The Daily Populous

Friday April 28th, 2023 night edition

image for US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low

FILE - Cigarette butts fill a smoking receptacle outside a federal building in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021.

Cigarette smoking dropped to another new all-time low in 2022, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday.

Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, and it’s long been considered the leading cause of preventable death .

The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public. »

Spain reminds Lula that lasting peace for Ukraine must respect its sovereignty

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Spanish King Felipe VI told Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his visit to Spain that lasting peace for Ukraine "must be based on respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity," El Mundo reported on April 26.

After meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on April 15, Lula also said that the U.S. should stop "encouraging war" in Ukraine and "start talking about peace.".

It is allegedly Lula's hope that Spain joins a coalition of countries that can help broker peace between Ukraine and Russia. »

Parrots learn to make video calls to chat with other parrots, then develop friendships, Northeastern University researchers say

Authored by news.northeastern.edu

The results suggest that video calls could help parrots approximate birds’ communication in the wild, improving their behavior—and, likely, their well-being—in their owners’ homes.

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University.

Some caregivers watched their birds learn skills from their video friends, including foraging, new vocalizations and even flying. »