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In 2009, the federal government banned the sale of flavored cigarettes, but a loophole in the law has kept mentholated products on the market until now. E-cigarette juice and cigars also escaped the ban until a recently proposed law from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. “All the issues associated with bubble gum, strawberry, raspberry, those are certainly all flavors that need to be taken out of the mix,” he said during the session....

In April 2020, the state launched the program to reach out to anyone potentially exposed to COVID-19, led by Partners in Health, a health care nonprofit based in Boston. According to Massachusetts officials, the program cost about $158 million and made more than 2.7 million calls to residents throughout the state. The program is supposed to end Friday. The Boston Globe reported that state-funded workers will no longer be contact tracing, which leaves local health departments to do their own....

“While the negotiations were going on, the man appeared to get more and more agitated. He was making furtive movements,” Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said, according to NBC Boston. The man, Phet Gouvonvong of Worcester, called 911 around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday night and told dispatchers he was armed with a bomb and threatened to detonate it, saying that he had another bomb was elsewhere in the city, according to the local NBC affiliate....

According to a report from News 12 Hudson Valley, Long Islander Frances Hughes was startled to find a massive snake laying in her Deer Park driveway on Sunday. She had looked out her kitchen window and saw what she initially believed to be a garden hose she may have forgotten to put away. When she stepped outside, she realized it was something much different. “I freaked out. I ran into the house and told my husband there was a snake....

Researchers led by Simone Cesca, from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, started investigating unusual seismic activity off the coast of the French island of Mayotte, in the western Indian Ocean. Starting in May, 2018, what was once a “seismically quiet area” had started experiencing earthquake swarms. Over the course of a year, scientists tracked events taking place in the area. Their findings, published in Nature Geoscience, provide a “detailed picture of a deep, rare magmatic process” that ended with a new volcano being born....

Despite that, breast pain can be uncomfortable and interfere with a person’s life, and treatments are available. An accurate diagnosis is important so the appropriate treatment can be recommended. This article gives an overview of mastalgia, including its symptoms, types, causes diagnosis, and treatment. Symptoms Depending on the cause, mastalgia can include: Breast tendernessSharp, burning painTightness in the breast tissue The pain may be constant or it may occur only occasionally....

Jordan Spieth clings to a one-stroke lead and is scheduled to tee off at 2:50 p.m. ET. His playing partner: Smylie Kaufman, an unknown in the circle of elite players. MORE: Tee times | Lee Trevino unloads on golfers | Augusta images Besides having two superstars go head to head, another fun story line on Saturday will be the play of Bryson DeChambeau, who is four shots back in his final tournament as an amateur....

Koepka shot a bogey-free 66 on Day 1 at Augusta National, but found life tougher in his second round — a wild start leaving him 2 over for the day after six holes. However, the three-time major champion fought back impressively and a birdie at the last ensured he would once again top the leaderboard at the end of the day, this time alongside Adam Scott, Louis Oosthuizen, Francesco Molinari and Jason Day....

With Round 2 well under way at Augusta National on Friday, the 2019 leaderboard reflects a who’s who list of golf’s biggest names at the top. But others weren’t so lucky, with struggling stars like Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose among the 22 on the wrong side of the cut. TIGER TRACKER: Follow Tiger Woods’ Round 2 at the Masters Masters cut rules for 2019 Every major on the PGA Tour has its own cut rules....

Having been moved out of Chelsea by the Portuguese in January 2014, the pair reunited at Old Trafford in the summer of 2016. It was immediately suggested that Mata’s days could be numbered, with Mourinho reported to be unconvinced by the Spain international’s ability to fit into his preferred system. Both men have rubbished any talk of a rift, though, with a testing situation having been overcome by presenting a united front where it matters most - on the field....

DiBenedetto, in fine Italian Stallion fashion, almost pulled off one of the best Rocky stories in NASCAR Cup Series history. He led a race-high 93 laps and was on his way to his first career victory before being passed by eventual winner Denny Hamlin a handful of laps before the checkered flag. DiBenedetto held on to finish a career-best second in his 164th career start, just days after being told by Leavine Family Racing that he would be let go after the 2019 season....

