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☆ Meta has managed to get 33 US states to agree on something
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

See here: More than three dozen states are suing the parent company of Instagram and Facebook over fears that its platforms’ “addictive” features are harming teens’ mental health. In a federal lawsuit filed in California, 33 attorneys general allege that Meta’s products have harmed minors and contributed to a mental health crisis in the United States. Eight additional attorneys general sued Meta in state courts, making similar claims. And the state of Florida sued the company in its own federal lawsuit alleging it misled users about potential health risks. The federal complaint filed in California calls for court orders prohibiting Meta from violating the law and, in the case of many states, unspecified financial penalties.

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☆ Georgia will be first US state where pharmacies sell medical cannabis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —For the past year and a half, medical cannabis company CEO Gary Long has spent a lot of his time reassuring Georgia’s small-town mayors about what will soon be coming to their local pharmacy: medical marijuana. The Georgia Board of Pharmacy is currently processing applications from pharmacies around the state that want to sell low-dose THC products. National chains such as CVS and Walmart won’t be selling THC products in Georgia, but Long said 130 local pharmacies have already agreed to sell his product exclusively. Making medical cannabis so accessible in such a traditionally conservative Deep South state like Georgia caught some by surprise. Californians have been able to buy medical cannabis since 1996 and adults there got the right to use it recreationally in 2016.

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But the recent shift toward e-cigarettes that can’t be refilled has created a new environmental dilemma. U.S. teens and adults are buying roughly 12 million disposable vapes per month. But the quantities used in vaping devices are too small to warrant salvage. Disposable e-cigarettes currently account for about 53% of the multi-billion U.S. vaping market, according to U.S. government figures, more than doubling since 2020. The company has incinerated more than 1.6 million pounds of vaping waste in recent years, mostly unsold inventory or discontinued products.

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☆ Lauren Boebert's campaign spent funds at the bar owned by her 'Beetlejuice' date
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert's campaign once spent money at a Colorado bar. AdvertisementAdvertisementGOP Rep. Lauren Boebert spent a couple hundred dollars of campaign funds at a Colorado cocktail bar owned by a man identified as her "Beetlejuice" date. Per her recent FEC filings , the Boebert campaign spent $317.48 at Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar on July 31. It is unclear if Boebert herself spent money at the bar or if it was an employee with her campaign. Other news outlets identified the cocktail bar owner as the man who accompanied Boebert to a Denver theater on September 10.

Persons: Lauren Boebert's, —, Lauren Boebert, Boebert Organizations: Service, Politico, Buell Theater, Republican, Democratic, Boebert Locations: Colorado, Denver

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four months after U.S. regulators tried to block imports of Elf Bar, the top-selling Chinese disposable e-cigarette remains widely available thanks to a simple but effective tactic: a name change. In May, it directed customs officials to seize incoming shipments of Elf Bar and EBDesign, two of the company's U.S. brand names. Elf Bar generated U.S. sales of over $271 million in the past year, according to retail data tracker Nielsen. Public records show how quickly Elf Bar was able to rebrand itself when the FDA announced its import ban in May. “FDA has confiscated more heads of romaine lettuce than it has illegal e-cigarettes in the last five years,” said Jenson.

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☆ A new docuseries follows Juul’s catastrophic crash and burn
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

If you were a millennial, brought up amid secondhand smoke in homes and restaurants in the ’80s and ’90s (like this writer), Juul’s rise might not have felt so alarming. But if you were a teenager, Juul’s impact was immediately striking — and likely unnerving for your parents — as explored in a new Netflix docuseries. “Big Vape” neither neatly ties up Juul’s troubles nor addresses the company’s motives. Bulls***t.”“Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul” is out now on Netflix. Watch: “Thank You for Smoking” (2005)This Jason Reitman-directed black comedy follows Big Tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), who spins, spins, spins the narrative by any means necessary, his job at odds with his role as parent to a 12-year-old.

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear arguments in a case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's authority to reject approvals of flavored electronic cigarettes. The FDA issues marketing denial orders to reject product applications. A spokesperson for the FDA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Supreme Court's decision. In 2016, the FDA determined that e-cigarettes were subject to its regulation, like traditional tobacco products. The agency gave companies until September 2020 to submit applications for approval of each of their vape products, even if they were already on the market.

