The Supreme Judicial Court´s unanimous ruling on Tuesday said that Patricia Walsh Greene might have smoked less or quit sooner had she not been swayed by Philip Morris´ claims that Marlboro Lights were safer. Greene started smoking in 1971 at age 13 and developed lung cancer in 2013 more than decade after she quit.
An email seeking comment was left with Altria, Philip Morris´ parent company,

Angry New York City parents and children flooded City Hall Park on Monday morning - the first day children over five are permitted to shed their masks - demanding that those under five be given the same freedom.

They deserve exactly what every single other person above the age of five in this city and every single other person in this state is getting today. Join me in demanding that Mayor Adams unmask our toddlers,' she finished to the sound of the crowd chanting 'unmask our toddlers!' 

Monday's rally was just one of several outpourings of public frustration after New York Mayor Eric Adams confirmed last Wednesday that the United States' most populous city would remove mandates requiring masks for public school children aged five and over and proof of vaccination to dine out or enter entertainment venues. 

BOSTON (AP) - The highest court in Massachusetts has upheld a nearly $37 million judgment for a woman who said she developed cancer after switching to Marlboro Light cigarettes because she thought they were less dangerous than what she had previously smoked.

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Distilled water is a more specialized type of purified water, but much easier and cheaper to produce at home. As with purified water, it meets the classification requirement of 10ppm (parts per million of total dissolved solids, aka contaminants) or less. The process of distilling is simple: Heat tap water to the point that it turns to vapor. When the vapor condenses back to water, it leaves behind any mineral residue. The resulting condensed liquid is distilled water.

The recommendation is not binding and the FDA is expected to make its decision on the drug later this summer. Currently all contraceptive pills in the U.S. require a prescription. Dozens of medical and advocacy groups support making the pill available without a prescription to increase birth control options for women.

The celebrity mix for 2022 is certainly eclectic. It includes singer Ellie Goulding, presenter Emma Willis, Olympic athlete Sir Mo Farah, actors Tracy-Ann Oberman and Blake Harrison and the comedian Ed Gamble. 

Prices increased 0.4% from March to April, up from a 0.1% rise from February to March. Compared with a year earlier, prices climbed 4.9%, down slightly from March´s year-over-year increase. The April data provided some evidence of cooling inflation, a sign that sent stock prices higher in morning trading.
Grocery prices fell for a second straight month. And the cost of many services, including airline fares and hotel rooms, plunged.

At the same time, lawmakers met in Washington to try to find a path forward to lifting the government´s borrowing limit and avoiding a potentially catastrophic default as soon as June 1. The president showed an increased willingness to discuss possible deficit savings, yet he said that any talks should occur without the risk of the federal government being unable to pay its bills.

Purified water usually begins as tap water as well. It will go through many purification processes, including those used for water filtration. Purified water goes a step further than filtering, with a process that removes chemical pollutants, bacteria, fungi and algae. You'll often find purified water in bottles at your local grocery.

The government has announced that the owner of Chelsea FC will also be prohibited from transactions with UK individuals and businesses.
The government could still grant him a licence to sell the club, but will need to be assured that he will not benefit financially and any proceeds would remain frozen.

He says Yung Filly greeted him with the words, ‘You haven't done anything to prepare for this, have you?' and Ruby Wax was ‘in letting-her-hair-down mode' but ‘not one of life's natural kitchen types', so ruled her out as direct competition.

Distilled water is great for so many things around your house, from car maintenance and air humidifiers to watering plants and adding fresh water to your aquarium. But you don't need to spend money buying gallons of distilled water from the grocery store, because you can actually make it at home. Do be aware that it lacks some of the nutrients that other store-bought options have. Don't worry, we'll explain. 

A shouting, topless activist interrupted the speech Wednesday by CEO Oliver Blume, while a cake-like object was thrown during a speech by board chairman Hans-Dieter Poetsch, apparently in the direction of board member Wolfgang Porsche. Volkswagen has said that it has found no evidence of human rights violations at its plant in China´s western Xinjiang region. The meeting in Berlin resumed after a brief intermission.