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Amanda Batula Clarifies Split With Kyle Cooke, Loverboy Debt and Cheating Rumors

She says Kyle Cooke’s pre-marriage Loverboy loan is his responsibility.

Inquest Finds Alcohol-Cocaine Mix Likely Influenced Death of Abigail Garside After Anniversary Night

Trump Orders Marijuana Reclassification to Schedule III

Study Finds Pregnant Women Widely Use No/Lo Drinks, Prompting Calls for Clearer Labels and Advice

Hamburg Launches Citywide Sweep of 17 Shisha Bars, Shutting Five After Violations

Maldives Enforces Generational Tobacco Ban Covering Tourists and E-Cigarettes

Reeves Weighs Further Tobacco Duty Rise as Data Show Illicit Trade Risk

Bundesrat Sends Proposal to Ban Cannabis–Alcohol Driving to Committees as States Press for Tougher Rules

Newsom Signs AB 564, Restoring California’s Cannabis Excise Tax to 15% Through 2028

Spain Advances Sweeping Anti-Tobacco Draft With Terrace Ban and Vape Limits

Singapore Intensifies Vaping Crackdown With Military Checks as First Kpod Jail Term Lands

Sheinbaum Urges Oversight of Mexico City’s New Cannabis Consumption Zones

King Yella Collapses On-Camera During Interview After Drinking Crown Royal

Gendarmes Close In on Unauthorized 1,200-Person Rave at Drôme Ecological Plateau

Freddy Brazier Resists Father’s Court Bid to Block Visits with Grandmother

Freddy Brazier Defies Father’s Legal Bid by Reuniting with Grandma Jackiey Budden

Karnataka Enacts Stricter Tobacco Controls by Raising Purchase Age to 21 and Banning Hookah Bars

Pennsylvania House Advances Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill

Affluent Teens More Likely to Engage in Vaping, Drinking, and Drug Use

N.B. Election Debate Puts Higgs on Defensive Over Tax Cuts and Health Care