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Juul to pay $462 million settlement for 'central role in the youth vaping epidemic,' AGs say Several attorneys general announced a new $462 million settlement from e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL Labs on Wednesday. The settlement is the largest multistate settlement which includes the most "stringent restrictions on the company's marketing and sales to protect and to prevent minors from vaping," New York Attorney General Letitia James said during a press conference. James added "JUUL's lies lead to a nationwide public health crisis and put addictive products in the hands of minors who thought they were doing something harmless," James said at the press conference alongside attorneys general for Washington, D.C., California, Illinois and Massachusetts. Two other states, Colorado and New Mexico, are also recipients of the funds from the settlement. "There is no doubt that JUUL played a central role in the youth vaping epidemic. Today, Juul is p...

President Joe Biden plans on Wednesday to call on Republicans in Congress to act to end the " epidemic " of gun violence in the United States, the White House said. President Joe Biden plans on Wednesday to call on Republicans in Congress to act to end the " epidemic " of gun violence in the United States, the White House said. The remarks are expected during an afternoon speech marking a year since the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen fourth graders and two teachers were killed when a gunman stormed Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. Seventeen others were injured. "The president will remember those lost in Uvalde and reiterate his call for Republicans in Congress to act and help stop the epidemic of gun violence that has become the number one killer of kids in America," a White House official said in the statement.  A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24, 2022 during the mass shooting at Robb Ele...