Utah Lawmakers Propose Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21
Utah lawmakers propose raising legal smoking age to 21
Federal law bans the sale of tobacco to people under age 18, though four states —Alabama, Alaska, New Jersey and Utah — increased the age to 19. Utah lawmakers raised the age to make it clear that high school students couldn't legally smoke on campus.
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32 Camden County police departments join new, encrypted radio system
“For the first time in New Jersey, we have true inter-operability, between different police departments and other public safety officials,” said Blaker. “Officers will be able to talk to each other over the radio no matter what community they're in …
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Medicare's failure to track doctors wastes billions
The pattern extends to Part D's top name-brand prescribers. Two doctors, in Kentucky and New Jersey, have each received more than $ 225,000 in promotional payments from drug makers since 2009. A large chunk came from AstraZeneca, maker of Crestor, …
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AP News in Brief at 10:58 pm EST
New Jersey Herald – AP News in Brief at 10:58 p.m. EST. Member Center: Create Account|; Log In …. The case sparked accusations that Zimmerman had racially profiled Martin and led to nationwide debates over the so-called Stand Your Ground defense laws …
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