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The percentage of American adults who smoke cigarettes has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, according to a new study. About 9.9% of U.S. adults reported smoking cigarettes in 2024, a drop ...

Oil prices dipped Friday but remained well above $100, with energy infrastructure in the Middle East damaged and the vital Strait of Hormuz still largely shut. Goldman Sachs even suggested that higher ...

Adam Sandler continues to laugh all the way to bankability as Hollywood’s top earner. And the youngest-ever newcomer joins the salary A-List this year along with an actress who came out of retirement.

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The president made the comment on social media a short time after telling reporters on the White House lawn that he wasn’t interested in a cease-fire because the U.S. was “obliterating the other side.

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