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FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under Trump

FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under Trump

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift that comes after months of appeals to President Donald Trump from the vaping industry. The decision is certain to be opposed by health groups and parent organizations that have long…

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humans infecting humans : NPR

The bank vole is one of the rodents that can transmit the hantavirus. In rare cases, there is human-to-human transmission. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick Pleul/picture alliance/via Getty Images It appears that hantavirus — which is typically spread by exposure to rodent urine, feces or saliva and can be deadly…

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The Top 10 TV Series Right Now

The Top 10 TV Series Right Now

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Credit: Warner Bros. A lot about 2026 has been depressing, infuriating, or worse, but at least the TV has been pretty good—there are future classics streaming across the genre spectrum, from the medical realism of The Pitt, to the endless mystery of FROM, to the…

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Even in crisis conditions, an anti-poverty system still delivers results : NPR

Research shows that an anti-poverty program can even work in incredibly difficult circumstances, like in the Somali city of Baidoa, where half of the city’s 1.2 million population are internally displaced people. Ali Ebubekir Tokcan/Anadolu/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ali Ebubekir Tokcan/Anadolu/via Getty Images Fadumo Abdi Sheikh and her children lost everything about…

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