Biden admin plows ahead with 11th hour plan to effectively ban cigarettes

The Biden administration’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a significant new step on Wednesday that would effectively ban cigarettes currently on the market in favor of those with lower levels of nicotine. “Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would make cigarettes and certain other combusted tobacco…

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Trump’s new Ukraine envoy issues warning to Iran, says ‘maximum pressure must be reinstated’

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, recently said the United States must return to the policy of “maximum pressure” and that the Iranian regime’s weakness has reopened what the future of Iran will look like. “I believe this year should be considered a year of hope,…

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says state will stockpile abortion pills ahead of Trump’s return to White House

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said Tuesday that the state is going to stockpile abortion medication in preparation for President-elect Trump’s return to the White House next week with GOP control of both chambers of Congress. The governor made comments about protecting abortion drugs like mifepristone during his state of the state address,…

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Biden says he’s been carrying out ‘most aggressive climate agenda’ in history as he designates CA monuments

President Biden on Tuesday signed proclamations to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, which will protect hundreds of thousands of acres of land in California, during his last week in office.  The event was delayed by a week due to the destructive wildfires raging in Southern California, and Biden revealed that…

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South Korean investigators make second attempt to detain impeached president

Authorities investigating suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived at his residence Wednesday in a second attempt to detain him over his ill-fated martial law declaration last month. Police dispatched some 3,200 officers to the president’s sprawling hillside estate in Seoul, according to Reuters, where he has spent weeks in hiding whilst surrounded by…

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Ancient treasure, dating back 1,000 years, found buried at nuclear plant site: ‘Fascinating find’

Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed 1,000-year-old treasure in an unusual location: a construction site for a nuclear power plant. Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA) announced the discovery, which consists of 321 silver coins, in a press release on Jan. 7. The coins were found at the Sizewell C nuclear power station site in Suffolk,…

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