebound game, Michigan State outlasts Illinois, a Division III record and more from the weekend's college basketball action. more…
Fox Sports
Here are the top 10 men's college basketball teams by NET ranking, who is already fighting on the bubble and the biggest risers and fallers through week 14. more…
Drinkhacker.com
El Mayor has long been a favorite tequila of Drinkhacker, and it’s also one of the most innovative kids on the block. Its series of special editions is unmatched in depth and breadth, and its latest offering continues its run of creativity, using coffee beans… more…
Expansion.com
Las grandes empresas británicas están convirtiendo a Santander y BBVA en piezas fijas de su financiación. Las dos entidades han escalado posiciones con su negocio de banca de... more…
Reason
Members of Congress want answers about a gun registry database that could threaten the liberty and privacy of firearms owners. more…
New York Post
Fireworks are expected in a very tense courtroom more…
Awaytogarden.com
WHAT DO YOU SAY we explore expanding our herb-gardening efforts to include some goodies to fill those jars in the spice rack, too? Most of us have probably grown cilantro, for instance, with its distinctive-tasting bright green foliage, but I suspect few of u… more…
New York Post
Instagram’s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. more…
CBS News
In 1996, 60 Minutes spoke with then-FDA commissioner David Kessler about his investigation into the tobacco industry. Dr. Kessler presented Lesley Stahl with his evidence that tobacco companies had manipulated nicotine levels to hook consumers. more…
CBS News
Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez defeated her Republican opponent in a district President Trump won by 13 points in 2024. more…
CBS News
Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube dispute claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. more…
Nature.com
Insights into regulatory T cell biology are accelerating therapeutic innovation in cancer immunotherapy, autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. more…
He's been declared bankrupt repeatedly, and was a gambling addict. Now he's linked to a $1.5 million fine for illegal tobacco. more…
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch confirms officers from Taskforce Maverick, which investigates crime linked to the illicit tobacco and vape trade, are involved with the investigation. more…
Nature.com
An orthosteric CSN inhibitor gains nanomolar potency via a molecular-glue mechanism, stabilizing a CSN5–N8–inhibitor complex that confers substrate-dependent inhibition despite weak free-enzyme affinity. more…
menshealth.com
Wellness influencers are saying that mullein leaf can help repair lung damage caused by smoking tobacco or marijuana. Doctors say that’s not the truth. more…
menshealth.com
Experts and doctors describe why otherwise healthy young men are getting diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer, and what signs and symptoms to look for. more…
The Atlantic
The first in a wave of legal cases alleging that social media is dangerously addictive is now on trial. more…
Hotnews.ro
KT&G (fost Korea Tobacco & Ginseng), cel mai mare producător de tutun din Coreea de Sud și al cincilea la nivel mondial, a tatonat piața românească cu scopul construcției unei fabrici de dispozitive pentru încălzirea… more…
Breitbart News
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta and Google's YouTube are defending themselves in a Los Angeles courtroom against accusations that they intentionally designed their platforms to addict young users, as opening statements began Monday in a landmark trial that could resha… more…
CBS Sports
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Naturalnews.com
A new international study published in Nature Medicine found that almost four in 10 cancer cases worldwide could be prevented by reducing exposure to known, modifiable risk factors. Tobacco use accounted for about 15% of new cancer cases, infections for rough… more…
Naturalnews.com
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges governors to ban sugary drinks and processed foods from SNAP eligibility, aligning with Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has already approved waivers in Arkansas, Idaho… more…
Marketing Week
We arm you with all the stats you need to tackle the week ahead. Source more…
The Week Magazine
Trial will determine if Meta, YouTube designed addictive products more…
Ozbargain.com.au
Check your emails! Received an email from Coles with subject: Here’s $20 off to check out what's new online, First Name! Min. Spend $50 Description: We’d love for you to give online … more…
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Slate Magazine
We are no longer talking about individual law enforcement agencies, but rather a giant, singular blob. more…
YouTube's legal team insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was not intentionally addictive or even technically social media, on the second day of a landmark U.S. trial targeting tech giants. YouTube and Meta -- the parent company of Instagram … more…
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Wattsupwiththat.com
