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At a recent public hearing, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for more drug therapy research to help teenagers quit smoking and vaping tobacco.

• After finding that one in five high school-aged kids have vaped tobacco in the past month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has become increasingly concerned about the health risks to youth.
• To address the increasing use of e-cigarettes among teenagers, the FDA is considering drug therapy options to help addicted teens quit smoking, CNN reported.
• Current drug therapies like nicotine patches and gums aren't legal for kids, the Associated Press reported, so more research into potential solutions is needed. Читать дальше...

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William turned interviewer at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, quizzing TV naturalist David Attenborough on what he called world leaders' "faltering" steps to tackle environmental challenges.

News Analysis by Gregg Roman Topics: 1. U.S. sanctions against the Iranian regime; 2. Islamist influence on American politics; 3. Turkey and Saudi Arabia; 4. Gulf States Warming to Israel 5. Qatar's malign influence 1. U.S. sanctions against the Iranian

“Primetime” is picking the Pats. Former NFL cornerback Deion Sanders joined FS1’s “Undisputed” on Monday and made his (very) early... Read More »

The JSE has closed softer along with other major global indices as pessimism engulfed the markets after the IMF trimmed its global growth forecasts.

Superstar senator does not appear to be a fan of Apple's iPhone video chat app.

1. Pigeon dropping infection contributed to child's death  Yahoo News
2. Glasgow hospital design to be reviewed after pigeon infections  The Guardian
3. Pigeon droppings health risk - should you worry?  BBC News
4. Pigeon infection: How dangerous is an infection from pigeon droppings? Two dead in Glasgow  Express
5. Infection caused by pigeon droppings linked to child's death at a Glasgow hospital  Evening Standard
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1. Bohemian Rhapsody now on Digital HD: Every way to watch  CNET
2. Rami Malek on how fans can resolve Bryan Singer's involvement with 'Bohemian Rhapsody'  Los Angeles Times
3. Rami Malek's Bohemian Rhapsody Scores 5 Oscar Nods as It Crosses $800 Million at Box Office  PEOPLE.com
4. Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody nominated for five Oscars  Louder
5. 'Bohemian Rhapsody': Watch Queen's stunned reactions to Live Aid set's accuracy  AOL
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An activist shareholder said Tuesday that eBay would be better off without StubHub or its classified ads businesses. Elliott Management, which owns...

Is “wronger” a word?

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(Telecompaper) Chinese technology company Huawei is willing to let Western observers see its product development labs to try and ease concerns about the security...

AT&T laid out its strategy this week for serving businesses with 5G, which makes a lot of sense given the number of enterprise customers it serves. The company counts 2,000 of the largest multinational companies as customers.

Week 3 brought some intense physical competition (giant Q-tips!), a flying turkey leg, and Demi needing another intervention.

Beijing’s Buddhist diplomacy depends on controlling the Tibetan leader’s next reincarnation.

Thai PC enthusiast TUM Apisak posted a screenshot of an alleged GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ashes of the Singularity (AoTS) benchmark. The GTX 1660 Ti, if you'll recall, is an upcoming graphics card based on the TU116 silicon, which is a derivative of the ;Turing; architecture but with a lack of real-time raytracing capabiliti...

WATCH out National Television Awards, because Holly Willoughby is ALREADY on the champagne, sharing a picture of three bottles of Laurent-Perrier on ice in her hotel. The This Morning star wrote: “Just at a hotel getting NTA ready with Steph, @schofe’s wife and she was in charge of the drinks order!!! She’s a Schofield alright!!!! […]

• The partial government shutdown is now in day 32.
• While many services are closed during the shutdown, the US Postal Service is still fully functional.
• This is because the USPS has been self-sustaining since 1982 and receives almost no congressionally appropriated funding.
• The shutdown only affects congressional funding that is approved annually, so self-sustaining operations like the Postal Service are spared. 

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor government... Читать дальше...

Streaming giant receives multiple Oscar nods as it shakes up film

2002 World Cup winner Cafu will present Friday's Copa America draw in Rio de Janeiro