The woman, who hasn’t been named in media reports, could potentially be a key witness in the investigation probing allegations that Gaetz violated sex-trafficking laws and may have obstructed justice. Gaetz hasn’t been charged with any crime and has previously denied all wrongdoing. The Republican, who represents Florida’s 1st congressional district, has said he has never paid for sex or had sex with an underage girl. CBS News reported on Monday that the unnamed ex-girlfriend may have traveled with Gaetz to the Bahamas in late 2018 or early 2019 along with two other women, citing “multiple sources....

Klain’s alleged departure was first reported by The New York Times on Saturday, which cited anonymous sources. The White House had not publicly confirmed Klain’s exit by publication. He has served in the Biden administration since the president took office last January, helping him score legislative victories including the passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, new investments in the nation’s infrastructure, and the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed last year that will also fund green energy programs....

The 40-year-old veteran took a big hit by Dolphins defensive tackle Jordan Phillips in the second quarter of Sunday’s matchup in Miami and was later ruled out for the rest of the game. MORE: Top 10 NFL moments for 2015 | Colts come to defense of Peyton Manning Hasselbeck went to the locker room following the hit and was replaced by Charlie Whitehurst. The Colts scored two plays later on an 11-yard run by Frank Gore to give the Colts a 15-6 halftime lead....

While Kenseth has just three top-five finishes and an average finish of 15.8 at Martinsville, Johnson is spectacular at the half-mile, paper-clipped shaped track. MORE: Earnhardt moves up in Power Rankings | Tweet lands driver in trouble | Larson’s big payday He has eight career victories there, including two in a row, and dominated the last two events there. Kenseth, meanwhile, has finished 14th in the past two Martinsville races and has just two top-10 finishes in his last nine races there....

It is not a surprise the struggling Sabres – last overall in the NHL with only six wins and 16 points under first-year coach Phil Housley – cut ties with Moulson. In 14 appearances this season, he did not record a single point and was scratched in seven of the last nine games. The former first-line winger saw his ice-time fall to an average of 10:17 per game this season, ranging from a low of 6:25 to an early-season one-game high of 19:45....

Liverpool have one foot in the UEFA Champions League final but will still need to negotiate a minimum of a second 90 minutes against AS Roma in the coming week to confirm their participation in Kiev. An astounding 5-2 win in the home first leg earlier this week left the Liverpool faithfuls believing that they can make their first final appearance in 11 years. The 2006-07 season was the last time Liverpool got to the final, but had to watch AC Milan exact revenge on them with a 2-1 win, two years after the former did the impossible to come back from three goals down to eventually lift the ultimate prize in Europe....

The strong-armed quarterback has thrown for more than 43,000 yards and more than 270 touchdowns in his decade-long NFL career, and in an era of aging quarterbacks continuing to perform, Stafford’s 32 years of age seems relatively young. The Lions have had losing records more often than not in the Stafford era, but whether he’s to blame is a discussion for another day. This, instead, is a look at Stafford’s contract implications going forward....

His voice is steady, with the midwestern twang that was frequently heard on television following Missouri games as the quarterback was interviewed after big wins. Mauk was a winner in high school, a winner in college. Now, after owning up to poor decisions, he wants to win at life. They are decisions, he said, that aren’t indicative of the full truth about who he is as a person. “That was just me, young and dumb, is how I say it,” Mauk told Sporting News....

The Maui Invitational brackets were announced on Tuesday, and they feature a little bit of everything. MORE: College basketball coaches through the years | UK walk-on explains how to survive his unique role There will be traditional blue-blood programs such as Kansas, Indiana and UCLA, as well as programs looking to get back to their winning ways, like Wake Forest, UNLV and St. John’s. First-year head coach Chris Mullin will lead St....