(Reuters Health) – E-cigarettes aren’t tied to a decline in teen smoking and the devices may actually entice some youth who are unlikely to try traditional cigarettes, a U.S. study suggests. Youth smoking has steadily declined over the past decade, with no steeper decrease after e-cigarettes debuted on the... Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump planned to meet with Senate leaders on Tuesday to discuss his nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and said he planned to announce his choice next week. Trump‘s nominee will fill the vacancy left on the nine-seat court following... Read more
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VALLETTA, Jan. 24 (Reuters) – Britain can discuss but not seal bilateral trade deals while it remains a member of the European Union, the deputy head of the bloc’s executive, which will lead the technical negotiations on Brexit, said on Tuesday. Frans Timmermans’ words highlight possible obstacles for... Read more
President Trump’s first week in office
InternationalNews Jan 23, 2017
With Donald Trump’s inauguration as 45th president of the U.S. comes an array of changes for the country in terms of everything from healthcare to foreign policy. The White House’s official website has already been completely revamped where now the president’s plan for the next four years is thrust... Read more
MOSUL, Iraq, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Mohamed Mahmoud is relieved he no longer has to watch Islamic State militants hang corpses from electricity poles, now that Iraqi forces have cleared the group from his east Mosul district. But he still fears for his safety. Like other Iraqis, he worries... Read more
MEXICO CITY, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The flow of foreigners crossing Mexico to reach the United States makes immigration a shared responsibility between the two countries, Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Monday, days before he begins talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s aides. Videgaray described Mexico as an... Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order this morning reinstating the Mexico City Policy. The policy stops any federally funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from promoting or performing abortions. It was first instated in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan and was rescinded by President Bill... Read more
Women’s March on Washington – Toronto by Fallon Hewitt on Exposure Read more
Canadians are joining the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. today. Skedline reporters are traveling on one of five buses that left Toronto last night to bring men, women and children to what is expected to be one of the biggest inauguration protests in U.S. history. People expressed different motivations for... Read more
