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Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the U.S. The new law enacted last week by Congress also applies to electronic cigarettes and vaping products that heat a liquid containing nicotine. The provision raising the legal limit from 18 to 21 nationwide was in a massive

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The family of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died after he was shot with a Taser has reached a $12 million settlement in a lawsuit against state troopers, lawyers said Friday.

The first 15 sedans will come out of the Shanghai Gigafactory on Monday.

After the March 24 general election, 2019 was supposed to be a year that marked a new beginning for democracy in Thailand after almost five years of heavy-handed military junta rule.

FRANKFURT: Banks around the world are unveiling the biggest round of job cuts in four years as they slash costs to weather a slowing economy and adapt to digital technology.

Another Tham Luang hero lost his life on Friday when PO First Class Beirut Pakbara died from a rare blood infection the Royal Thai Navy said he contracted as a result of the high-profile cave rescue mission last year.

A new office space designed for a ‘Calm Design’ global start-up firm “mui Lab” from Kyoto. Located along Ebisugawa street known as a furniture craft + retail district, a deep tenant space (on previous Kyoto-machiya plot) is renovated with minimal interventions of a 21-meter-long grid shelf, a set of fixed/movable tables, and two big sliding doors.

In Vietnam, hunters nearly drove one of the world's largest freshwater turtles to extinction. Now scientists are turning to hunters for knowledge that could help bring it back from the brink.

These are the shared wellness characteristics no one ever talks about.

There is no better source of inspiration and instruction for your life.

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Key point: As far as is known, this was the last ever clash between F-14 Tomcats and MiG-25 Foxbats. ​

The Iraqi air force received its first Foxbats – 12 MiG-25P interceptors, 12 MiG-25R reconnaissance aircraft and six MiG-25PU conversion trainers – in 1980. However, the Soviets delivered variants that fell below the technical standards demanded by the Iraqis, so Baghdad refused to accept the aircraft.

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Ahead of the launch of NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service launch in April, its parent company is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy ad-supported streaming service Xumo.

On the New Yorker Radio Hour, Patty Marx conducts an orchestra, William Finnegan uses Kelly Slater’s wave machine, and Kelefa Sanneh discusses Christian Rock.

Have you heard the increasingly optimistic news about credit? The average credit score is the highest it’s been in eight years: 682. That’s according to Experian’s annual State of Credit report, which looks at the broad picture of what’s happening with our credit. And it’s a VantageScore increase of seven points over…