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FDA issues plan to ban menthol cigarettes, cigars

WASHINGTON  - The U.S. government has released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The Food and Drug Administration said phasing out menthol cigarettes would save hundreds of thousands of lives by helping adult smokers quit.  Menthol…

Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were intimidated by the protests that followed and prejudiced by heavy pretrial publicity. Chauvin asked the Minnesota…

Rothsay Public School bomb threat deemed not credible

ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) - The Rothsay School District says nothing was found while law enforcement was investigating a bomb threat at a school on Wednesday. Superintendent Wade Johnson says he was told around 12:20 PM a note was found in…

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