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☆ Zyn is selling their nicotine pouches like hotcakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Move over vapes, Americans appear to have a new addiction: Zyn, a tobacco-free nicotine pouch product, that has exploded in sales over the past year. Philip Morris announced Thursday that it shipped about 350 million cans of Zyn in 2023, a whopping 62% growth compared to the previous year. Nicotine is very addictive and can harm young people’s developing brains, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, like Juul, the popularity and growth of Zyn might face difficulties, in particular from US government. “Zyn is the next battle.”Despite the growth, shares of Phillip Morris declined 2% in early trading because of lower demand for cigarettes.

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(AP) — A Montana appliance store owner and supporter of former President Donald Trump was convicted Wednesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol that interrupted certifying the 2020 Electoral College vote. Henry Phillip Muntzer of Dillon was arrested based on social media posts and videos taken inside the Capitol, according to court records. Muntzer, 55, was found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding and civil disorder, both felonies, following a bench trial before U.S. District Court Judge Jia M. Cobb. Muntzer was also found guilty of four misdemeanor charges. In Dillon, Muntzer is known for a pro-QAnon mural on the building that houses his appliance store, according to the Dillon Tribune.

Persons: HELENA, Donald Trump, Henry Phillip Muntzer, Dillon, Jia M, Cobb, Muntzer Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Attorney's, U.S, Prosecutors, Capitol, Electoral, House, Dillon Tribune Locations: Mont, Montana, U.S, Washington

☆ Phillip Mehrtens: Militants squabble over fate of New Zealand pilot on anniversary of his kidnapping
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Angus Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Militant rebels in Indonesia’s restive West Papua are urging their most feared comrade to release a New Zealand pilot held hostage for a year. Mehrtens’ captors initially threatened to kill him unless New Zealand agreed to pressure Indonesia into allowing West Papua to secede from Indonesia, a seemingly impossible demand. West Papua separatist fighters release images of their hostage soon after his capture in February 2023. West Papua National Liberation ArmyFailed rescue effortsGrainy proof of life videos sent by the rebels between February and November 2023 show Mehrtens growing thinner and more unkempt. “The Indonesian response is dictated by the Indonesian military and their view is that they will hunt down this group, kill the leaders and release Mehrtens,” Kingsbury said.

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☆ New Zealand Calls for Kiwi Pilot to Be Freed a Year After Papua Kidnapping
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

JAKARTA (Reuters) - New Zealand has called for the immediate release of Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens, a year after he was taken hostage by rebels in Indonesia's Papua region, its foreign minister said on Monday. His continued detention serves the interests of no one," New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement. The New Zealand foreign minister said a range of government agencies continued to work extensively with their Indonesian counterparts to secure Mehrtens' release. The separatist group has released video of Mehrtens several times, asking the United Nations to mediate talks towards Papua's independence. In one of the videos, he was seen holding the banned Morning Star flag and surrounded by Papuan fighters.

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☆ Lightning Round: I like Mastercard and Visa over Block, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLightning Round: I like Mastercard and Visa over Block, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer weighs in on stock including: Archer Aviation, Phillip Morris, Block, Solaredge, Liberty Media and more.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Phillip Morris Organizations: Mastercard, Visa, Archer Aviation, Liberty Media

☆ Thousands of people are cutting off their hair and donating it to help soak up an oil spill in Venezuela that is so large it can be seen from space
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Thousands of people, and their dogs, have donated hair to help clean up Lake Maracaibo. Environmentalists will weave nets out of the hair to stop the oil slicks from spreading. Now, a young environmentalist is trying to change that — by asking volunteers to donate their hair to soak up the oil, The Washington Post reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementEstrach and her team will use the hair to weave nets — called booms — that can both stop oil slicks from spreading and soak up the oil itself. Estrach told the Post that two pounds of hair can soak up between 11 and 17 pounds of oil.

Persons: —, Selene Estrach, Estrach, Phillip McCrory, McCrory Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Proyecto Sirena, NASA, of Locations: Maracaibo, Venezuelan, Alabama, California

☆ The disruptive effect of weight loss drugs like Ozempic could have surprising impacts on the stock market. Here are potential winners and losers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The potential ripple effects of GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are far-reaching. These are the stock market's potential winners and losers of the fast-growing weight loss drugs. By contrast, typical weight loss without GLP-1 drugs is mostly driven by a reduction in fat, not muscle. AdvertisementAdvertisementFast-food chains and junk-food companiesMorgan Stanley surveyed 300 patients taking GLP-1 drugs and found that calorie intake dropped 20%-30% on a daily basis. AdvertisementAdvertisementBeer and tobacco companiesAnecdotes from patients taking GLP-1 drugs indicate that the drug helps curb certain addictive behaviors like smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol.

