Major League Baseball players would be banned from using chewing tobacco at games in California under a bill expected to be introduced in the state legislature on Tuesday, the first in a nationwide campaign planned by anti-tobacco activists.
Smoking, growing and owning small amounts of marijuana became legal in Alaska on Tuesday, as a growing decriminalization movement reached the United States' wild northwest frontier.
The European Commission said on Monday it had opened an in-depth investigation into Cargill Inc's planned acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland Co's (ADM.N) chocolate business, citing concerns the deal could lead to higher prices.
General Electric's (GE.N) 12.4 billion euro ($14.1 billion) bid for Alstom's (ALSO.PA) power equipment business could lead to price rises, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday as they opened a full-scale investigation into the deal, increasing pressure on the U.S. conglomerate to offer concessions.
