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NYC bans smoking outside health facilities

NEW YORK (AP) — Smokers have already been shooed out of New York City restaurants and bars — now they'll have to step away from entrances to hospitals and health care facilities under a City Council bill passed Wednesday.

The measure bans smoking on any health facility's property and within 15 feet of any entrance or exit. It applies to public and private hospitals, as well as residential...

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