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Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO

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(Reuters) - Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Edwards Affair Coverup to Produce Indictment

Former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards is facing prosecution for allegedly circumventing campaign finance laws in an attempt to cover up an extramarital affair, ABC news reported.

Supreme Court to California: Release 33,000 prisoners in 2 years

In what is being billed as one of the biggest prison release orders in history, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered California government to reduce its prison population by nearly 33,000 over a period of two years to avoid serious constitutional violations.

Delaware to legalize marijuana… sort of

The State Senate of Delaware has submitted legislation that would decriminalize (legalize) marijuana possession, use and distribution for people with cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other diseases for which using marijuana would ease their suffering.

Coffee: Reducing The Risk Of Breast Cancer

Consumption of coffee will actually decrease the risk of developing a certain kind of breast cancer according to what Swedish researchers found. What they did is that they compared the consumption of coffee in postmenopausal women diagnosed with cancer and women of the same age with no cancer.

Pacino to Join Cast of “Gotti” Film

Legendary actor Al Pacino, who has played many memorable gangsters over his career, will join the cast of the upcoming film Gotti: Three Generations, according to various reports.

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