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Politico reports that Congress plans on raising the minimum age for the purchase of tobacco to 21 as part of a $1.4 trillion spending bill that must be passed by December 20 to avoid a government shutdown. The bipartisan support that this legislation has received is likely in response to the 52 deaths in the United States stemming from the use […]
Former President Barack Obama told attendees at a private event in Singapore that women make better leaders than men. He admitted that women aren’t perfect, but they are “pretty indisputably” better than men. “Now women, I just want you to know; you are not perfect, but what I can say pretty indisputably is that you’re […]
“Untold suffering” is to come by way of the increasingly-ignored-by-the-Powers-That-Be issue of climate change, thousands of scientists warned Tuesday. “Scientists have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat and to ‘tell it like it is,’” the statement, first published in the American Institute of Biological Sciences’ journal BioScience on Tuesday, reads. “On […]
On Monday, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone responded to reports that the series’ latest episode, “Band in China,” had been scrubbed from Chinese internet and social media due to its theme of media censorship in that country. It’s not everyday that your point gets made so easily but, hey, sometimes you get […]
As public confusion grows regarding this ongoing vapetroversy, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has issued an update in which they advise against the use of any vaping product that contains THC. Indeed, under their latest Recommendations for the Public amending, the FDA tells us “do not use vaping products that contain THC.” The update also […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is cautioning against the purchase and use of bootleg (or otherwise altered) vaping devices and related components. In a statement to media Friday from CDC Director Robert R. Redfield and Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless, the ongoing investigation into recent reports of severe respiratory disease possibly linked […]
Hong Kong is still reeling from a horrific attack that apparently targeted pro-democracy demonstrators. On Sunday night, a group of men donning white T-shirts entered a city subway station and began beating people with wooden sticks and metal pipes. The attack, which occurred amid on-going protests against mainland China, were captured on video by a number of victims, […]
Bad Bunny is joining the protests against Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. The Puerto Rican native announced his participation via Instagram on Monday night, informing fans he would pause his European tour as he joins the call for Rosselló’s resignation. “My respects to everyone who has had the courage, valor and initiative to go out in the streets and fight […]
Grab your tinfoil hats and running shoes, because an ambush of Area 51 is going down next month. Supposedly. The mysterious military base has been the subject of countless conspiracy theories, most of which are of the extraterrestrial variety. For decades, many have believed that the Nevada district served as a holding site for aliens and UFOs—a theory that […]
Here’s a tip: If you’re a senior White House adviser and the daughter of an impulsive demagogue who happens to be president of the United States, don’t attempt to discuss gender inequalities with world leaders as if the administration you’re representing doesn’t have a hand in exacerbating them. Over the weekend, Ivanka Trump attended the G-20 summit in Osaka, […]
