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Senator Susan Collins introduced legislation on Aug. 3 to help crack down on illegal sales of tobacco to children by banning the shipment of cigarettes and other tobacco products through the U.S. mail. Specifically, the bill would add cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to the U.S. Postal Service's list of restricted, non-mailable products. A first violation of mailing such a product would be liable for a civil penalty of up to $5,000 or 10 times the estimated retail value of the tobacco products, including all federal, state, and local taxes, whichever is highest. Civil penalties of up to $100,000 would...

Expelled from Northeastern University for vandalizing cars after the Super Bowl, a Maine man may now face expulsion from Boston University in the wake of his arrest Saturday before the Red Sox World Series parade. ``We have a long and consistent record of holding students accountable for their conduct on or off campus,'' BU spokesman Colin Riley said yesterday about 21-year-old student Daniel Rosquete. Rosquete could also be sent to jail today if a Roxbury District Court judge determines he violated the terms of his probation from his Super Bowl case. Rosquete was tossed from Northeastern after he was identified...