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Only in America

An American Airlines flight crew ordered a passenger to remove her “Hail Satan” T-shirt or be kicked off the plane. Swati Runi Goyal, 49, belongs to the Satanic Temple, an atheist group that uses tongue-in-cheek Satan worship to test “religious freedom” laws. The crew delayed the plane’s departure until Goyal donned a different shirt. The company later apologized, saying, “Discrimination has no place at American Airlines.”

A Florida girl has been suspended from middle school for using a butter knife to cut a peach. Ronald Souto, father of the 11-year-old, admits she technically violated her school’s “weapons policy,” but says she used the knife to share a peach with a friend, and that it is a dull utensil from a set made for toddlers “to learn how to eat properly.”

Vape makers must disclose chemicals

The Food and Drug Administration can regulate e-cigarettes as it does tobacco products, requiring distributors to disclose the ingredients in liquids that are vaporized and inhaled, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled this week. The court affirmed a ruling that the FDA can regulate “components” of tobacco products, even vape liquids that don’t contain tobacco. A Florida manufacturer of liquids used in e-cigarettes sued the FDA, claiming its product is a healthy alternative for smokers. “Given the relatively unknown and potentially grave risks of e-cigarettes to all users, and their extraordinary allure to middle- and high-school students, we cannot agree,” the appeals court said. It also rejected a claim that the company’s First Amendment rights are violated by a ban on e-cigarette free samples.

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December 13, 2019 THE WEEK
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