Smoking

.5B settlement with tobacco giants approved by creditors, lawyer says

$32.5B settlement with tobacco giants approved by creditors, lawyer says

Craig Fedirighi

A proposed deal that would see three tobacco giants pay out billions to provinces and territories, as well as smokers ...

UK government mulling crackdown on smoking, potentially outside pubs

UK government mulling crackdown on smoking, potentially outside pubs

Craig Fedirighi

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Thursday that his government is looking at introducing tougher anti-smoking measures, which ...

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

Craig Fedirighi

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates ...