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Tobacco Lobby Seeks Feds Help To Keep Nicotine Addicts Hooked

BLOOMBERG – Marlboro-maker Altria Group Inc. wants to enlist an unlikely partner in convincing Americans that nicotine isn’t as bad as they think—its regulator. The company asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to tackle misperceptions about nicotine as part of a proposed $100 million advertising campaign to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg News. That could be difficult with about three-fourths of U.S. adults incorrectly believing nicotine causes...

Florida Man Goes Snorkeling, Finds $1.5 Million In Cocaine

NEWSWEEK – A snorkeler found $1.5 million worth of cocaine while swimming in waters off the coast of the Florida Keys, law enforcement officers have revealed. Around 70 pounds worth of the drug was found wrapped in tape and floating near to the island chain on Wednesday afternoon. The unidentified snorkeler contacted the local police department who informed the U.S. Border Patrol. Monroe County Sheriff's Office said in a statement a snorkeler near Craig Key at Mile...

WHO, Big Pharma Lock Horns Over Vaccine Profits

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries with their own vaccine capacity should "start waiving intellectual property rights " as provided in special emergency provisions from the World Trade Organization.

Truth Trickles Out In Tiger Woods Crash Investigation

"This is a credit to modern engineering, really, that he's alive."

Can Cuomo Survive Another Shock Wave?

New York officials on Thursday confirmed they omitted nursing home resident death data from a report on COVID-19 last year.

Zoo Giving Covid Vaccine To Apes

NY POST – As people go ape trying to find COVID-19 vaccines, a group of primates at the San Diego Zoo became the first non-humans to be administered the jab. That includes an orangutan named Karen. In January, eight gorillas at the zoo’s Safari Park tested positive for the illness in what was believed to be the first case of the bug infecting great apes. Nadine Lamberski, a global conservation and wildlife health officer told Business...

“Coronavirus Derangement” Is Real

While all viruses find ways to evade the body’s defenses, a growing field of research suggests that the coronavirus unhinges the immune system more profoundly than previously realized.

Alert Flight Attendant Saves Plane Moments From Disaster

Fox News – A Frontier Airlines flight attendant is being praised for noticing a potential problem as the aircraft was preparing for takeoff: The plane's wing was still covered in snow and ice. This worker's actions are now being credited with helping to avoid a possible catastrophe. An attendant on a Frontier Airlines flight taking off from Nashville International Airport last week noticed that there appeared to be a significant amount of snow and ice on...

Doctor Admits Doubts About Vaccine Safety

Australia Letter – Here at the Royal Melbourne Hospital emergency department, as frontline workers, we scheduled ourselves for our first immunization this week. Until last week, I wasn’t sure I would get the vaccine. Some media reports highlight that mRNA vaccines have never been approved for use in humans outside clinical trials, making it seem like a new technology that has not been tested before. Skepticism runs deep in Australia, and anti-vaccine protests have...

Fauci Explains “Harmless” J&J Vaccine

During a White House briefing on Monday, President Joe Biden's chief medical advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, explained exactly how each of the three approved coronavirus vaccines take effect.

Tiger Woods Can’t Explain Lack Of Skid Marks

Sheriff’s Deputy John Schloegl has said investigators are trying to determine if a crime had been committed

We Finally Know What Killed Off The Neanderthals

CNN – The reversal of Earth's magnetic poles, along with a temporary breakdown of the world's magnetic field about 42,000 years ago, could have triggered a raft of environmental changes, solar storms and the extinction of the Neanderthals.

Shocking Animal Cruelty Charges Investigated Against K-9 Officer [VIDEO]

SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — An investigation of K-9 training is underway after video showed a North Carolina officer lifting a dog by a leash and slamming the animal into the side of a police vehicle, officials said. Salisbury Police Chief Jerry Stokes told news outlets he couldn't comment in detail on what happened. Stokes said the dog, Zuul, wasn't hurt or stunned and has since been separated from the officer. Zuul was on hand with Stokes...

More Blacks Kill Selves During Pandemic

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say fatal drug overdoses nationwide have surged roughly 20% during the pandemic, killing more than 83,000 people in 2020.

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