Archives: Morning Breakouts

KQED News reached out to listeners on Twitter to ask them how they were dealing with climate news. One person tweeted “It's an ever-present anxiety that grows and recedes but never leaves. Sometimes it's a dull ache that gnaws at the present moment, and sometimes it's acute and all-consuming.” Public health news is on the downside of hysterectomies, physical fitness benefits for young adults, meat's comeback, and a potential cure for sepsis, as well.

The Los Angeles Times reports that as the regulation was being considered as part of an Obama administration tobacco control rule, tobacco industry lobbyists and small business advocates applied a full court press on the White House. Now, with so much attention on the vaping disease outbreak, some congressional Republicans are being pulled between free market principles and efforts to regulate e-cigarette and vaping products. Outlets also report on the sprawling black market for vaping products as well as efforts to crack down on vaping in the Bay Area. In addition, six Massachusetts vape shop owners are suing the state over its temporary ban on vaping-product sales.