The embattled e-cigarette giant laid off hundreds and settled thousands of lawsuits last year.
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Belgium bans TikTok from government phones
The Chinese-owned video sharing app will be temporarily prohibited for at least six months.
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House votes to declassify info about origins of COVID-19
U.S. intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the deadly virus.
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FDIC seizes Silicon Valley Bank after historic failure
The collapse pushes shares of almost all financial institutions lower.
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King Charles III gives brother title of duke
Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Meghan begin officially using the titles prince and princess for their children, Archie and Lilibet.
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U.S. trains West African militaries as jihadi threat spreads
Soldiers from several African countries are being trained in counter-insurgency tactics as part of the annual U.S.-led exercise known as Flintlock, that began this week.
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Ukraine rebounds from Russian barrage, restores power supply
Ukrainian authorities scrambled to counter the consequences of the latest bombardment, part of a recurring cycle of urban smash-and-repair that has brought little change in the course of the war.
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Multiple dead in Jehovah’s Witness hall shooting in Germany
In a Twitter update, Hamburg police said they believed there was only one shooter and they were gradually rolling back security forces from the area.
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Trump invited to testify before New York grand jury, lawyer says
Such an invitation to testify before a grand jury often indicates a decision on indictments is near.
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La Nina is gone. These were the deadly storms during its run
Experts caution that attributing any single event to La Nina or its better-known cousin, El Nino, is difficult as they pronounced Thursday that the La Nina weather phenomenon has come to an end.