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[New York] Staten Islander among 16 accused in million $$ cigarette smuggling ring; officials probing possible ties to Middle East groups
A Staten Island man is one of 16 arrested in connection with a smuggling ring that flooded New York City and state with millions of cartons of untaxed, illegally imported cigarettes, officials said on Thursday. Authorities are investigating whether some
May 16, 2013
Staten Island (NY) Advance
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May 17, 2013 10:37
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[Georgia] Smoking ordinance going back to Augusta Commission
Advocates for a smoke-free environment for all workers are once again pushing for an ordinance that would ban smoking in public places in Augusta.
May 16, 2013
Augusta (GA) Chronicle
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May 17, 2013 10:35
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[India] Sanjay Dutt demands e-cigarette, mattress and home cooked food in jail
Sanjay Dutt is all set to spend his next 42 months in jail and he is really tense about the amenities being provided there. He has asked for e-cigarettes, a mattress and home cooked food in jail. His demand for e-cigarettes has been turned down.
May 16, 2013
Daily Bhaskar (in)
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May 17, 2013 10:33
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[New York, Virginia] Officials: Va.-NY cigarette scheme has Hamas links; 2 smuggling suspects held in Md. |
Authorities say some of the suspects charged in a Virginia-to-New York cigarette smuggling scheme have links to top officials of Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. New York law enforcers outlined the alleged links Thursday whi
May 16, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 17, 2013 10:31
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[Virginia] LETTER: Are smokers not considered citizens?
Your editorial hits the mark. Adult smokers are a minority of the population and, while that makes them easy targets for a tax increase, it doesn’t make it right to saddle a small percentage of those served by the town with the lion’s share of a bill fro
May 16, 2013
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
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May 17, 2013 10:27
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[New York] NYPD, AG bust bootleg cigarette ring
Sixteen reputed members of a massive cigarette smuggling operation that stretched from the Capital Region to Virginia were charged Thursday in a sweeping takedown in which authorities cited possible ties to terrorist figures.
May 16, 2013
Albany (NY) Times-Union
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May 17, 2013 10:09
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[Massachusetts] Norwood bans smoking pot in public places
"People with a medical condition alleviated by marijuana don't have to smoke it publically," police chief Bill Brooks said. The measure was approved at the Monday, May 13, Special Town Meeting. Brooks said it is meant to act as a deterrent, similar to t
May 16, 2013
Wicked Local (MA)
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May 17, 2013 05:55
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[Canada] Nunavut's chief health officer wants more “aggressive action” to curb smoking
unavut residents spent more than $43 million on tobacco products, says the chief medical officer of health's 2011-12 Tobacco Control Act Annual Report. Smoking is the main reason for high rates of lung cancer in Nunavut, which accounts for almost half of
May 16, 2013
Nunatsiaq News (ca)
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May 17, 2013 05:52
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[New York] Terrorists may get money from regional cigarette smugglers: Ray Kelly
Federal authorities Thursday scrambled to find millions of dollars in profits a smuggling ring that sold cheap cigarettes to bodegas across New York may have used to fund terrorism in the Middle East. Three of those charged in the sophisticated conspir
May 16, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 17, 2013 05:49
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Fitness in Middle Age May Help Shield Men From Cancer Later
Men who were fit in their 40s, 50s and 60s were less likely decades later to get lung or colorectal cancer, she found. Those who were fit were also less likely to die from prostate, lung or colorectal cancers.
May 16, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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May 17, 2013 05:42