Day: April 25, 2024

Minneapolis ordinance imposes highest minimum cigarette price in America

11:40 pm April 25, 2024

Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health. The ordinance not only sets a floor price. It prevents smokers and retailers from getting around it by prohibiting price […]

Rebel Wilson’s book published in UK with Sacha Baron Cohen claims redacted

11:04 pm April 25, 2024

Rebel Wilson expressed her gratitude to her supporters and other women who she said have “shared their stories” about working with Sacha Baron Cohen after her allegations against the actor were redacted in the U.K. publication of her new memoir. In her book “Rebel Rising,” the 44-year-old actress made shocking claims about Baron’s behavior toward […]

LSU fan takes 109 mph Tommy White home run to the head: ‘Beamed off my dome’

11:03 pm April 25, 2024

A big night for LSU third baseman Tommy White turned out to be a headache for more than just Nicholls State University Tuesday. White, a junior in his second season with the Tigers, led LSU’s 9-0 win over Nicholls State at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, going 4-for-5 with two homers and four RBIs. […]

New York Times blasts Biden for ‘avoiding questions’ from journalists in blistering statement

11:03 pm April 25, 2024

The New York Times released a blistering statement calling out President Biden for his unprecedented lack of media access during his first term in office. “For anyone who understands the role of the free press in a democracy, it should be troubling that President Biden has so actively and effectively avoided questions from independent journalists […]

Man was shot 13 times in Chicago traffic stop where officers fired nearly 100 rounds, autopsy shows

11:00 pm April 25, 2024

A man killed in a traffic stop last month when plainclothes Chicago police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times was shot 13 times, according to an autopsy report released Thursday. The March 21 police shooting that left Dexter Reed, 26, dead has prompted protests with activists calling for the five officers involved to be […]

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