Biden administration delays menthol cigarette ban again amid political
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Biden delays menthol cigarette ban amid pushback
WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
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Biden delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes amid widespread opposition
The announcement is another setback for Food and Drug Administration officials, who drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths over 40 years
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Biden administration delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes again
Top health official gives no timeline for issuing rule, saying administration taking more time to consider feedbackFor the second time in recent months, the Joe Biden White House has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections.In a statement on Friday, the president’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration...