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COVID-19 $40m to settle Tomorrow Today DOW JONES “Life is a great big canvas; Monday High: 90 vaping case High: 92 150.57 to 34,283.27 throw all the paint you can Carroll County new cases: 9 Chance of rain: 15% Low: 67 at it.” Sunrise: 5:05 a.m. Carroll County new deaths: 0 NORTH CAROLINA (NY Sunrise: 5:04 a.m. NASDAQ — Danny Kaye Sunset: 8:31 p.m. New N.H. cases: 51 Times) — Juul Labs has 140.12 to 14,500.51 agreed to pay North Carolina New N.H. deaths: 1 Tonight $40 million to settle the fi rst Thursday Total cases: 99,455 High: 69 S&P of a spate of lawsuits brought High: 77 by states and localities claim- Chance of rain: 10% 9.91 to 4,290.61 Total deaths: 1,371 ing the e-cigarette company’s Sunset: 8:31 p.m. Low: 62 marketing practices fueled widespread addiction to nico- tine among young people and ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– NATION/WORLD –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– created a new public health problem. The settlement, announced on Monday morning, allows Judge throws out cases against Facebook the company to avert a jury trial as the Food and Drug Administration is preparing to WASHINGTON (NY Times) — In a stun- that Facebook had a monopoly over per- businesses that use our services.” decide this summer whether ning setback to regulators’ efforts to break sonal social networking. The news pushed Facebook’s stock up 4.2 its vaping products can stay up Facebook, a federal judge on Monday The judge said that the FTC had 30 days percent, and the company passed $1 tril- on the market. The company had sought threw out antitrust lawsuits brought to refi le its complaint. lion in market capitalization, a fi rst for the the settlement, but the deal against the company by the Federal Trade “This really stings,” said William Kovac- social network and one of only half a dozen removes just one of numerous Commission and more than 40 states. ich, a former chairman of the agency. “This companies to reach such a valuation. legal actions pending against The judge, James Boasberg for the U.S. is a reminder to those who have wanted a The decision was a major blow to biparti- it. Thirteen other states, includ- ing California, Massachusetts District Court for the District of Colum- dramatic, sweeping litigation campaign to san attempts in Washington to rein in Big and New York, as well as the bia, said the case from the states needed take on Big Tech that there’s nothing easy Tech. President Biden has installed critics District of Columbia, have fi led to be dismissed because too much time had about it, because the courts have a differ- of the technology giants in key regulatory similar lawsuits. The central elapsed since the alleged offenses took place. ent view of the antitrust system.” roles, including Lina Khan as chair of the claim in each case is that Juul knew, or should have known, The states, led by Letitia James, the New Representatives for the FTC and the F.T.C., and he is expected to issue broad that it was hooking teenagers York attorney general, accused Facebook New York attorney general did not imme- mandates this week for federal agencies to on pods that contained high in December of buying up nascent competi- diately have comments. address corporate concentration across the levels of nicotine. tors like Instagram and WhatsApp — deals Christopher Sgro, a spokesman for Face- economy. Khan’s fi rst major task as chair Nearly 2,000 other cases made in 2012 and 2014 — to cement its book, said: “We are pleased that today’s will be to rewrite the lawsuit to address fi led by cities, counties, school districts and other plaintiffs monopoly over social networking. decisions recognize the defects in the gov- the judge’s criticisms. in federal courts have been In a separate, 53-page opinion, he said ernment complaints fi led against Facebook. In Congress, legislators pointed to the combined into multi-district the complaint by the Federal Trade Com- We compete fairly every day to earn peo- decisions as proof that century-old anti- litigation overseen by a single mission, also fi led in December, failed to ple’s time and attention and will continue trust laws needed updating for the inter- federal judge. provide enough facts to back its claims to deliver great products for the people and net sector. MOUNTAIN VALLEY MALL CINEMA 7 EXCAVATING. PROPERTY 32 MT. 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The event, for most of its 18-year history has been held at Roger’s Campground in Lancaster, while two previous Porcfests were held at Gun- stock Mountain Resort in Guilford. The event this year showcased about 700 different sub-events as part of the festival, which ran from Hundreds of attendees packed into the pavilion at Roger’s Campground Thursday to hear from libertarian podcaster Dave Smith. (WILLIAM CARROLL PHOTO) Monday to Sunday. The Free State Project was founded event with a wide range of activities as many were forced to close, while Sorens, who discussed his view that by Jason Sorens in the early 2000s from a doggy morning meet-up at 8 larger businesses remained open. rising property costs and rental rates and is a 501(c)(3) organization that a.m. to yoga, events for kids, classes on Magness and York are senior in the state are due to an inordinate provides education and information real estate and a host of other events. research fellows at the American amount of land-use restrictions and regarding liberty-based principles and Gericke said the events run the Institute for Economic Research, regulations. the value of living in New Hampshire, spectrum and don’t perfectly fi t into while Earle is an economist and writer Sorens offered participants tools according to Gericke.