Persons: Eric Heyer Organizations: Food, 4th Circuit U.S, Appeals, FDA, CNBC

☆ The leading Democratic challenger to Lauren Boebert raised $3.4 million in the third quarter, a mega haul that comes as the GOP congresswoman has faced widespread criticism over her public conduct
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Democrat Adam Frisch raised nearly $3.4 million in Q3 in his quest to defeat Lauren Boebert in 2024. Frisch has so far raised about $4.4 million in the fight for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe leading Democratic candidate running against Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado in 2024 raised nearly $3.4 million in the third quarter, according to recent campaign finance reports. "I am deeply humbled by the over 100,000 individual donations that were made to our campaign this quarter to defeat Lauren Boebert," Frisch said in a statement on Thursday. AdvertisementAdvertisementFrisch, a former Aspen city councilman, has so far raised nearly $4.4 million for the race, compared to Boebert's roughly $1.6 million haul, according to Federal Elections Commission financial summaries.

Persons: Adam Frisch, Lauren Boebert, Frisch, —, Boebert —, Boebert, Donald Trump, MSNBC's Symone Sanders, Townsend Organizations: Colorado's, Congressional District, Republican, Service, Democratic, Republican Rep, Boebert, Congressional, GOP, Capitol, Denver Locations: Colorado, Southern Colorado, Aspen, Denver

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one year, every year until it is illegal for the whole population and smoking hopefully will be gradually phased out among young people. Political Cartoons View All 1196 Images“People take up cigarettes when they’re young. Britain's government raised the legal age of sale for tobacco from 16 to 18 in 2007. Health experts welcomed the prime minister's plan to steadily increase the legal smoking age. Sunak also said his government would introduce measures to restrict the availability of vapes, or e-cigarettes, to children.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Sunak, ”, England —, Shahab, vaping Organizations: Conservative Party, University College London Locations: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, New Zealand

☆ Britain proposes ban on cigarettes for younger generations
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Smoking costs Britain's health services 17 billion pounds ($20.6 billion) a year, he said, adding the government also needed to act on youth vaping. Campaign group Action on Smoking and Health welcomed Sunak's plans, adding they could hasten the day when smoking was obsolete. Imperial Brands (IMB.L), which makes Winston cigarettes and Golden Virginia rolling tobacco, also warned the ban threatened "unintended consequences". REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsGRADUAL IMPACTThe smoking policy would need to pass a free vote in Britain's parliament. Shares in Imperial Brands fell 3.2% to their lowest since March 2022, while shares in BAT, which has a lower exposure to the British cigarette market, were down 1.2% by 1357 GMT.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Sunak's, Winston, Phil Noble, Owen Bennett, Bennett, Emma Rumney, Michael Holden, Sachin Ravikumar, Alex Richardson Organizations: Conservative Party, Health, Tobacco Manufacturers Association, Imperial Brands, Dunhill, British, Tobacco, REUTERS, Japan Tobacco, Benson, Hedges, Jefferies, BAT, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Virginia, Liverpool, Britain's, Britain, Europe, New Zealand, Denmark

☆ It's not just Lauren Boebert. Surveillance cameras are watching you in theaters too.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

By some estimates, there are tens of millions of surveillance cameras in the United States. "In most of the US, CCTV cameras have proliferated over the past few decades," an expert told Insider. There are tens of millions of surveillance cameras in the United States alone, by some estimates, with some of the most populated cities in the country more heavily surveilled than others. There could be up to 100 million surveillance cameras in the USPeterson, an adjunct professor at New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said that there could be up to 100 million surveillance cameras in the US, but it's impossible to say for sure because "many public and private entities own and deploy their own surveillance systems." "Between Ring cameras, security cameras, store cameras, red light cameras, cameras on the highway, you are always under surveillance," Stanton, who authored the book, "Prepared Not Scared," told Insider.

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☆ Rep. Lauren Boebert rents an apartment from an executive for Koch-backed group
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert is renting an apartment from a top official at a Koch-backed organization. The official, who Insider is not naming for security reasons, has been a senior executive with Koch-linked groups for years. There are no ethics rules or laws that bar members of Congress from renting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups. He added that Boebert was not aware the owners were connected to the Koch-backed group. AdvertisementAdvertisementRenting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups has been an issue for some political figures in the past.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Koch, Charles, David Koch, David Koch's, Boebert, Anthony Fakhoury, Fakhoury, Maxwell Frost, Alexandra Ocasio, Cortez, wouldn't, Scott Pruitt, Elissa, Kevin McCarthy, pollster Frank Luntz Organizations: Service, Prosperity, Trump, Capitol, Twitter, Records, EPA, Democratic, Colorado Republican Locations: Colorado, Wall, Silicon, Washington, DC, Boebert's, Florida, Denver

☆ Read the full incident report from Lauren Boebert's infamous night at the theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An incident report details what went down between Boebert and officials that night. Video of the incident later confirmed the details of the report. The fiasco was detailed in an incident report first obtained by the Denver Post. Read the entire incident report here:Although Boebert and her theater date are not named in the report, the congresswoman later identified herself on X.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe allegations in the report were later confirmed by a video obtained and released by 9News . The video also revealed questionable behavior not found in the report, including clips of the representative appearing to be groped in the theater .