Quote of the Week: “Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts” — Richard Feynman [H/t Francis Menton] more…
TheWrap
A bellwether case accusing Meta and YouTube of addicting young users and harming their mental health could reverberate through courtrooms for years to come The post In Landmark Social Media Trial, Big Tech Faces the Big Tobacco Playbook | Analysis appeared fi… more…
TheWrap
“There’s always trade-off between safety and speech,” Adam Mosseri adds The post Instagram Chief Argues Social Media Not ‘Clinically Addictive’ in Landmark Trial appeared first on TheWrap. more…
TheWrap
The company’s lawyers delivered the video platform's opening statements Tuesday in California state court The post YouTube Argues It’s Designed for Entertainment, Not Addiction, in Landmark Social Media Trial appeared first on TheWrap. more…
The software stock correction could morph into a full-on long-term beating, Goldman Sachs warns. more…
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Reason
The newspaper’s plan to address marijuana abuse would compound the disadvantages that state-licensed suppliers face in competing with the black market. more…
My Modern Met
Study Finds Most Preventable Cancers in the World Linked to Two Avoidable Habits Cancer often feels unpredictable. It can arrive without warning and change a family forever. Many people see it as something beyond personal control. But growing research tells a… more…
The Conversation Africa
Preventing disease is clearly worthwhile. So why is the future of a key Australian health promotion agency, VicHealth, in the balance? more…
Reason
A district court concluded plaintiff had adequately alleged (it's all just allegations at this point) that the article included false and defamatory statements, but hadn't adequately alleged the statements were knowingly or recklessly false, and hadn't adequa… more…
FDA.gov
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved drug labeling changes to six menopausal hormone therapy products, also known as hormone replacement therapy (HRT), to clarify risk considerations for these drugs. more…
CNA
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CNA
In the US trial targeting tech giants, YouTube argued it is not addictive or a social media platform. more…
Insurance Journal
Facebook, Google and other tech giants for more than a decade have rejected allegations that they build products deliberately to get kids addicted to social media. For the first time, company executives, including Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer M… more…
Android Headlines
The first trial accusing Meta and Google of deliberately designing their social media platforms addictive for children and teens has begun. more…
Adevarul.ro
Cel mai mare producător de tutun din Coreea de Sud a analizat posibilitatea construirii unei giga-fabrici în România, cu impact regional, însă a decis în final să investească într-o unitate mai mică în Kazahstan. more…
Boston Herald
This year, how about nixing the real flowers and asking for something with more longevity, still with a floral theme? more…
Boston Herald
Jurors got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defendants. more…
Boston Herald
Meta and Google’s YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children in court starting this week. more…
Boston Herald
Health information has been delayed, deleted and in some cases stopped all together. more…
Boston Herald
In the past, Trump has spent little to support political causes beyond his own. more…
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The post 40 “Technically The Truth” Memes You Can’t Argue With And That’s What Makes Them Funny appeared first on Pleated Jeans. more…
Fortune
Meta lawyer Paul Schmidt spoke of the disagreement within the scientific community over social media addiction. more…
The Tasmanian government announces increased penalties for those caught selling illegal tobacco products. more…
Hamad was deported from Australia in 2023 and has been a key person of interest relating to firebombings at Victorian tobacco shops and businesses. more…
Izismile.com
Top Secret Facts About James Bond That Didn’t Make It Into The Movies (12 pics) more…
The Conversation Africa
Colon cancer symptoms can be subtle. While lifestyle changes can help reduce your risk, open communication with your family and doctor is essential. more…
Hurriyet Daily News
Around 300 people die every day in Türkiye from smoking-related causes, amounting to nearly 100,000 preventable deaths annually, an expert warns, as authorities prepare to expand anti-tobacco regulations in public spaces. more…
Hurriyet Daily News
Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court. more…
Coast Guard Station San Juan and Sector San Juan Boarding Team members working with Homeland Security Task Force - San Juan Region partner agencies apprehended a stowaway smuggler and seized 10 bales of cocaine in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Jan. 28, 2026. more…
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Health chiefs say move to extend smoke-free places - including outside hospitals - would protect vulnerable people from breathing in second-hand smoke. more…