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The New York Times 2:36 pm on June 23, 2022
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F.D.A. Orders Juul to Stop Selling E-Cigarettes

The agency ruled against the company’s application to stay on the market, a decisive blow to a once-popular vaping brand that appealed to teenagers.

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The New York Times 9:44 pm on June 21, 2022
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F.D.A. Set to Propose Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

The move would be an effort to further wean Americans from addictive tobacco products and reduce smoking-related illnesses.

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The New York Times 8:52 pm on October 29, 2021
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8 Companies That Changed Their Names to Signal a Strategy Shift

Facebook said on Thursday that it was rebranding as Meta, taking a step to distance itself from the controversies it faces. How has this corporate strategy worked for other companies?

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The New York Times 8:52 pm on October 29, 2021
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Here Are 8 Companies That Changed Their Names to Signal a Strategy Shift

Facebook said on Thursday that it was rebranding as Meta, taking a step to distance itself from the controversies it faces. How has this corporate strategy worked for other companies?

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The New York Times 6:53 pm on September 16, 2021
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The Elizabeth Holmes Trial Is a Wake-Up Call for Sexism in Tech

In tech, brash male founders are allowed to overpromise and underdeliver, time and again. Not so much for women.

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The New York Times 2:52 am on September 16, 2021
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The Sexism That Led to the Elizabeth Holmes Trial

In tech, brash male founders are allowed to overpromise and underdeliver, time and again. Not so much for women.

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The New York Times 10:17 pm on July 5, 2021
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Juul Is Fighting to Keep Its E-Cigarettes on the U.S. Market

The company faces declining sales and thousands of lawsuits claiming it knowingly sold its trendy vaping products to minors. Soon the F.D.A. will decide whether it can keep selling them at all.

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The New York Times 9:36 pm on June 28, 2021
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Vaccines, Facebook, Miami: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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The New York Times 3:15 pm on June 28, 2021
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Juul Settles N.C. Vaping Case, Agrees to Pay $40 Million

The settlement is the first in a stream of lawsuits against the company, which has been accused of deceptive marketing practices that contributed to a wave of nicotine addiction in teenagers.

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The New York Times 5:38 pm on May 25, 2021
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Juul Wanted to Disrupt Big Tobacco. Instead It Created an Epidemic of Addiction.

In “The Devil’s Playbook,” Lauren Etter tells the story of the rise and fall of the start-up that tried to upend the cigarette industry.

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The New York Times 8:40 pm on April 29, 2021
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F.D.A. Announces Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

Agency leaders say the move is a science-based approach to curbing addiction and will save hundreds of thousands of lives over time.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on March 22, 2021
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Menthol Cigarettes Kill Many Black People. A Ban May Finally Be Near.

Advocates are hoping that President Biden will soon come out in favor of banning mint-flavored cigarettes and other tobacco products.

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