Lauren Etter

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A Fruit Company Found Cocaine In Its Banana Shipment. This Dutch Town Paid the Price

A Fruit Company Found Cocaine In Its Banana Shipment. This Dutch Town Paid the Price

Cocaine often hitches a ride from Latin America in the same ships that carry produce. The drug is swamping Europe, and some communities have been terrorized.

December 22, 2022

December 22, 2022

A Fruit Company Found Cocaine In Its Banana Shipment. This Dutch Town Paid the Price

Cocaine often hitches a ride from Latin America in the same ships that carry produce. The drug is swamping Europe, and some communities have been terrorized.

A Fruit Company Found Cocaine In Its Banana Shipment. This Dutch Town Paid the Price

December 16, 2022

December 16, 2022

How a Cocaine-Smuggling Cartel Infiltrated the World’s Biggest Shipping Company

As MSC grew into a dominant force in global trade, it also became a prime drug-trafficking conduit for Balkan gangs.

How a Cocaine-Smuggling Cartel Infiltrated the World’s Biggest Shipping Company

June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022

Moving to Ban Juul, the FDA Delivers a Blow to Big Nicotine

Marlboro maker Altria, which has a stake in the e-cigarette maker, takes a hit, too.

San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Pass an E-Cigarette Ban

January 18, 2022

January 18, 2022

Shipping Companies Had a $150 Billion Year. Economists Warn They’re Also Stoking Inflation

“They exploit our desperation”: Small businesses and consumers are paying for sky-high freight costs as cargo giants mint profits.

Ports Of Los Angeles And Long Beach As Container Glut Eases

October 25, 2021

October 25, 2021

Facebook Privately Worried About Hate Speech Spawning Violence

The company’s own analysts asked if the social-networking giant was doing enough to ‘limit the harm’

'I Can't Breathe' Protest Held After Man Dies In Police Custody In Minneapolis

August 25, 2021

August 25, 2021

How Target Got Cozy With the Cops, Turning Black Neighbors Into Suspects

For years, America’s most upbeat retailer funded surveillance to make inner cities safe—for some. Now it’s trying to convince people of color that it’s changed.

How Target Got Cozy With the Cops, Turning Black Neighbors Into Suspects

May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021

Juul Finds Hell Hath No Fury Like an Army of Really Rich Parents

If you want to turn a secretive hedge fund manager and his deep-pocketed allies into activists, hook their kids on vaping. An excerpt from the new book The Devil’s Playbook.

Juul Finds Hell Hath No Fury Like an Army of Really Rich Parents

July 23, 2020

July 23, 2020

Juul Quietly Revamped Its E-Cigarette, Risking the FDA’s Rebuke

The company made changes to the world’s bestselling e-cigarette that might draw unwelcome attention from regulators.

Juul Quietly Revamped Its E-Cigarette, Risking the FDA’s Rebuke

April 15, 2020

April 15, 2020

Code Words, Chaos, Sky-High Prices in China’s Mask Market

3M Co. N95 Masks

April 7, 2020

April 7, 2020

One of Juul’s Co-Inventors Is Leaving the Company

Juul Labs Inc. E-Cigarettes As Altria Deal Signals Doubt In Future

March 24, 2020

March 24, 2020

Swamped ERs Mean Opportunity and Danger for Home-Care Industry

Polish Care Home As Germans Export Their Elderly

March 5, 2020

March 5, 2020

Juul Sued for Use of Contractors in Test for Political Campaigns

Juul Suspends Sales Of All Flavored E-Cigarettes Ahead Of Impending Ban

January 13, 2020

January 13, 2020

FDA’s Juul Inquiry Found Consumers Had 2,600 Health Complaints

Vaping Furor Intensifies As Trump Vows Tougher U.S. Scrutiny

December 12, 2019

December 12, 2019

McDonald’s Wins High-Stakes Labor Battle With Help From White House

Board led by Trump appointees overrules judge in case that threatened business model

President Trump Hosts Football Champions North Dakota State At The White House

November 22, 2019

November 22, 2019

Juul Co-founder Ordered to Answer Questions in Tobacco Lawsuit

Juul Sued for Privacy Violations Over Customer Biometric Data

October 10, 2019

October 10, 2019

How Vaping-Related Deaths Put Cloud Over E-Cigarettes

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October 10, 2019

October 10, 2019

Juul Is the New Big Tobacco

The vaping leader moved fast, even for Silicon Valley. But perfecting the delivery of nicotine has unfortunate consequences when kids are involved.

Juul Is the New Big Tobacco

September 25, 2019

September 25, 2019

Early Signs of Vaping Health Risks Were Missed or Ignored

Doctors and researchers scattered around the globe saw problems, but ‘nobody put two and two together’

Vaping Furor Intensifies As Trump Vows Tougher U.S. Scrutiny

August 22, 2019

August 22, 2019

LaCroix Won the Bubble Battle, But It’s Losing the Sparkling Water War

The early darling of fizzy water is losing ground to Big Soda, and shareholders are questioning its management.

LaCroix Won the Bubble Battle, But It’s Losing the Sparkling Water War

December 21, 2018

December 21, 2018

Brand-Name Companies, No-Name Workers: How ‘Ghosts’ at Contractors Keep ICE at Bay

Firms provide labor—and, in effect, deniability—to Target, Walmart and others.

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