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NY Law Raising Legal Age To Purchase Tobacco Products Takes Effect NY Law Raising Legal Age To Purchase Tobacco Products Takes Effect
NY Law Raising Legal Age To Purchase Tobacco Products Takes Effect Older teenagers in New York will officially no longer be able to purchase tobacco or e-cigarette products. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation into law on Tuesday, July 16 that raises the minimum sales age for tobacco and e-cigarette products from 18 to 21. The law took effect after 120 days, on Wednesday, Nov. 13. "New York is taking aggressive action to stamp out smoking among teens and children, but tobacco and e-cigarette use still persists thanks to irresponsible corporate marketing campaigns targeting young people," Cuomo said. "By raising the smoking age from 18 to 21…

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Child Contracts Measles In Fairfield County, Health Officials Say Child Contracts Measles In Fairfield County, Health Officials Say
Child Contracts Measles In Fairfield County, Health Officials Say The Connecticut State Department of Public Health has confirmed that the fourth case of measles has been confirmed this year, this time in a school-age child from Fairfield County. "The public health investigation of this case has determined that the child was not infectious while at school," the department said Friday, Oct. 25. The specific location of the case in Fairfield County has not been released. Information received indicates that the child contracted measles in early October. The latest case of measles is not related to three previously confirmed cases in Connecticut reported in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'We As A Party Have Compromised Too Much,' Says Ocasio-Cortez In '60 Minutes' Interview 'We As A Party Have Compromised Too Much,' Says Ocasio-Cortez In '60 Minutes' Interview
'We As A Party Have Compromised Too Much,' Says Ocasio-Cortez In '60 Minutes' Interview Just days after dancing her way -- literally -- into her new Congressional office, Westchester County high school graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be getting more national attention following that viral dance video that now has nearly two million views on Instagram and an earlier one that led to it. The 29-year-old Ocasio-Cortez is described as a bartender turned congresswoman some view as an uninformed insurgent who wants to challenge the way Washington works in an interview with Anderson Cooper that will air on CBS-TV's "60 Minutes" on Sunday, Jan. 6. Asked …

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by Joe Lombardi