Judge blocks FDA graphic warning labels on cigarettes
U S District Judge Richard Leon halted the federal requirement for nine graphic images on cigarette packs, delaying the plan amid a pending lawsuit likely to take years to resolve. The ruling cites First Amendment concerns and notes altered images and large label size could mislead and amount to an anti smoking agenda.
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New formula would cut Social Security raises and raise taxes
Congress weighing a new inflation measure that would trim future Social Security increases, raise taxes by about 60 billion over a decade, and reduce eligibility for Medicaid and other programs while affecting veterans and federal benefits. Early cuts would be small but grow over time, with about 200 billion in the first decade.
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Russian grave robber kept 29 bodies as home display
A Russian historian aged 45 in Nizhny Novgorod was arrested after police found 29 mummified remains dressed in women's clothes in his apartment. Video showed life sized figures in bright dresses with doll making instructions found onsite. The suspect, a known city historian, is not named.
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