F.D.A. Plans to Ban Most E-Cigarette Flavors but Menthol

NEW YORK TIMES

The tobacco and vaping industries and conservative allies intensively lobbied against a ban on popular flavored e-cigarettes.

Earlier efforts to restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes stalled even as the popularity of vaping nicotine grew among millions of young people. read more »

Japan tries to solve the mystery of Carlos Ghosn's audacious escape

CNN

Ghosn — the former chairman of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, and former chairman and CEO of their alliance partner, Renault — had been awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial wrongdoing, including allegations that he understated his income for years and funneled $5 million of Nissan's money to a car dealership he controlled. He was ousted from his posts at Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors following his arrest in November 2018, and later resigned from Renault. read more »