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Mapped: Britain's smoking strongholds where rates have gone UP
Seven areas in England have more smokers now than 14 years ago, according to Daily Mail analysis of official figures. Nationally, just 9.1% adults in Britain admitted to smoking last year, down from ...
Krebs on Security
Drilling Down on Uncle Sam’s Proposed TP-Link Ban
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an estimated 50% market share among ...
Wired
A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks. A provision in the federal ...
WKRN-TV
Mt. Juliet commissioners reject one-year ban on new high-density housing
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — A proposed ban on new high density housing in Mt. Juliet, like apartments and townhomes, has failed. Commissioner Scott Hefner put forward a one-year moratorium on ...
WTAE-TV
Pittsburgh Public Schools considering district-wide ban of cellphones in schools
CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS. IF YOU CAN’T TEXT AND DRIVE, YOU CERTAINLY CAN’T TEXT AND LEARN. BILLY HILEMAN, SPEAKING CANDIDLY ON A PROPOSED CELL PHONE BAN IN PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE PITTSBURGH ...
AOL
Proposed hemp ban tucked into federal funding bill could stall end to gov’t shutdown
WASHINGTON — What are they smoking? A proposed hemp ban that threatens to end the sale of scores of popular THC gummies, vapes and even beverages is tucked into a government-funding bill — and could ...
Oregonian
Portland council resurrects proposal to ban rent-setting algorithms
The Portland City Council will vote as soon as next week on a proposed ban on the use of algorithms to set residential rents. Following a tense debate Wednesday, Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney ...
KEYT
The ‘Spirit of Isla Vista’ Tested by Proposed Music Ban During Deltopia
ISLA VISTA, Calif. (KEYT) - A town hall meeting brought out many sides of life in Isla Vista Wednesday night where a proposed ban on amplified music was discussed. It would go into place the week ...
FoodNavigator
Could the EU ban on ‘meaty’ names be extended to the UK?
After the failure of several similar bans, efforts to stop meat alternatives using ‘meaty’ names are closer than ever to fruition. The EU has proposed a ban on the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ...
Government Technology
Rent-Setting Algorithm Ban Re-emerges in Portland, Ore.
To the Portland City Council, the core issue with the proposed rent-algorithm ban is whether it will deter developers from building new housing. (TNS) — The Portland City Council will vote as soon as ...