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Top Medical Officer Tells Britons Drinking Any Alcohol Is Risky

Britons need to drink less as any alcohol consumption increases the risk of cancer and other diseases, the government’s health chiefs said in the first new guidelines issued for 20 years which were denounced by critics as “nanny state” scaremongering.

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Booze Fight Takes Shape in Florida

Shopping hasn’t been a total pleasure for those Floridians, who have been looking to consolidate their shopping steps, by purchasing their groceries and liquor under the same roof. The House Business & Professions Subcommittee in the Florida House of Representatives

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Teen’s Playboy Birthday Bash Ends in Dad’s Arrest

Teens brandishing lingerie and silk robes boozed it up for a Playboy Mansion-themed birthday bash under what appears to be the not-so-watchful eye of 18-year-old birthday girl Olivia Lake’s father Jeff Lake and other adults in Poway, California Friday night. Mr. Lake was reportedly arrested when neighbors’ complaints led San Diego County sheriff’s deputies to put an end to the party.

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Texas Craft Brewers Sue for Freedom from Distributors

AUSTIN, Texas — During its last session nearly two years ago, the Texas Legislature passed groundbreaking reforms to allow the state’s craft breweries greater freedom to operate. But thanks to a little-noticed provision slipped into the bill, that freedom may