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☆ Viking Global slashes Amazon and insurance positions, adds to bets in biotech
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ole Andreas Halvorsen's Viking Global hedge fund slashed its holding in Amazon in the second quarter and stepped up bets in biotech, according to the latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . The so-called Tiger Cub's entirely new positions included a $78 million stake in Alibaba , $6.5 million in C3.ai and $132 million worth of chipmaker Nvidia . Viking Global also cut investments in the CSX railroad nearly 42%. Elsewhere, Viking Global purchased $278 million worth of Netflix stock in the second quarter and opened a $159 million position in shipping giant UPS . Viking Global managed about $24 billion in 13F securities at the end of the second quarter, according to WhaleWisdom.com .

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☆ ‘Get Down’ From the Car. ‘Make’ the Line. Is Miami English a Dialect?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Patricia Mazzei | More About Patricia Mazzei | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The stereotype of how many Miamians speak involves a sing-songy rhythm with a heavy-sounding “L” and a generous sprinkling of Spanglish. But what if the conversational language of South Florida were more than a lively accent? What if it were a distinct regional dialect of American English? Miami English, he calls it. “This is probably the most important bilingual situation in the Americas today,” Dr. Carter said.

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☆ Big Tobacco posts warning signs at 220,000 US stores, wrapping up ongoing lawsuit since 1999
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The signs will be installed in stores between July 1 and September 30, and must be displayed until June 30, 2025. An example of a corrective sign shows a large asterisk icon with the statement, “Smoking kills, on average, 1,200 Americans. The content of the corrective statements was finalized in 2017 and then began to run in different media forms. R.J. Reynolds said these corrective statement signs appear on its website and had previously appeared in newspapers, television, radio and on pack inserts. “The tobacco industry has evolved considerably since this lawsuit was filed nearly 25 years ago, back in 1999,” a spokesperson said.

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☆ The Outsize Genius of ‘I’m a Virgo’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Phillip Maciak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

One of Cootie’s first rebellions is his insistence on trying a Bing Bang Burger, whose comically unappealing commercials he sees constantly on TV. It is fastidiously, hilariously committed to the bit, constantly doubling down on the logistics of Cootie’s bigness. “I’m a Virgo” comes on the heels of a few ingenious experiments in TV surrealism, from “Atlanta” to “Undone” to the recent farce “Mrs. Its fantastical concept works in metaphor just the same way it works in fact, as it reminds us with proud bluntness. “I’m a Virgo” is a visual and ideological counterpoint to all this.

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The "Dana Desa" village fund introduced by President Joko Widodo in 2015 and valued at $4.7 billion this year has long been criticised as prone to corruption. "So it's reasonable if the use of the village fund is somewhat loose and anyone can do what they want with it." ILLEGAL ARMSIt is unclear how much of the $337 million in village funds allocated for the Papua region in 2023 is being diverted into arms. "I have never seen a project funded by the village fund, not at all," said Bernadus Kobogau, a tourism official in Intan Jaya. In Papua's highlands, village funds are treated like a "revolutionary tax", he said, commandeered either via intimidation and coercion, or given willingly by supporters of independence.

Persons: Dana, Joko Widodo, Phillip Mehrtens, Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo, Dana Desa, Faizal Ramadhani, Sebby Sambom, Bernadus Kobogau, Deka Anwar, Anwar, Latifah Anum Siregar, makan tuan, Stefanno Sulaiman, Lincoln Organizations: Reuters, Indonesia Corruption Watch, West Papua National Liberation Army, Free Papua Movement, Institute for, Democracy Alliance for Papua, Thomson Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesian, Papua, New Zealand, Jakarta, Indonesia, Nduga, Intan Jaya, Nabire

☆ Why China and Japan are praying the US won’t default
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

China and Japan are the largest foreign investors in American government debt. China was the largest foreign creditor to the United States for more than a decade. The falling value of Treasuries would lead to a drop in Japan and China’s foreign reserves. “If the United States defaults on its debt, it will not only discredit the United States, but also bring real financial losses to China,” it said. Analysts say Beijing has shown little willingness to fully integrate with global financial markets.

☆ Buy this tobacco heavyweight on potential earnings growth, Goldman Sachs says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Goldman Sachs is bullish on a heavyweight in the tobacco industry after a sharp sell-off. The firm reiterated a buy rating on Phillip Morris stock on Thursday, with a $120 per share price target. The company reported mixed earnings on Thursday , beating on adjusted earnings per share but coming up short on revenue. Philip Morris reported $8 billion in revenue against a Wall Street consensus of $8.1 billion. PM YTD mountain Shares of tobacco giant Philip Morris are heading higher in pre-market trading a day after a sharp sell-off.

