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It's clearly a distortion. One girl is made up and pictured in natural light. The other is acting in a scene that requires her to look disheveled and act deranged. He could have posted a normal picture of Lupita, then make his captain pretty police comments all the same.

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NEW YORK -- The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this week.

Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, and it’s long been considered the leading cause of preventable death.

The preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were based on survey responses from more than 24,200 adults. In the survey, CDC officials defined current cigarette smoking as smoking at least 100 cigarettes in a lifetime and now smoking every day or some days.

In the mid-1960s, 42% of U.S. adults were smokers. The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.

In 2024, the percentage of current adult smokers fell below 10% for the first time. Last year, it was 9%, according to the new survey.

The use of electronic cigarettes has been inching up among adults, but has held about steady in 2025, at about 7%.

“The continued decline in smoking is a monumental public health achievement that has saved millions of lives and billions in healthcare costs,” said Yolonda Richardson, president and chief executive of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy and research organization.

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Schlitz


The absolute worst beer ever made

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We are a net exporter of oil and gas. Obviously, that price must differ. However, why must Americans pay a premium for oil and gas gathered here, refined here, that stays here?

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I pray for the safety and well being of our men and women in uniform. But make no mistake, it is exactly during times of military conflict that you should question and be skeptical of your leaders. War is the health of the state, and with it, the government is permitted to do things they never would in peacetime. Already we are seeing calls to crack down on anti-Israeli speech.

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