Yes, smoking kills — but here’s why I love it anyway

“After some time he felt for his pipe. It was not broken, and that was something. Then he felt for his pouch, and there was some tobacco in it, and that was something more. Then he felt for matches and he could not find any at all, and that shattered his hopes completely.” — “The Hobbit”. . . . ..........Read full article

President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum to take effect

There's a new tariff in town. President Trump officially unveiled promised tariffs on foreign metals Thursday, defying allies, rivals and members of his own party alike. The steep levies — 25% on imported steel and 10% on aluminum — will go in to effect in 15 days, and include temporary . . . ..........Read full article

Hope Hicks admits to telling white lies for President Trump: rep

Hope Hicks told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that her job as White House communications director required her to tell white lies. But Hicks, who testified behind closed doors for more than eight hours, insisted she had not lied about key issues surrounding the Russia investigation, . . . ..........Read full article

Uber’s fatal crash video shows the best and worst of self-driv

Will robot cars be our saviors, or our executioners? Let’s ask the million or so people who have seen the dashboard cam video of a self-driving vehicle running down Elaine Herzberg, killing her the night of March 19 in Tempe, Ariz. The footage shows the driver was not paying attention when his . . . ..........Read full article

11 CRAZY THINGS ACTORS HAVE DONE TO PREPARE FOR ROLES

As a profession, acting is often spoken of in mystical terms. When a celebrated stage or screen performer gets asked about their "process" on a late-night talk show or in a glossy magazine profile, the responses tend to include metaphoric language about "transformation" or "getting lost" in a . . . ..........Read full article

U.S. farm group fears impact of China's retaliatory tariffs on A

A farm lobbying group called Farmers for Free Trade released a national television advertisement, to warn the Trump administration the impact of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum last week that could impose tariffs on up to 60 . . . ..........Read full article

Kim Jong Un leaves Pyongyang for inter-Korean summit: KCNA

Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), left here early Friday to attend the inter-Korean summit in Panmunjom, the truce village on the North-South border of the peninsula, said the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). South Korean President Moon Jae-in and . . . ..........Read full article

President Trump seems set on pulling U.S. out of Syria 'very soo

President Donald Trump’s unscripted remark this week about pulling out of Syria “very soon,” while at odds with his own policy, was not a one-off: For weeks, top advisers have been fretting about an overly hasty withdrawal as the president has increasingly told them privately he wants out, U.S . . . ..........Read full article

Huma Abedin announces separation from Anthony Weiner

Huma Abedin, a top campaign aide to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, said Monday that she had decided to separate from her husband, former Rep. Anthony Weiner. The announcement followed a New York Post report detailing allegations that he had conducted sexually explicit . . . ..........Read full article

The prompt of Marlboro Cigarette in Rural market

Present situation, the problem is put forward, it should be said that the importance of doing a good job in rural cigarette market is no delay. This is not only related to the rural convenience services, but also related to the survival and development of the industry. So the key . . . ..........Read full article