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Health officials in a small Massachusetts town have withdrawn a first-in-the-nation proposal to ban all tobacco sales. Westminster's board of health voted 2-1 at its regular meeting Wednesday to drop the proposal, a week after rowdy opposition led them to end a public hearing early...

The town of Westminster, Massachusetts, may become the first in the nation to outlaw the sale of all tobacco products, with its Board of Health set to hear comments from the public this week on the proposed ban. Town health agent Elizabeth Swedberg told AP about the reasoning behind the proposal, "The tobacco companies are really promoting products to hook young people...

A five-year-old Affenpinscher is top pooch at the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.