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West Virginia Proposes State-Controlled Roadside Memorials

CHARLESTON – Balancing safety concerns against the wishes of families of highway fatality victims, West Virginia’s Division of Highways wants to offer the option of state-maintained memorial signs near crash sites. The cost to the grieving relatives could be up to $400. “It’s not about the money as it is …

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Two Sentenced to More Than a Year in Prison for NBA Betting Scandal

NEW YORK – Two former high school classmates of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy were both sentenced to more than a year in prison Thursday for their roles in a betting scandal that embarrassed the league. A federal judge in Brooklyn gave James Battista, a professional gambler and admitted drug …

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Report: Tobacco Industry Manipulated Menthol Levels to Attract Young, Keep Older Smokers

WASHINGTON – Tobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon who they were marketing them to — lower levels for young smokers who preferred the milder brands and higher levels to “lock in lifelong adult smokers,” U.S. researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found. The …

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