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[New York] A.G. Schneiderman & NYPD Commissioner Kelly Announce Take Down Of Massive Eastern Seaboard Unstamped Cigarette Trafficking Enterprise

During a 12-month investigation, law enforcement seized more than 65,000 forged NYC/NYS cigarette tax stamps that were not yet affixed to packs of cigarettes, and nearly 20,000 cartons of untaxed cigarettes. The investigation, which has so far uncovered
Office of New York State Attorney General
added May 17, 2013 14:26
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Smoke-Free Rules and Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Homes and Vehicles Among US Adults, 2009-2010 [FREE FULL TEXT]

Most US adults report having voluntary smoke-free home and vehicle rules; however, millions of people remain exposed to SHS in these environments. Disparities in exposure also exist among certain states and subpopulations. Efforts are needed to warn about
Preventing Chronic Disease (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC)
added May 17, 2013 13:08
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Large majority of adults have smoke-free rules in homes, vehicles

Four out of five U.S. adults report having voluntary smoke-free rules in their homes and three out of four report having voluntary smoke-free rules in their vehicles, according to a study published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease, a publication
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added May 17, 2013 13:04
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[Asia, India] No-smoking short films

The nauseating unaesthetic statutory warnings against smoking that prelude every feature film could well be a thing of the past. Co-directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK intend to initiate a campaign to get young aspiring filmmakers to make innovative a
DNA India (in)
added May 17, 2013 12:58
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[Taiwan] Tobacco surcharge draws critics

A pro-smoker group and labor union representatives yesterday said the government may have been misappropriating and squandering money raised through the tobacco health and welfare surcharge on cigarette sales. Led by Taiwan Nicotianaspp Association for
Taipei Times (tw)
added May 17, 2013 10:58
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[Africa] ZAKUMUMPAf: Uganda should ban tobacco advertising

When I was growing up as a child in the 1980s and the 1990s, the back pages of TIME and Newsweek magazines were almost always adorned with a surreal image of a trim, middle-aged white man. ... The Uganda Tobacco Control Bill (2012) proposes to ban tobacc
The Observer (ug)
added May 17, 2013 10:53
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[New York] Tech-Cigarette.com Announces the Closure of Cigarette Shops in China Town

SBWire
added May 17, 2013 10:50
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[Hungary] Quotable: Zoltán Cegledi on Fidesz and the tobacco-concession scandal

"There doesn't seem to be any chance that Fidesz will succeed in making people believe that the tobacco scandal was a sin committed by the left wing or the multinationals."
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
added May 17, 2013 10:47
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[New York] Officials: Virginia-NY Cigarette Smuggling Ring Has Terror Links

Investigators Trying To Determine Where Illicit Proceeds Ended Up
CBS New York - Ch. 2
added May 17, 2013 10:45
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[UK] Imperial Tobacco to move into new HQ

Bristol-headquartered Imperial Tobacco is to move into its new base in the city tomorrow (Friday). Construction work has now been completed on the 110,000 sq ft base at Winterstoke Road and the tobacco giant is to relocate this week.
Insider Media (uk)
added May 17, 2013 10:43
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