Health authorities want to make the country smoke-free by 2025.
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U.S. poised to approve Patriot missile battery for Ukraine
The Patriot would be the most advanced surface-to-air missile system the West has provided to Ukraine to help repel Russian aerial attacks.
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Indian, Chinese troops clash at border in fresh faceoff
For decades, India and China have fiercely contested the Line of Actual Control, a loose demarcation that separates Chinese and Indian-held territories.
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Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter, bombs
France is giving $1.1 billion over the next few months.
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Two Hawaii volcanoes have stopped erupting
Mauna Loa started Nov. 27 and Kilauea has been erupting since September 2021.
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Company starting to recover oil from Kansas pipeline spill
It was the largest spill on the Keystone system since it began operating in 2010 and bigger than 22 previous spills on the system combined.
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Massive U.S. storm brings tornadoes to South, blizzard threat
The storm system was expected to move into the Northeast and central Appalachians with snow and freezing rain by late Wednesday, forecasters said.
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Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it ‘a blow against hate’
The Respect for Marriage Act is intended to safeguard same-sex unions if the Supreme Court ever reverses Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Fusion breakthrough is milestone for climate, clean energy
Proponents hope it could one day produce nearly limitless, carbon-free energy, displacing fossil fuels.
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A slowdown in U.S. inflation eases some pressure on households
Gas and electricity prices have fallen, but grocery costs continue to be a sore spot.