Ballot push seeks higher cigarette taxes in hesitant states
Petitions aim to place higher tobacco taxes on fall ballots in Missouri North Dakota California and Colorado. Advocates say rising taxes fund health care and education and drive down smoking rates, though past measures in California and Missouri failed to pass.
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Hawaii lab explosion linked to static electricity study
An independent review faulted a University of Hawaii Manoa lab for a March explosion that injured a researcher. Investigators say static electricity developed in a tank likely caused the detonation, with grounding and safety lapses cited as factors. The researcher left for the United Kingdom after the hospital stay.
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Memphis mother charged with four counts of murder in stab deaths
Shanyathia Gardner of Memphis faces four counts of first degree murder while committing aggravated child neglect and four counts of aggravated child abuse after the stabbing deaths of her four children under five. A 7-year-old survived. deputies investigated at a Shelby County apartment complex.
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Shanyathia Gardner
Shelby County
Gardner
Bill Oldham
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