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Boebert Organizations: Service, Police, Republican, Buell, Denver Post, Colorado Locations: Boebert, Wall, Silicon, Denver

☆ Lauren Boebert's ex comes to her defense after theater groping video, saying his unfaithfulness 'broke her down'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jayson Boebert said in a Facebook post his unfaithfulness during their marriage "broke her down." He took partial blame for her conduct, captured on video, and said his unfaithfulness during their 20-year marriage "broke her down." I am the root," Jayson Boebert wrote in a Facebook post on Monday. AdvertisementAdvertisement"She deserves a chance to earn your forgiveness and regain trust," Jayson Boebert wrote. In 2004, Jayson Boebert pleaded guilty to exposing himself to a 17-year-old in a bowling alley.

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☆ Lauren Boebert says she ditched the 'Democrat' filmed fondling her at 'Beetlejuice': 'I learned to check party affiliations before going on a date'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lauren Boebert says she parted ways with the man filmed fondling her during a date at "Beetlejuice." Boebert told TMZ on Monday that "all future date nights have been canceled." "Ultimately, all future date nights have been canceled, and I learned to check party affiliations before you go on a date," Boebert told TMZ on Monday. Boebert and her theater date were escorted out of a Denver theater performance of "Beetlejuice" on September 10, and accused of disrupting the show. "Well, TMZ, I'm pretty sure you told the world I went on a date with a Democrat," Boebert told the outlet on Monday.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Boebert, TMZ, Quinn Gallagher, vaping, 9News, she's, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Daily Mail, New York Post, Republican, Colorado congresswoman, Democrat, Washington , D.C Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York, Denver, Colorado, Washington ,

☆ Sen. Susan Collins says she'd 'wear a bikini' to the Capitol in protest after the Senate loosened its dress code
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On Sunday, Axios reported that the Senate won't be enforcing its dress code any longer. In response, 70-year-old Sen. Susan Collins joked that she'd wear a bikini on the Senate floor. She said the lack of a dress code "debases the institution." "I plan to wear a bikini tomorrow to the Senate floor and Chris Coons is gonna wear shorts because there's no dress code anymore," Collins said before adding that doing "away with the dress code, to me, debases the institution." GOP firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted on Sunday that she thought the change in dress code was made simply "to appease Fetterman," which she said "is disgraceful."

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☆ Sen. John Fetterman is selling 'body double' T-shirts, leaning into the right-wing conspiracy theory
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. John Fetterman will begin selling "body double" T-shirts on his campaign website. It's a cheeky reference to the right-wing conspiracy theory about the Pennsylvania Democrat. One T-shirt, emblazoned with the phrase "John Fetterman's Body Double," sells for $35 apiece. Fetterman for PA"John has loved having fun with the body double conspiracy theory and the new Senate dress code, and he loves trolling," said spokesman Joe Calvello. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It's all true," Fetterman joked to a reporter about the body double theory earlier on Tuesday, the audio of which was posted by the senator's own office on Twitter.

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☆ Lauren Boebert's fondling incident may have violated Colorado's public indecency law, but an attorney said she probably won't be charged
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert's public fondling incident may have violated Colorado public indecency laws. But a local defense attorney told Insider that it's unlikely she would face charges. Boebert was caught on camera appearing to grope her date during a theatre production of "Beetlejuice." Colorado's public indecency law states that "a lewd fondling or caress of the body of another person" isn't allowed in a public place or where a member of the public might view it. She also said that she won't be going on future dates with the man from the theatre.

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☆ Lauren Boebert won her last election by fewer than 600 votes. Her vaping incident at Beetlejuice could doom her reelection bid and cost Republicans control of the House
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2022, Rep. Lauren Boebert won her bid for reelection by less than 600 votes. The incident may have hurt her chances of retaining her seat in 2024, and could cost the GOP. Boebert's on thin ice with her constituentsFirst elected to Congress in 2020, Boebert won her election in part by painting her Democratic opponent as someone with a "socialist agenda" who wanted "more government control." In 2022, two years after Boebert won her congressional seat by more than 26,500 votes, the Republican legislator narrowly retained her seat against Democratic challenger Adam Frisch by fewer than 600 total votes. If Frisch successfully unseats Boebert, his election could very well help flip the House of Representatives in favor of the Democratic Party.

