Defective power banks can overheat, may catch fire or explode

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — More than 19,000 wireless power banks are being recalled because they can catch fire, according to ...
Daily Voice

Exploding Batteries Spark Fires, Forcing Power Bank Recall To Expand

More than 21,000 portable chargers are being recalled after some caught fire and exploded, causing thousands of dollars in ...

CDC reports decline in e-cigarette use among U.S. high schoolers

The percentage of e-cigarette users among high school students in the United States has declined to about 20% in 2020 from 27.5% last year, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Now Europe's Airports Are Being Threatened By Cigarette-Smuggling Balloons

Vilnius Airport in Lithuania, a Baltic EU member country close to Ukraine and Russia, was shut down on Saturday due to an ...
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Lighters, Vapes, And E-Cigarettes On Indian Flights: What’s Allowed, What’s Not, And How To Avoid Fines

Flying from India? Leave your lighters, vapes, and e-cigarettes at home. DGCA rules ban them in both cabin and checked baggage, and carrying even one device can lead to confiscation or fines. While ...
CBC.ca

More and more elementary kids in the London region are vaping, health officials warn

Calls to health unit enforcement officers from local elementary school administrators for kids as young as 11 vaping are "exploding," officials in the London area say. As teens in high schools detail ...
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Electronic cigarettes, vaping usage soars in local schools

The number of nicotine vapes, or electronic cigarettes, being confiscated weekly from K-12 students from public schools across northeastern Louisiana is on the rise, local experts say. Recommended for ...
The Free Press Journal

Ranbir Kapoor's Vaping Scene In The Ba***ds Of Bollywood Creates Controversy; Human Rights Commission Urges Mumbai Police To File Case Against Ramayana Actor

Aryan Khan's directorial debut, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, has grabbed everyone's attention. The show features many actors in cameos, including Ranbir Kapoor. In a scene, Ranbir is seen using a vape to ...
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The Ba***ds Of Bollywood Lands In Trouble Over E-Cigarette Scene; NHRC Demands FIR Against Ranbir Kapoor, Netflix

Aryan Khan's debut Netflix series The Ba**ds Of Bollywood* has stirred controversy after a scene featuring Ranbir Kapoor using an e-cigarette drew the NHRC's attention, raising concerns about banned ...
Asian News International

Human Rights Commission urges action against Ranbir Kapoor, Netflix over airing e-cigarette scene in 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood'

AJIO, HSBC India's blends fashion with lifestyle privileges in one-of-its-kind collaboration, Tara Sutaria leads the campaign ...
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Rajasthan High Court Directs DGP To Implement Law Prohibiting E-Cigarettes, Seeks Detailed Action Plan

In furtherance to its order dated May 6, 2025, in the matter of PIL filed in relation to the menace of e-cigarettes, Rajasthan High Court has directed the DGP to prepare a team of officers ...
CBC.ca

Health officials trying to tackle massive and 'tragic' use of vapes among teens

Local health officials are warning about a troubling rise in teen vaping and young people so addicted to high-potency nicotine that they're turning to cigarettes as a vaping-cessation device. Numbers ...