YOU WONT BELIEVE: 21 - What They Never Told You

'Busting up' black market tobacco with tougher laws

There's a renewed push to smash criminal rackets dominating the ballooning black market of cheap cigarettes linked to gang violence, robberies and firebombings.

AAP · Jul 22, 2025

India’s unregulated bidis harm workers, consumers

On a busy street near Patna’s Rajendra Path, 11-year-old Sanjay* watches his elder brother roll up tendu leaves stuffed with tobacco flakes. Within minutes, a fresh bundle of bidis is ready to be sold for one rupee (Re 1) to eager customers that have lined up outside his paan shop.…

Newslaundry · Jul 21, 2025

The Vaping Giant That Almost Died: JUUL's Shocking FDA Reversal

In a significant reversal and a major boost for the embattled vaping company, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized the marketing of five JUUL Labs Inc. e-cigarette products, including the JUUL device and its Virginia Tobacco and Menthol flavored JUULpods in both 3% and 5% nicotine…

Benzinga · Jul 18, 2025

Von der Leyen calls for new EU taxes on big firms in €2tn budget proposal

Plan, which also includes levies on tobacco and electronic waste, ignites major political scrap to define bloc’s future

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

Nicotine pouches sold to children mimic sweets, says UK trading standards body

Children can buy pouches legally as they are not regulated as a specific tobacco or nicotine product

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025

Shops legally selling addictive nicotine pouches to children

Trading Standards is calling for urgent regulation of the new class of addictive products sold to children following the ban of single-use vapes.

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025

Addictive nicotine pouches can legally be sold to children in shops

Watchdog warns there is currently no law in place to stop shops from selling nicotine pouches to children

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Dumps Palantir, Bets Big On This Dividend Play Which Has Surged Nearly 50% In 2025

Stanley Druckenmiller‘s Duquesne Family Office LLC offloaded its stake in this famous artificial intelligence stock as it kept building a stake in this dividend-yielding tobacco company as of the end of the first quarter of 2025.

Benzinga · Jul 14, 2025

In Sweden, smokeless products drive tobacco harm reduction push - Roll Call

Smoking is the primary driver of tobacco-related deaths and is highly restricted in most Swedish public places.

Roll Call · Jul 10, 2025

Gas Station Items That Are Draining Your Budget

Stopping at a gas station is part of everyday life for many people. You might just want to fill up your tank, but it’s easy to walk out with a bag full of snacks, drinks, and other things you didn’t plan to buy. These small purchases can add up fast,…

Clever Dude · Jul 8, 2025