The Maldives has become the first country in the world to impose a generational smoking ban, barring anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007, from ever smoking, purchasing or using tobacco. “The ban applies to ...

It was a very special moment in any young man’s life: buying his first pipe. On a recent Saturday afternoon, 25-year-old Ben Darge stood at the counter of Iwan Ries, which bills itself as America’s ...

Michigan said Tuesday that it has completed the replacement of lead water pipes in Flint, putting an end to one of the nation’s most devastating water crises after more than a decade. The ...

As I sat down at my desk this morning to write this article, something caused me to take stock of everything on it. A computer, of course, reading glasses, assorted labels and stationery, a couple of ...

Minneapolis passed an ordinance last year aimed to close a “loophole” in the state’s prohibition on indoor smoking that allowed for licensed tobacconists to run cigar lounges. It appeared to affect ...

A new Iowa law slapping a 40% tax on glass and metal pipes and bongs will likely force businesses to cut hours, cut employees or close, say Des Moines purveyors of the devices. The new law, quietly ...

Some of Keens Steakhouse's signed pipes sitting on a table. - keenssteakhouse / Instagram Keens Steakhouse, a restaurant in Manhattan that was opened in 1885, is not quite the oldest steakhouse in New ...

If you have any information, call Ames Police. Business owners who sell glass and metal ásmoking pipesá say a new state law could kill their business. The law that and regulates and taxes those ...

A traditional type of tobacco smoking locally known as midwakh is causing severe health problems and nicotine dependency among users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), scientists from the University ...

The Federal Aviation Administration did away with a rule that had required an off switch for the sign even though smoking on U.S. flights ended years ago. By Niraj Chokshi The days of airplane cabins ...

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