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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The number of e-cigarette and vaping-related lung injuries continues to climb with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 2,172 cases so far in 49 states, including Florida. Forty-two people have died. One Miami Beach teen almost became another statistic when he says his lung collapsed because of vaping. And he tells CBS 4 he hopes sharing his near-death experience will help others quit. For Chance Ammirata, getting behind the wheel, will forever remind him of the day his life almost changed forever. “I was driving on the highway on my way to the bowling alley,” he said. “I laughed and I knew something was so wrong. That laugh resulted in me losing control of the car on the highway.” “I felt like my chest was caving in on itself. And I literally thought to myself, you’re having a heart attack,” Chance explained. But at just 18 years old, an EKG showed Chance’s heart was fine. His lungs, however, … [Read more...] about Miami Beach Teen Says Vaping Landed Him In The Hospital With Collapsed Lung

With the results of one primary election, those who care about the preservation of human life have moved the needle toward justice in a major way. St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch—the Ferguson prosecutor who refused to convict the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown Jr.—has been voted out of office. His defeat is is a big deal. To many police reformers—like me—the message is clear: Something has changed, something big has happened. We owe it to Michael Brown, Jr. and the entire Ferguson community to recognize this and identify ways to replicate it and its effect in cities and states nationwide. Many would attribute the results of Tuesday’s election—similar to other political wins we’ve seen in Philadelphia and Cleveland—to an awakening of the American consciousness that happened four years ago. It seemed, all of a sudden, that the nation had been jolted awake by a steady parade of black men shot and killed by police. And … [Read more...] about Lessons From Ferguson: Enacting Police Reform Through the Ballot Box

ISTANBUL - A sudden move to raise fuel prices in Iran has sparked nationwide protests over the past week and, in turn, drawn a fierce crackdown by security forces, marking some of the worst violence in the country in years. Scores have been reported killed. The protests have flared in many of the same areas that experienced unrest two years ago, when demonstrators protested a similar proposal to slash state subsidies. Then, as now, lower-income Iranians rose up against a system that they said had failed them economically. But a wider spectrum of society may have joined the revolt this time around, analysts say, pointing to demonstrations in major cities and at universities, including the University of Tehran. Protesters have also clashed with police in urban centers such as Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz and Tabriz. Over the past two years, Iran's economy has worsened because of U.S. sanctions and declining oil sales - revenue the government uses to pay salaries and fund imports. Iran's … [Read more...] about In Iran, ‘rage is escalating’ as economic stress reaches new level

SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) — Thousands of pounds of salad products are being recalled in Florida and 21 other states due to a possible E. coli contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says says Missa Bay, LLC from Swedesboro, New Jersey, is recalling more than 75,000 pounds (34,020 kilograms) of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce may be contaminated with a strain of E. coli. The products were sold on Oct. 14 through Oct. 16 in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Authorities say the Maryland Department of Health tested an unopened salad product with chicken and the lettuce came back positive for a strain of E. coli bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control says E. coli often causes diarrhea and vomiting. … [Read more...] about Salad Product Recall Over E. coli Bacteria Impacts Florida, 21 Other States

HONG KONG - Protesters trickled out of a besieged Hong Kong university campus on Friday as a week-long siege appeared close to an end, while the city geared up for local elections that pose a test of public support for the pro-democracy movement. Half a dozen protesters, holding hands and wearing face masks, left Hong Kong Polytechnic University and surrendered to police around dawn, with two more following shortly afterward, bringing to around 30 the number who have turned themselves in over the past day and leaving only a handful inside. Police chief Chris Tang called on the remaining protesters to leave, but said there was no deadline to clear them. "The situation is really dangerous inside the campus, we encourage them to come out as soon as possible," he said. The standoff, sparked by the police shooting of an anti-government protester and the death of another, was the most dramatic escalation in more than five months of unrest sweeping Hong Kong. Demonstrators pushing back … [Read more...] about Hong Kong protesters trickle out from besieged campus as city prepares for elections