Read more ban stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8162/ban.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:35:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70491/flavored-cig-ban-is-silly-kids-dont-smoke-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA is all over the map—and all wrong—with its ban on flavored cigarettes, writes Steve Chapman. The agency touts the move against the “gateway” tobacco products, saying it will break the cycle of addiction “for the more than 3,600 young people who start smoking daily.” First...http://www.newser.com/story/70491/flavored-cig-ban-is-silly-kids-dont-smoke-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 11:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70406/90-want-to-outlaw-texting-while-driving-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn overwhelming majority of Americans think texting while driving is such a bad idea it should be outlawed. A new poll finds that 90% of us support a ban; the most contrary demographic is, rather unsurprisingly, young'uns aged 18 to 29—though a robust 83% are in favor of a...http://www.newser.com/story/70406/90-want-to-outlaw-texting-while-driving-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 11:11:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70047/us-ban-on-flavored-cigarettes-kicks-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new federal ban on flavored cigarettes took effect today, marking one of the first visible signs of the Food and Drug Administration's new authority to regulate tobacco. The ban on manufacturing, importing, marketing and distribution includes candy-, fruit- and clove-flavored cigarettes, which health authorities say are more appealing to...http://www.newser.com/story/70047/us-ban-on-flavored-cigarettes-kicks-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 19:22:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68263/euro-bulb-ban-begins-but-many-take-dim-view-of-cfls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough proponents plug the financial savings and good climate karma of compact fluorescent light bulbs, not everyone thinks the European ban on most incandescent bulbs that kicks in tomorrow is such a bright idea, the New York Times reports. Consumers across the continent are hoarding old-school bulbs, worried over the...http://www.newser.com/story/68263/euro-bulb-ban-begins-but-many-take-dim-view-of-cfls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 18:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66497/reprint-mein-kampf-urge-german-jews.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHitler's autobiography-manifesto Mein Kampf has been strictly banned in Germany since the end of World War II, but a proposal to reprint it has the endorsement of the country's leading Jewish organization, among other groups, reports the Independent . "A historically critical edition needs to be prepared today to prevent neo-Nazis...http://www.newser.com/story/66497/reprint-mein-kampf-urge-german-jews.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 3:54:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65414/mlb-chief-weighs-pardon-for-pete-rose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPete Rose may yet have a shot at baseball’s Hall of Fame: Commissioner Bud Selig is weighing ending Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling on the sport, the New York Daily News reports. Hank Aaron, whose opinion counts heavily with Selig, told reporters over the weekend he’d like to see Rose...http://www.newser.com/story/65414/mlb-chief-weighs-pardon-for-pete-rose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 13:42:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62521/burka-is-not-welcome-in-france-sarkozy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicolas Sarkozy today spoke out strongly against Islamic coverings for women, like the burka, the BBC reports. In a rare speech to parliament, which is considering a ban, the French president said, “we cannot accept to have in our country women who are prisoners behind netting. … The burka is...http://www.newser.com/story/62521/burka-is-not-welcome-in-france-sarkozy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 13:03:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60443/wikipedia-bars-edits-from-scientology-addresses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn an unusually broad push against posting biased content, Wikipedia’s “supreme court” has banned edits from IP addresses associated with Scientology headquarters and its affiliates, the Register reports. The Wikipedia Arbitration Committee voted 10-0 for the ban. Individual “Wikifiddlers” have had their privileges revoked in the past, but the move...http://www.newser.com/story/60443/wikipedia-bars-edits-from-scientology-addresses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 10:24:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58115/uk-publishes-list-of-banned-extremists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritain for the first time has published a list of people barred from entering the country for what the government says is fostering extremism or hatred. The list includes popular US talk-radio host Michael Savage, who has called the Koran a "book of hate” and has enraged parents of children...http://www.newser.com/story/58115/uk-publishes-list-of-banned-extremists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 10:10:01 CDT