U.S. officials on Tuesday said a coalition of 39 states will investigate whether the e-cigarette giant Juul Labs deliberately marketed to youths with misleading claims about the nicotine content of its vaping products. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and Texas said they will lead the multi-state investigation into San Francisco-based Juul, which also is […]
Amid coronavirus outbreak, China bans consumption, trade of wild animals, reports say
China has banned the consumption and trade of wild animals in an effort to halt the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, which is believed to have originated at an animal and seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to a Monday report. China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed a resolution […]
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma launches campaign for opioid victims to file claims
Purdue Pharma, the drug company that makes OxyContin — which has killed 430,000 people in the U.S. over the past two decades — launched a $23.8 million ad campaign on Monday alerting victims where to file claims if they have been affected or harmed by the opioid. The company filed for bankruptcy in September as […]
Chinese hacking: 5 major cases of Beijing-linked cyber intrusion
Amid the growing political and economic influence of China, attention has turned to Beijing’s concerted efforts to collect data on Americans and steal scientific research. In 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised then-President Barack Obama that his country would stop such practices. But, China has continued its intrusion into U.S. cybersecurity unabated. Here are five […]
Andrew Yang says one of the remaining Dems needs to ‘pull an Andrew Yang,’ quit the race
2020 Democrat’s fundraising efforts Sanders has raised more money than any other 2020 Democrat, Bloomberg plans to spend $1 billion to defeat Trump; GOP financier Dan Palmer weighs in on the 2020 Democrat’s fundraising efforts. Businessman and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Saturday said at least one more Democrat still seeking the White House […]
Former Obama adviser: ‘No way I could vote for Bernie Sanders as a socialist’
Former Obama National Finance Committee Member Don Peebles said he will not support Sen. Bernie Sanders if he secures the presidential nomination. Appearing on “Fox & Friends” Sunday, Peebles told host Lisa Boothe he was “not” prepared to embrace a socialist candidate to represent his party, and called on other candidates to restrategize their campaigns in an effort to take down the 78-year-old […]
Israel hit with Palestinian rocket barrage after Gaza border confrontation with militants
Palestinian militants fired approximately 30 rockets into Israel on Sunday evening, Israeli military officials said, near the end of a tense weekend that also saw Palestinian militants apparently trying to plant a bomb at the Gaza border, along with Israeli strikes hitting targets in Gaza and Syria. A Palestinian Islamic Jihad group claimed responsibility for the rocket […]
Jessica Mulroney denies registering charity website for Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
Meghan Markle‘s friend Jessica Mulroney is setting the record straight. After reports circulated that Mulroney, 40, had registered the website sussexglobalcharities.com on behalf of Markle, 38, and Prince Harry, 35, she took to Twitter to explain that she, in fact, did not register any website. MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY REVEALS DETAILS OF ROYAL TRANSITION People […]
Ryan Newman confirms Daytona 500 crash gave him head injury
NASCAR star Ryan Newman, in a statement released Sunday, acknowledged that he suffered a head injury from crashing on the final lap of the Daytona 500, but looks forward to getting behind the wheel again. Newman was hospitalized Monday night in what Roush Fenway Racing officials called serious but not life-threatening condition. He walked out […]
Trump offered Assange pardon if he denied Russian involvement in DNC email leak, lawyer alleges in court
A London court on Wednesday heard claims from Julian Assange’s lawyer that President Trump offered to pardon the WikiLeaks founder if he said Russia was not behind the massive leak of Democratic party emails during the 2016 presidential campaign. Assange’s lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald, made the claims during a preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court ahead […]
