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A British study found that people who used e-cigarettes to quit smoking were more successful than those who tried nicotine patches and gum. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

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Study Found Vaping Beat Traditional Smoking-Cessation Options

People who use e-cigarettes to quit smoking have milder cravings. The act of vaping provides pleasure, which may contribute to its success as a tobacco-quitting aid, researchers say.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., leads a November 2015 rally in front of the New Hampshire State House in Concord. Sanders won that primary, but today some of his supporters in the early primary state are less enthusiastic about another presidential bid. Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption

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'Does It Have To Be Him?': N.H. Progressives Split By Another Sanders Bid

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A steel barrier runs along the U.S.-Mexico border near Calexico, Calif. Bipartisan negotiators on Capitol Hill are discussing what kind of physical barriers are needed and how much Congress should spend to address national security issues at the Southwest border. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Border Security Talks Begin On Capitol Hill With Signs of Narrow Bipartisan Deal

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How 'Born This Way' Was Born: An LGBT Anthem's Pedigree

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The ship Hammersmith Bridge, foreground, which has just arrived from Shanghai in China, unloads Chinese shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, on September 29, 2018. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Opens Trade Talks With China

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A British study found that people who used e-cigarettes to quit smoking were more successful than those who tried nicotine patches and gum. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

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Study Found Vaping Beat Traditional Smoking-Cessation Options

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Yevgeny Prigozhin (left) serves food to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a 2011 dinner at Prigozhin's restaurant outside Moscow. Misha Japaridze/AP hide caption

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'Putin's Chef' Has His Fingers In Many Pies, Critics Say

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When The Principal Cancels School ... With A Song-And-Dance Number

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