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Canada To Print “Poison In Every Puff” On Individual Cigarettes
The policy seeks to reduce tobacco usage to less than five per cent by 2035. New laws also aim to strengthen health-related visual representations on cigarette packets. Canada’s health department has announced that warning labels…
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Why China Is Drilling A 32,808-Feet-Deep Hole Into The Earth’s Crust
The narrow shaft into the ground will penetrate more than 10 continental strata, or layers of rock and reach the cretaceous system in the Earth’s crust. Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet)…
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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes To Begin 11-Year Prison Sentence Today
39-year-old Holmes is expected to report to the prison camp in Bryan, Texas, an all-female facility about 100 miles outside of Houston, today. Fallen US biotech star, Elizabeth Holmes is set to report to prison…
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Halifax wildfire still out of control, 14,000 forced from their homes
A wildfire that has damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in suburban Halifax is still burning out of control because of gusty winds and dry conditions. Halifax deputy fire Chief David Meldrum said an estimated…
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Pride Toronto considering cuts to festival amid soaring policing, insurance costs: organizers
Police say costs up due to event size, collective bargaining; insurer did not comment. The head of Pride Toronto says the group may need to cut programming at this year’s festival as it wrestles with…
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Trump Rival Ron DeSantis To Launch White House Bid Today
DeSantis was to kick off his presidential bid during a live Twitter event with Elon Musk, the platform’s mercurial owner, a source familiar with the plans told AFP. Republican Ron DeSantis is to announce his…
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WestJet, pilots avert strike with 11th-hour deal, but more than 100 Friday flights cancelled
Carrier cancelled 29 per cent of flights scheduled for the day as of Friday morning. WestJet and its pilots’ union reached a last-minute deal late Thursday, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend,…
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“Don’t Mistaken Karnataka Win For…”: Prashant Kishor Cautions Congress
“I would like to caution leaders and workers of the party against mistaking the assembly poll outcome for a hint of what lies in store in Lok Sabha polls,” said Prashant Kishor said. Political…
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As Mamata Banerjee Backs Congress, BJP Finds “Statement Of No-Confidence”
Mamata Banerjee’s statement would set a template that the Congress should not enter into states where it is perceived to be weak, said BJP. The BJP on Tuesday said Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee has drawn…
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NBCUniversal Executive Linda Yaccarino Replaces Elon Musk As Twitter CEO
On Thursday, Elon Musk had tweeted that he had found a CEO without naming Yaccarino. One person close to Yaccarino said Musk’s tweet may well have accelerated the timetable for her to join Twitter. Former…
