Women were the targets of the last cigarette ad on American television. Now, Big Tobacco is advertising on TV again — this time, by court order. Tobacco companies once claimed their smokes not only tasted great, but were actually good for you. It said it right there: “against irritation, against […]
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Big Tobacco returns to TV advertising, by court order
Women were the targets of the last cigarette ad on American television. Now, Big Tobacco is advertising on TV again — this time, by court order. Tobacco companies once claimed their smokes not only tasted great, but were actually good for you. It said it right there: “against irritation, against […]
Fake Roy Moore accuser approached Washington Post in sting operation
A woman falsely accusing Alabama Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of impregnating her at 15 years old approached The Washington Post with her story in what appeared to be a sting effort to deceive the news organization. The woman, Jaime T. Phillips, appears to work with Project Veritas, an […]
Fake Moore accuser approached Washington Post in sting operation
A woman falsely accusing Alabama Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of impregnating her at 15 years old approached The Washington Post with her story in what appeared to be a sting effort to deceive the news organization. The woman, Jaime T. Phillips, appears to work with Project Veritas, an […]
Prince Harry on when he knew Meghan Markle was “the one”
KENSINGTON PALACE — There is a new alliance between the United States and Britain. More than two centuries after Americans revolted against the monarchy, a British prince has asked a commoner from the colonies to be his wife, and she’s accepted. Harry, the 33-year old Prince of Wales, will marry […]
Artifacts found in mysterious New Hampshire vault
CONCORD, N.H. — Civil War bonds, travel posters and other paperwork spanning a century of New Hampshire history were among the long-forgotten artifacts found Monday in a mysterious Statehouse vault. The 6-by-10-foot space is at the top of a narrow spiral staircase in a room that served as the state treasury […]
Who won the Cyber Monday sales sweepstakes?
Monday is set to break shopping records, becoming America’s largest-ever online shopping day. Some $6.6 billion in sales will be generated, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks 80 percent of online shopping activity. By 10 a.m. Monday, $840 million had already been spent online, Adobe said — a jump of […]
Late father’s final letter to daughter goes viral
Bailey Sellers’ dad, Michael, died from pancreatic cancer when she was just 16 years old, but that hasn’t stopped him from surprising her with a birthday message every year since. For the past five years, Sellers’ has received a beautiful bouquet of flowers on her birthday. And each year, the […]
Protesters call for charges against officer who killed teen
HARTFORD, Conn. — Protesters on Monday called for criminal charges against a Connecticut police officer who killed an unarmed 15-year-old boy and for the release of surveillance and other video that shows the May shooting. Demonstrators sought to bring attention to the fatal shooting of Jayson Negron by Bridgeport rookie officer […]
U.S. vessel arriving in area of missing submarine search
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina says a U.S. undersea rescue module is arriving to an area in the South Atlantic where an Argentine submarine went missing 12 days ago with 44 crew members on board. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi said Monday that a Norwegian ship carrying the U.S. Navy’s underwater […]