A new history of anti-smoking documents the cigarette’s journey from patriotic necessity ('Don't forget the cigarettes for Tommy') to pariah status. In 1997 the Master Settlement Agreement forced the tobacco firms to pay up $246 billion, much of it spent on anti-smoking measures.
After decades of barefaced lying (in the Economist's words), Big Tobacco had found itself outspent and outmanoeuvred.
(The links between Big Tobacco and the climate-change denial industry are outlined here.)
Orca calf successfully returned to open water after bold rescue in Canada
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Two-year-old calf one step closer to reuniting with family group after
tragic accident that left her stranded in remote lagoon
An orca calf, trapped for ...
3 hours ago
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