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For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden's administration has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration would take more time to consider feedback, including from civil rights groups. “It’s clear that there are still more conversations to have, and that will take significantly more time,” said Health and Human Service Secretary Xavier Becerra, in a statement.
Starting this June, it will cost $2.50 per hour per park at Rocky Point Park. Port Moody council approved its official pay parking strategy on April 23, which will charge drivers to park at more than 400 spaces at five locations around the community. “We’re not trying to gouge our residents here,” said Coun. Kyla Knowles, who first initiated the pay parking initiative back in May 2023. “I really hope this leads to increased turnover for our businesses, for our residents, and improved traffic con