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Altria’s chance of writing down its Juul investment has ‘increased materially,’ Fitch says

Menthol pods for Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarettes are displayed for sale at a store in Princeton, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The chance that Altria writes down the value of its $ 12.8 billion investment in Juul has “increased materially” amid uncertainty around the e-cigarette industry,… Read More »

Health officials are urgently trying to track down 200 people amid fears of measles outbreak

Health officials are urgently trying to track down 200 people and give them the MMR jab amid fears of a measles outbreak in Essex Health officials said eight people are suspected to have measles They all attended a day service for learning difficulties in Southend-on-Sea The centre has closed for the rest of the week… Read More »

Ocean Cleanup device breaks down, well before ridding Pacific of plastics

An ambitious project to clean up a vast tide of ocean pollution has been sidelined. The project’s 2,000-foot-long screen — which was already failing to capture plastic while stationed more than 1,000 miles off the coast of California — broke apart just before New Year’s under the constant wind and waves of the Pacific Ocean.… Read More »