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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How tobacco companies are using Instagram to make smoking look cool

    The tobacco industry is now using social media to market cigarettes and vaping products. The industry agreed to stop selling to young people years ago -- at least in the U.S. So is it breaking those promises?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 27, 2018 • 1 min read

    The tobacco industry is now using social media to market cigarettes and vaping products. The industry agreed to stop selling to young people years ago -- at least in the U.S. So is it breaking those promises? And where do new products like Juul fit in?

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    'Better Call Saul's' Giancarlo Esposito on playing a drug cartel leader
    1. 0:00What if Trump fires the U.S. Attorney General?
    2. 9:12States seek freedom to fire employees based on their LGBT status
    3. 17:31LA gamer among victims in Sunday's Jacksonville shooting
    4. 24:58Playing a murderous drug cartel leader in 'Better Call Saul,' Giancarlo Esposito draws on yoga
    5. 41:23How tobacco companies are using Instagram to make smoking look coolYou’re reading this
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