☆ Rebels in Indonesia's Papua say they killed 9 army soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JAKARTA, April 16 (Reuters) - Separatist rebels in Indonesia's Papua region killed nine army personnel after Jakarta did not respond to a request for negotiations, a rebel spokesperson said on Sunday. A military spokesperson in Papua, Herman Taryaman, confirmed the Saturday attack but could not confirm the number of soldiers killed as communications were cut due to bad weather. The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) abducted a New Zealand pilot in February. Herman denied the allegation of a March attack on civilians, saying the security forces were protecting civilians who were chased away by the rebels. A low-level battle for independence from Indonesia continued for decades in the remote and resource-rich Papua region, with the conflict between armed rebels and security forces intensifying significantly in recent years, analysts say.

☆ Financial experts share their greatest money regrets — all have one thing in common
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here, CNBC Financial Advisor Council members share their greatest money mishaps, and what they do differently now. "For my first five years in financial planning, I made the same amount of money." Money mistake: Leasing 'too much' carThianchai Sitthikongsak | Moment | Getty Images"My biggest money mistake was back when I was working at Smith Barney as an early financial advisor," said Winnie Sun, co-founder and managing director of Sun Group Wealth Partners, based in Irvine, California. So, Sun, a member of the CNBC Financial Advisor Council, splurged on her dream car. Money mistake: Unloading inherited stock "My wife had inherited shares of Phillip Morris stock from her father," said Lee Baker, a CFP based in Atlanta.

☆ Rebels in Indonesia's Papua call in NZ hostage video for UN mediation
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JAKARTA, March 10 (Reuters) - A New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage last month by rebels in Indonesia's Papua region has appeared in videos put out by separatists calling for the United Nations to mediate in the conflict in the resource-rich region. "OPM requests the United Nations to mediate between Papua and Indonesia to work towards Papuan independence," Mehrtens said in one video, echoing comments in a earlier video statement, in which he said he would only be released if Papua became independent. Indonesia's chief security minister and other officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the videos. "No foreign pilots are permitted to work and fly in Papua until Papua is independent," said Mehrtens. In another of the videos, Mehrtens sent his love to his family and asked that any salary he was owed be given to them for food and bills.

☆ An influx of natural disasters and rising storm-recovery costs means Americans will have to pay pricier utility bills for decades
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Utility bills are costing Americans more than ever, thanks to natural disasters rocking power grids. Companies have taken on billions in debt to strengthen their grids against storms, according to WSJ. One in six US households are behind on their utility bills, the National Energy Assistance Directors' Association reported. According to a November release from the National Energy Assistance Directors' Association, one in six households in the US are behind on their utility bills. The families owe a total of $16.1 billion as of August 2022, an $8 billion increase from December 2019.

☆ Why aluminum plants in the U.S. are far more polluting than some of their counterparts abroad
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Phil Mckenna | Inside Climate News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

A plant worker uses a crane to lift a cask of molten aluminum a Century Aluminum Company plant in Hawesville, Ky. in 2017. Of the five remaining facilities, only the Century Aluminum Sebree plant in Robards, which employs 625 workers, and a smaller Alcoa plant in Massena, New York, run at full capacity. Phillip McKenna/NBC NewsSteinsen, of Century Aluminum, said the company has no plans to shut down its Sebree facility in Robards. In 2015, when the U.S. aluminum production was in steep decline, the EPA ended its industry partnership. In 2019, 7,510 metric tons of PFCs were emitted from global aluminum production, according to a study published last year in the Journal of Geophysical Research — Atmospheres.

☆ Indiana officer dies 5 weeks after she was shot during a traffic stop
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

— An eastern Indiana police officer has died more than five weeks after she was shot in the head during an August traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Seara Burton died Sunday night at a Reid Health facility surrounded by her family, the Richmond Police Department said in a statement posted to Facebook. A portrait of Officer Seara Burton and her K-9 partner, Brev outside the Richmond Municipal Building in Richmond, Ind., on Sept. 9, 2022. Authorities have said officers stopped Lee and called Burton to assist with her police dog. Court documents say that while officers were speaking with the rider, he pulled out a gun and opened fire toward the officers, shooting Burton.

În Marea Britanie este legal să utilizezi țigările electronice în interiorul spațiilor publice închise, dacă utilizatorii obțin permisiunea administrației. Cercetările grupului Euromonitor estimează că numărul de adulți care vor utiliza țigările electronice va ajunge până în 2021 la cca 55 milioane. În 2014 a lansat în Japonia – IQOS, un dispozitiv de încălzire a tutunului și care oferă o alternativă a fumatului prin folosirea HEETS, rezerve de tutun încălzit. În SUA, recent, Administraţia pentru Alimente şi Medicamente (FDA) a permis comercializarea pe piață a dispozitivelor de încălzire a tutunului. Dispozitivele care funcționează în baza sistemului de încălzire a tutunului au intrat și pe piața din Moldova, în iulie trecut.

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