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Why the US surgeon general wants cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks

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Alcoholic drinks are a leading cause of cancer and should carry a warning about that risk on their label, the U.S. surgeon general said Friday.

Alcohol is a factor in nearly 100,000 newly diagnosed cancers each year and roughly 20,000 deaths from the disease, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an advisory intended to focus the public’s...Read more

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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reject Trump's bid to delay TikTok ban

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration suggested that the Supreme Court should reject Donald Trump’s request to delay a law that would ban TikTok in the United States if it isn’t sold by its Chinese parent company.

A week ahead of a Jan. 10 courtroom showdown, President Joe Biden’s Justice Department urged justices to uphold the law ...Read more

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'Enough is enough!': Massachusetts state senator demands transparency after illegal immigrant arrested at migrant motel with AR-15, fentanyl

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BOSTON — A state senator is demanding that the court records be made public in the case of an illegal immigrant evicted from a Revere shelter program following his arrest on charges including possession of an AR-15 rifle and roughly $1 million in fentanyl.

“If there’s anything I can do to effectuate change it’s demanding that the ...Read more

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Prince William, King Charles will not attend Jimmy Carter's funeral

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Neither Prince William nor King Charles plan to attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral next week, following the former president’s death on Sunday at age 100.

As of Friday, the British royal family’s Royal Diary only lists the monarch’s younger brother, Prince Edward, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, as being an attendant of the State ...Read more

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Sources: Person behind explosion at Trump hotel in Las Vegas sent suicide note

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LAS VEGAS — The man behind an explosion in a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas likely suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and had other “personal grievances,” but held “no animosity” toward President-elect Donald Trump, authorities said Friday.

Officials said they had no evidence indicating why Matthew Livelsberger chose Trump ...Read more

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Bill Cosby defaults on $17.5 million mortgage, faces foreclosure for a second NYC townhouse

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Bill Cosby, the disgraced comedian who has been accused of sexual assault by dozens of women, now has two Manhattan townhouses facing foreclosure.

Cosby, 87, allegedly defaulted on a mortgage for his 12,000-square-foot Upper East Side house after not making payments since June, according to court records. The complaint, filed in New York County...Read more

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Georgia police reports show allegations of domestic abuse between New Orleans attack suspect and ex-wife

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ATLANTA — A series of Cobb County, Georgia, police reports over a span of eight months between 2015 and 2016 show instances of alleged domestic violence between the New Orleans terror attack suspect and his wife at the time.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas, lived in the Atlanta area during his second marriage, earning a ...Read more

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Miami judge denies bond for one Alexander twin. Decision on his brother delayed

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MIAMI — A Miami federal judge on Friday denied bond for one of the Alexander twin brothers on charges of forcing dozens of women to have sex with them, saying he was concerned he might flee the country to avoid a potential life sentence if convicted.

Alon and Oren Alexander both appeared in Miami federal court for what were expected to be ...Read more

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Owner of 2 cats that died after drinking bird flu-recalled milk threatens to sue

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LOS ANGELES — As cats across Southern California die from consuming human and pet food contaminated by the H5N1 bird flu virus, one pet owner has decided to fight back — using legal recourse to obtain financial restitution for the tens of thousands of dollars he says he spent trying to save the lives of his three pet cats.

On Wednesday, ...Read more

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Trump seizes on a US citizen's deadly attack to rail against immigrants, 'open borders'

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President-elect Donald Trump ushered in the new year in familiar fashion — using a news event in an attempt to build his case for tougher enforcement of the nation’s southern border, a change he said is crucial to stop violent criminals from flooding into the U.S.

After a pickup truck driver mowed down dozens of people in New Orleans, ...Read more

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US surgeon general wants to label alcohol like cigarettes

Wine, beer and spirits should carry a warning label about cancer risks, the U.S. surgeon general said Friday, in a move that could shape a larger debate over government healthy eating recommendations.

“Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about ...Read more

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TikTok's live video feature 'groomed' minors, Utah AG claims

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TikTok has long known that its popular video livestreams encourage sexual content, including streams exploiting and “grooming” minors, according to a lawsuit from the state of Utah that was unredacted on Friday.

TikTok also discovered through an internal investigation that the feature, called TikTok Live, facilitated money laundering and ...Read more

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Newsom aims to limit unhealthy food in California, getting ahead of Trump administration and RFK Jr.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Friday attempting to limit access to ultra-processed foods, a directive he cast as a continuation of California’s “nation leading” nutrition and health standards.

“The food we eat shouldn’t make us sick with disease or lead to lifelong consequences,” Newsom said ...Read more

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Mike Johnson wins gavel on first ballot after flipping holdouts

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WASHINGTON — The new Congress got off to a stumbling start Friday, as Mike Johnson initially appeared to fall short of winning the speakership on the first ballot, before some last-minute arm-bending convinced two Republican holdouts to switch their votes. Johnson was elected speaker with 218 votes, the bare minimum.

Starting the year off ...Read more

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Colorado soldier behind Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion described 'wake up call' in writings, police say

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The Colorado soldier who died by suicide as he blew up a Cybertruck outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel wrote a “manifesto” calling on Americans to “wake up,” likely had PTSD and held no animosity toward Trump, local and federal law enforcement said Friday.

Las Vegas police and federal officials released new details...Read more

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Colorado lawmakers prepare new legislation -- and approach -- to limit high-powered gun sales

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DENVER — Colorado lawmakers will again seek to ban the sale of certain types of semiautomatic firearms in the coming legislative session, embracing a new approach after more sweeping assault weapons bans died in the state Capitol in recent years.

The new bill spearheaded by Democrats is aimed at building upon existing gun laws by prohibiting ...Read more

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Election errors force another redo race for Georgia school board

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ATLANTA — Election officials gave the wrong ballot to dozens of voters in a South Georgia school board race in November, requiring a third election for the same seat after previous errors during the initial election last summer.

A judge ordered the new election for Ben Hill County Board of Education this week because the race was left off the...Read more

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Illinois' police body camera requirement kicked in Jan. 1, but full compliance picture unclear

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CHICAGO — Under one of the few significant mandates of the controversial 2021 SAFE-T Act that was backed by both advocates for police reform and law enforcement, every police officer in Illinois as of New Year’s Day is required to wear a body camera while on duty.

Police departments are required to report their use of bodycams, but whether ...Read more

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Sources: Person behind explosion at Trump hotel in Las Vegas sent suicide note

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LAS VEGAS — Before he caused the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day, Matthew Livelsberger sent a suicide note that is now in possession of a former Navy SEAL and CIA contractor who has a podcast about the problems encountered by military personnel, according to two law ...Read more

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Antioch Police Department in California's Bay Area agrees to oversight in wake of police corruption, racism scandals

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ANTIOCH, Calif. — The city of Antioch has formed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to increase police oversight, a major step as the police department looks to turn a corner on dual scandals involving racism and alleged criminals within its ranks.

Through a 25-page Memorandum of Understanding with the DOJ, Antioch has agreed to...Read more