-lrb- cnn -rrb- tobacco companies including philip morris and r.j. reynolds filed suit this week against the food and drug administration alleging that the fda is violating the companies ' free speech rights . in march , the fda issued guidance that if significant changes are made to a product 's label , like color or a logo , the product requires new approval from the administration . this holds true even if the product was previously approved . the suit , filed in u.s. district court in washington , argues that those guidelines go too far and are too vague . they violate the first amendment because they pre-emptively restrict free speech and exceed the scope of the tobacco control act , the companies claim . the fda 's actions , the suit says , do not advance a substantial government interest . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- rapper kanye west and his business manager must complete 50 hours of community service in exchange for the dismissal of charges stemming from a los angeles airport scuffle with paparazzi last year . kanye west must complete 50 hours of community service by december 23 . west has already attended 12 hours of anger management classes and paid for the camera that was broken during the incident , his lawyer told the judge during a hearing friday morning . police arrested west and don crawley on september 11 , 2008 , after an altercation with a photographer and a cameraman who were taking their photos , airport police said . west and crawley were later charged with three misdemeanors counts : vandalism , battery and grand theft . `` there was not a situation where there was a lot of time for either defendant to reflect on what they were doing , '' said los angeles superior court commissioner mark zuckman . zuckman , who presided over friday 's hearing , said he could take the position that `` a brief impulsive response '' by west and crawley `` does n't necessarily demonstrate a severe character flaw that needs to be addressed in a criminal case . '' a 14-year-old high school freshman has killed himself in a ditch after being bullied by older students , according to friends . raymond howell jr. 's body was found near a culvert alongside a busy road in mckinney , texas - around four miles from where he attended school at mckinney boyd high - on thursday . still , he said , he did not want `` to send a message that ripping the camera from someone 's hand and destroying it -lsb- in -rsb- an act of vandalism is acceptable , no matter what kind of provocation caused them to be angry . there are other remedies . '' zuckman said if anyone had been injured in the incident , his decision would have been different . west and crawley have until december 23 to complete 50 hours of community service , zuckman said . if they do , he will dismissed the charges . if convicted , west could have faced up to two years and six months in jail , while crawley could have faced up to five years , according to frank mateljan , the spokesman for the city attorney . warnings that the ` umbrella movement ' pro-democracy protests could devastate tourism in hong kong appear to be unfounded as the country saw a substantial rise in visitors in october . police , who were on the scene at 7am , have not confirmed how he passed away but friends on social media reported that he had died from a bullet wound . after his body was found , friends said that he never would have taken his life , but mckinney police confirmed on thursday that it was suicide . loss : the body of raymond howell , jr. was found early on thursday morning a few miles from his school . tribute : friends paid tribute to the teenager on social media . some friends reported that he had been bullied . friends recalled him as a happy and friendly teenager , but said he had recently asked for a transfer after being bullied by older students , cbs reported . the uprising against the beijing government 's stalling of open elections for hong kong has led thousands of residents holding protests in the region - which have led to violent clashes with police . however , despite the ongoing tensions , the hong kong tourism board has reported a 12.6 per cent rise in tourist numbers for october 2014 compared to the same month last year . a group of occupy central demonstrators hold signs outside the central police station in sheung wan , hong kong - but tourists are not been put off visiting . a cardboard cut-out of chinese president xi jinping -lrb- centre -rrb- carrying a yellow umbrella is seen at the pro-democracy movement 's main protest site in the admiralty district of hong kong . and , according to statistics , the greatest increase in numbers concerns visitors from mainland china - with an 18.3 per cent increase . beijing banned tour group visas for chinese visitors to hong kong for a week due to protests and coverage of the instability has been censored , however figures for chinese visitorshave still increased . chinese tourists have also been keen to view the pro-democracy art and take selfies in the area . the huge increase of chinese visitors has offset a slight decrease in the numbers travelling over to hong kong from the americas , australia and europe . a woman carrying an umbrella is seen at the pro-democracy movement 's main protest site - despite the ongoing troubles , tourism has increased . added to this , there was also a 7.1 per cent increase in south korean and japanese visitors . more tourists means an economy boost , and sales of