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The Biden administration is again delaying a ban on menthol cigarettes, infuriating anti-smoking groups but potentially avoiding backlash from Black voters.

OPINION Many criticisms are being made of the Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill , including by this writer. But as with everything in politics, every...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Bidens administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.

OPINION David Seymour seems very relaxed about undermining his Prime Minister. He did it last Friday. Luxon had called Seymour’s comments “ill-considered”...

The announcement is another setback for Food and Drug Administration officials, who drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths over 40 years.

The announcement is another setback for Food and Drug Administration officials, who drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths over 40 years

Tyrese Proctor made two free throws with 1 second to play to lift No. 12 Duke past Clemson 72-71 in a game with a back-and-forth late-game stretch Saturday at Durham, N.C.Jared McCain scored 21 point

OPINION This is a transcript of Audrey Young’s subscriber-only Premium Politics newsletter. To sign up, click here , select ‘Premium Politics Briefing’ and...

Update: After reply from DPMC, this RNZ story has been updated to reflect while $2 million was set aside for the pins, only $717,000 was spent. 
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A government office that set aside millions for lapel pins for pandemic workers is now looking to cut back on spending.