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☆ Boebert's 'Beetlejuice' incident at a Denver theater was beyond embarrassing and voters are sick of it, says her Democratic challenger Adam Frisch
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert's Democratic challenger thinks her "Beetlejuice" incident was embarrassing. Boebert and her date were kicked out of a "Beetlejuice" performance in Denver last week. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe congresswoman's campaign manager initially denied reports that Boebert had been vaping during the performance, but surveillance footage showed Boebert vaping in her seat. "She even lied about her lie," Frisch told Sanders-Townsend on Sunday. I was laughing, I was singing, having a fantastic time," Boebert told the outlet.

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☆ Leading conservative women turn on 'embarrassing bimbo' Lauren Boebert after vaping and groping theater incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Leading conservative women took aim at Lauren Boebert over an incident at a Denver musical. Ann Coulter said Boebert was an "embarrassing bimbo" in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Boebert had been kicked out of a theater for seemingly vaping and was filmed grabbing her date's crotch. Ann Coulter, a conservative pundit and writer, responded to news of the incident with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing: "Totally embarrassing bimbo." Boebert blamed her "public and difficult divorce" for her actionsRep. Lauren Boebert vaping, left, and a Broadway performance of "Beetlejuice," right, in a composite image.

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☆ Lauren Boebert was announced as a guest speaker for a conservative youth conference days after she was tossed out of a musical recommended for kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Friday, the Texas Youth Summit announced Boebert would be a speaker at their upcoming conference. The Texas Youth Summit, aimed at children and young adults, allows anyone between 12 and 26 to attend for free. Christian Collins, founder of the Texas Youth Summit, declined to comment to Insider or clarify whether or not the decision to allow Boebert to speak came before or after September 10. In addition to Boebert, this year's speakers include Donald Trump, Jr., Charlie Kirk, and other conservative federal and state representatives. Representatives for Boebert did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, @laurenboebert, Boebert, Christian Collins, Donald Trump , Jr, Charlie Kirk Organizations: Texas Youth Summit, Service, Woodlands, Texas Youth Foundation, Woodlands Waterway Locations: Wall, Silicon, Denver , Colorado, Marriott, Houston, Colorado's, Denver, American

☆ Lauren Boebert says she 'genuinely' doesn't remember vaping at 'Beetlejuice' show after surveillance video is released
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized after footage of her behavior while watching "Beetlejuice" was released. Boebert, who initially said she did not vape at the show, said she "genuinely" did not recall doing so. A pregnant woman who asked Boebert to stop vaping told the Post that Boebert lashed out and called her a "sad and miserable person." In the video, Boebert appears to be seen putting something to her lips and blowing out aerosol mist. Boebert said in a statement sent to Insider that she "genuinely did not recall vaping that evening" when speaking with her team about what had happened.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Boebert, vaping, Jayson Boebert Organizations: Service, vaping, Local, Denver Post, Buell Theater, GOP, Denver, Denver Arts Locations: Boebert, Wall, Silicon

☆ Boebert Apologizes for Vaping in a Denver Theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Annie Karni | More About Annie Karni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Lauren Boebert, a hard-right Republican rabble-rouser from Colorado, apologized on Friday night for her behavior at a recent performance of the family-friendly musical “Beetlejuice” in Denver, after surveillance video revealed her vaping and behaving disruptively in the theater. Ms. Boebert, 36, previously denied reports that she had been vaping. A pregnant woman seated behind her asked her to stop before she was ejected for “causing a disturbance” at the show, according to The Denver Post. “The past few days have been difficult and humbling, and I’m truly sorry for the unwanted attention my Sunday evening in Denver has brought to the community,” Ms. Boebert said in a statement Friday night. “While none of my actions or words as a private citizen that night were intended to be malicious or meant to cause harm, the reality is they did and I regret that.”Ms. Boebert, who can be seen on the video touching and carrying on with her date while sitting in the middle of a crowded theater, blamed what she called her “public and difficult divorce” for her behavior and said, “I simply fell short of my values on Sunday.”

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Boebert, I’m, Ms, ”, “ Organizations: The Denver Post Locations: Colorado, Denver

☆ New video appears to show GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert, who has accused the left of 'grooming' children, being fondled by her date during 'Beetlejuice' performance recommended for kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert was kicked out of a musical theater performance of "Beetlejuice" last weekend. New video appears to show her being groped by her date during the show, which is geared toward kids 10 and up. Boebert has repeatedly said Democrats are "grooming" children with pro-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. "Four months ago, Lauren Boebert called for a boycott of North Face because the outdoor apparel company featured a drag queen in a harmless, non-sexual advertisement because she believes drag queens are a public sexual nuisance (they are not). Rep. Lauren Boebert vaping, left, and a Broadway performance of "Beetlejuice," right, in a composite image.

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