How the Family Behind Joyva Is Bringing Its Century-Old Candy Business into the Modern Era
The company still makes traditional Jewish candies like halvah and jelly rings by hand. Can it double its revenue and thrive ...
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Bielski Partisans: These WWII Jewish Resistance Embodied ‘Defiance’
The Bielski Partisans waged plenty of combat action against the Nazi scourge, much to the chagrin of the oppressors. January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and to commemorate that ...
The Man Who Took On Big Tobacco Has a New Target: Sports Betting
The hearing has been called to discuss what seems to be becoming America’s new favorite pastime: throwing down bets on sports ...
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12 Holocaust survivors share their stories on a Times Square billboard
A project of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, the billboard aims to draw attention to the experiences ...
Canton police, MSP shutter stores accused of selling vapes to minors
A joint operation between the Canton Police Department and Michigan State Police led to the closure of tobacco shops accused ...
"One of Them Days" tops North American box office on opening weekend
Sony Pictures comedy film One of Them Days took the top spot at the North American box office on its opening weekend with an estimated three-day cume ...
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Zyn nicotine pouches can be marketed in the U.S., the FDA says. What does this mean?
After "an extensive scientific review," the FDA said, the products were found to pose lower risks of cancer and other serious health conditions compared to cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products.
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Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to ...
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Jewish groups pushed Meta to crack down on hate speech. Now, the company is reversing course.
Six months ago, Jewish groups celebrated a policy win when Meta banned the use of “Zionist” as a coded slur against Jews and Israel. Now, the same organizations are condemning the company for ...
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Biden administration moves to limit nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco products
The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing limits on the level of nicotine in cigarettes and some other types of tobacco products in order to make them less addictive, the agency announced ...
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Jewish groups pushed Meta to crack down on hate speech. Now, the company is reversing course.
(JTA) — Six months ago, Jewish groups celebrated a policy win when Meta banned the use of “Zionist” as a coded slur against Jews and Israel. Now, the same organizations are condemning the company for ...
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FDA proposes nicotine limits on tobacco products to make them less addictive
The proposal would set a level of 0.7 milligrams of nicotine per gram of tobacco for cigarettes, most cigars, and pipe tobacco, compared to an average nicotine level of 17.2 mg in popular ...