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CULLIP: Zyn Outcry Exposes Anti-Smoking Orgs Fighting To Protect Cigs From Competition

In January, Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer called The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered an investigation into a product called Zyn, citing concerns about its marketing and health effects. Zyn is a brand of nicotine pouches that resemble small tea bags and contain nicotine-infused plant-based fibers. It is unsmoked, contains no tobacco, […]

Panera Bread owner who donated to California Gov. Newsom to hike wages after outcry

The billionaire donor to California Governor Gavin Newsom, who operates about 20 Panera Bread stores in the state, has reportedly exempted his company from new minimum wage laws. In response to the backlash, the company is raising wages for its employees. Greg Flynn, commercial real estate investor and founder of Flynn Restaurant Group, the nation’s […]

Notorious B.I.G. mural outside Brooklyn weed dispensary saved after outcry

A beloved mural of the late rap legend Notorious B.I.G. will have an afterlife – just days after it was painted over at the behest of state regulators. Emerald, a Bushwick marijuana dispensary, sparked a heated controversy last week after a passerby noticed that the owner had blacked out a painting of a young Biggie […]

Greece poised to legalize same-sex marriage despite Orthodox outcry

Greece is poised to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, despite an urgent warning from the Greek Orthodox Church. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, an ostensibly centre-right politician, is relying on a coalition of left-wing MPs to force the bill through next week without support from the main faction of his New Democracy party. There is. The […]