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De Blasio quits quixotic quest for the White House
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BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN
He never seemed to mind becoming a national laughingstock, fodder for late-night comedians, human dart board for a merciless press and object of ridicule even in his own hometown. But after 128 days of nearly non-existent poll numbers, paltry crowds, dismal fundraising and tabloid indignities portraying a doomed knight-errant jousting at windmills, he finally called it quits. Unapologetic, not exactly humble, evincing a trace of defiance, and still plugging his “robot tax,” Democratic presidential fantasist Bill de Blasio finally acknowledged what most of America seemed to know from the moment he tossed his halo in the ring on May 16: “I feel like I’ve contributed all that I can to this primary election, and it’s clearly not my time, and so I’m going to end my presidential campaign,” the mayor told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Sept. 20. It was, he said with evident pride, “an extraordinary ex-
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STATE OUTLAWS SALE OF E-CIGARETTES POLICY
Gov. Cuomo takes executive action as vaping-related illnesses rise across the country BY EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM
New York became the second state in the nation to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes as the number of vaping-related lung illnesses continues to rise across the country and have been linked to eight deaths.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo took swift action last week using an emergency and a vote from the city’s Public Health and Health Planning Council to outlaw the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, which are popular among teens. “In four years, the percentage of high school users who use e-cigarettes and vaping has increased 160 percent. Forty percent of 12th graders now vape. Twenty-seven percent of high school students are vaping,”
Cuomo said at a press conference announcing his executive action. “Manufacturers of fruit and candyflavored e-cigarettes are intentionally and recklessly targeting young people, and today we’re taking action to put an end to it.” As of Thursday, 530 probable cases of vaping-related lung illnesses have been reported from 38 states and one U.S. territory, according to a new re-
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A spin on the subway map pinpoints females who helped make NYC great. p. 2 Jewish women and girls light up the world by lighting the Shabbat and holiday candles. Friday Sep. 27, 6:27 pm Rosh Hashanah eve. Sunday Sep. 29, 6:24 pm 2nd day Rosh Hashanah eve. Monday Sep. 30 after 7:20 pm from a pre existing flame. For more information visit: www.chabaduppereastside.com
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