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The Generation That Will Always Be Too Young to Smoke
Like almost every smoker, I started when I was a child. Children aren’t supposed to smoke; it’s allegedly a part of the adult world,…
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Finland plans to lift decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons
Finland plans to lift its long-standing ban on having nuclear weapons on its territory, in a move the government says would align the…
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House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area…
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UK mulls Australia-style ban on social media for children
Britain is considering a range of measures to better protect children online, including an Australian-style ban on social media for those…
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More than 60 Labour MPs urge PM to ban social media for under-16s
More than 60 Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to impose a ban on under-16s access to social media platforms. In a open letter…
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US lifts import ban on Malaysian palm oil firm FGV Holdings
The United States has lifted a ban on Malaysian palm oil firm FGV Holdings, after finding that the company had taken sufficient action to…
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Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a…
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Supreme Court Seems Ready to Ban Trans Kids From Playing Sports
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised Tuesday to allow states to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls’ and…
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China curbs rare earth exports to Japanese companies after dual-use ban
China has begun restricting exports to Japanese companies of rare earths and powerful magnets containing them, the Wall Street Journal…
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Wyoming Supreme Court Overturns Country’s First Abortion Pill Ban
March 12, 2025: Greenland’s parliamentary elections result in a massive win for the pro-independence movement. The center-right…
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Germany's digital minister mulls social media ban for children
German Minister for Digital Affairs Karsten Wildberger has expressed openness to a social media ban for children like the one in…
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Feds sue D.C. police over de facto ban on AR-15s
The federal Justice Department sued the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday over its treatment of would-be gun owners in the city,…
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Trump expands travel ban to new countries
President Trump added new countries to his general travel ban on Tuesday and added restrictions to some travel from other nations, saying…
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EU to yield on combustion engines ban after automaker pressure
It will be the union’s most significant climb-down from its green policies of the past five years [STRASBOURG, France] The European…
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EU to relent on combustion engines ban after auto industry pressure
STRASBOURG, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to backtrack on the EU's ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 by…
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Reddit files lawsuit against Australia’s social media ban
Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit asking the High Court to overturn Australia’s social media ban for people under 16…
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Vietnam amends law to ban exports of raw rare earth minerals
Only companies with government approval will be permitted to exploit, process and use rare earths Vietnam’s parliament moved to ban…
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German students urge education over ban for teens on social media
German students have said Australia's social media ban for young people under 16 is the wrong approach, and that education rather than…
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Australia introduces social media ban for young people
Australia has become the first country in the world to introduce a social media ban for children and young people under the age of 16.…
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Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Europe's embattled auto industry and its backers are ramping up pressure on the EU to relax its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel…
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Thailand lifts ban on afternoon alcohol sales in time for year-end holiday festivities
Thailand on Wednesday lifted a 53-year-old ban on the afternoon retail sale of alcoholic drinks, a move expected to help boost year-end…
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Trump’s Travel Ban Gets More Extreme—Hitting Citizenship Applicants
The order banned citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia,…
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New York Fashion Week to Ban Fur on the Runway
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), which owns and organizes the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) calendar, announced today…
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Trump Is Ready to Take ICE Barbie’s Advice on His Travel Ban
President Donald Trump is all in on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s plan to exploit the shooting of two National Guard members…