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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit Wednesday against e-cigarette company Juul Labs, alleging that the company was improperly marketed to children and provided misleading information about the nicotine content of its products. I woke you up. Moody's office filed the lawsuit in Hillsborough County Circuit Court, seeking civil penalties and an injunction to prohibit Juul from “targeting children and deceiving consumers regarding nicotine levels through marketing and product design.” The lawsuit alleges that Juul violated a law known as the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. “Juul relentlessly marketed to underage users through launch parties, advertisements featuring…
KBR Co., Ltd. KBR has achieved broad-based growth across its various business segments, driven by high-quality and distinctive government contracts, solid profit margins, and expertise in technology and consulting services.Our growing portfolio of long-term, important programs provides a stable outlook even in volatile economic conditions and provides great visibility into the company's future prospects.Also, the engineering, construction and services company's determination to reduce emissions, diversify its products, achieve energy efficiency and more sustainable technologies and solutions bodes well.Let's dig deeper and discover what's driving growth even further.solid backlog levelKBR's strong order backlog and option level of $21.1 billion (as of…
20th century studio “No one makes original sci-fi blockbusters anymore. It's an endangered species.” This was Gareth Edwards' wise insight at a special screening of his latest film creator last week. This from a filmmaker who has covered the gamut since his 500,000-budget indie film in 2010. monster Budget of $265 million, box office revenue of over $1 billion rogue one: a star wars story, Despite headlines about reshoots with Tony Gilroy, the film really had Edwards' fingerprints on it. the next day The finale of the end of the world. Crowded weekend with two other wide releases – Paramount/Spin…
On September 25, 2023, law enforcement officials sealed off a “stairwell” in Beijing after they found it did not meet fire safety standards.Photo: Beijing DailyA fast-chain hotel in Beijing was selling “open-air rooms” to consumers during the National Day holiday, but they reportedly did not meet fire safety standards and were temporarily suspended by authorities. The incident sparked a wide discussion among netizens about rising hotel room prices as domestic travel recovers strongly during the upcoming holidays.Local fire authorities received a report that one of the hotels in the GreenTree Inn Express chain was offering “stairwell rooms” for sale that…
According to KFF, the number of Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees is on the rise, partly due to “marketing efforts” by insurance companies and brokers. report Published on Wednesday. Enrollment in MA plans has doubled since 2010. CMS has recently worked Reduce misleading MA marketing. To understand how MA is promoted on television and what the impact is for patients, KFF analyzed advertising data from the Wesleyan Media Project. The analysis includes all English TV ads aired in national and local markets from October 1, 2022 to December 7, 2022. Below are seven findings. 1. During this period, Medicare ads aired…
Unlock Editor's Digest for freeFT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.Is there no end to the market mind? Is every aspect of modern life safe from relentless efforts to brand, advertise, and sell?This question occurred to me late last Sunday on my way home from London's Heathrow Airport on the Tube, and I had a rather serious surprise when I staggered onto the platform at Bond Street station.My animalistic instincts, honed over years of subway travel, told me I was on the right platform, but my eyes told me otherwise. Instead of the usual…
Updated: September 22, 2023 03:09 PM IT outage notice issued by the government this morningYesterday afternoon, it emerged that a suspected cyberattack from Russia may have been the cause of a breakdown in government IT systems.David Burt revealed that at least one other country was also believed to have been targeted.The Prime Minister said the government was in the early stages of ascertaining what happened, but said it was believed no digital information was collected in this incident.Burt explained: “Governments face several challenges with IT systems.“An incident has occurred that has affected not only the Bermuda government but also some…
The Malaysian government recently announced the upcoming establishment of GovTech Malaysia, a new digital government arm that will improve the government's ability to adopt a “whole of government” approach to digital government transformation, Business Today reported. As Malaysia commits more resources towards digitizing government services, the question arises of how to build such services in a resilient and user-friendly manner. These services often leverage citizen data and need to be accessible and sufficiently easy to use to be widely and effectively deployed. To learn about the considerations government agencies should keep in mind when transitioning from traditional to digital government…
In a rather strange but not unique move (well, Jetta), Volkswagen seems interested in launching a new sub-brand in China. The latest information suggests that it will use the Cupra name, and it looks like the first model to be part of it will be his rebadged Tavascan. At first glance, this tester captured by European spies looks like a regular Cupra Tabaskan. And so it is, albeit with some changes. Firstly, the face looks somewhat different, with a new bumper and headlights.Aside from the different wheels, which have sensors mounted for data collection purposes, the profile looks the same,…
For decades, tobacco companies have been getting people hooked on cigarettes by making their products more addictive. Now, new research suggests that tobacco companies may have used similar strategies to get people addicted to processed foods.In the 1980s, tobacco companies monopolized America's food supply with the acquisition of major food companies Kraft, General Foods, and Nabisco by tobacco giants Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds, creating products such as Oreo cookies, Kraft macaroni and cheese, and Lunchables. billions of dollars in sales from popular brands. .By the 2000s, Big Tobacco had spun off its food companies and largely exited the food…