iphone 6s , clothing and jewellery are all said to have increased . ` there were people who did n't like him , but it 's life - there 's always someone that wo n't like you , ' family friend aleena rogers , 16 , told the dallas morning news . ` but those were very few and far between for him . he was loved by most everyone . ' she said he was always helping other people and called him ` an amazing guy with a huge heart ' . another friend wrote on instagram that howell had been found shot to death and called him ' a great , happy , awesome , and nice guy ' . ' i am gon na miss you bro , ' he wrote . school district officials have not yet responded to requests from dailymail.com over whether they were aware of the bullying claims . the plaintiffs also include u.s. smokeless tobacco co. , american snuff co. , santa fe natural tobacco co. and lorillard tobacco co. . fda spokesman michael felberbaum said the administration does not comment on litigation . cnn 's debra goldschmidt contributed to this report . the uk government has updated its travel advice for tourists who are thinking of heading to hong kong . it warns holidaymakers to avoid all demonstrations and to keep a keen eye on the media . scene : his body was found near this culvert in mckinney , texas . friends say he died of a bullet wound . school : he was a freshman at mckinney boyd high , pictured , but had reportedly asked for a transfer . loved : another friend posted pictures to twitter showing him with raymond when they were younger . but they released a statement on thursday to say they would be providing counselors to help students and staff affected by the tragedy . ` it is with great sadness that we were informed this morning of the death of a mckinney boyd high school student , ' district spokesman cody cunningham said in the statement . ` we recognize there are a lot of unanswered questions at this time , and we ask for your patience as the mckinney police department investigates the situation . ' • for confidential help , call the national suicide prevention lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or click here . • for confidential support on suicide matters in the uk , call the samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local samaritans branch or click here . see below for video .
been a 12.6 % increase on october 2014 compared to october 2013 . despite warned off travel , chinese visitors up 18.3 % . troubles continue as ` umbrella movement ' calls for democracy . uk government advises tourists not to get involved in demonstrations .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- tobacco companies including philip morris and r.j. reynolds filed suit this week against the food and drug administration alleging that the fda is violating the companies ' free speech rights . in march , the fda issued guidance that if significant changes are made to a product 's label , like color or a logo , the product requires new approval from the administration . this holds true even if the product was previously approved . the suit , filed in u.s. district court in washington , argues that those guidelines go too far and are too vague . they violate the first amendment because they pre-emptively restrict free speech and exceed the scope of the tobacco control act , the companies claim . the fda 's actions , the suit says , do not advance a substantial government interest . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- rapper kanye west and his business manager must complete 50 hours of community service in exchange for the dismissal of charges stemming from a los angeles airport scuffle with paparazzi last year . kanye west must complete 50 hours of community service by december 23 . west has already attended 12 hours of anger management classes and paid for the camera that was broken during the incident , his lawyer told the judge during a hearing friday morning . police arrested west and don crawley on september 11 , 2008 , after an altercation with a photographer and a cameraman who were taking their photos , airport police said . west and crawley were later charged with three misdemeanors counts : vandalism , battery and grand theft . `` there was not a situation where there was a lot of time for either defendant to reflect on what they were doing , '' said los angeles superior court commissioner mark zuckman . zuckman , who presided over friday 's hearing , said he could take the position that `` a brief impulsive response '' by west and crawley `` does n't necessarily demonstrate a severe character flaw that needs to be addressed in a criminal case . '' a 14-year-old high school freshman has killed himself in a ditch after being bullied by older students , according to friends . raymond howell jr. 's body was found near a culvert alongside a busy road in mckinney , texas - around four miles from where he attended school at mckinney boyd high - on thursday . still , he said , he did not want `` to send a message that ripping the camera from someone 's hand and destroying it -lsb- in -rsb- an act of vandalism is acceptable , no matter what kind of provocation caused them to be angry . there are other remedies . '' zuckman said if anyone had been injured in the incident , his decision would have been different . west and crawley have until december 23 to complete 50 hours of community service , zuckman said . if they do , he will dismissed the charges . if convicted , west could have faced up to two years and six months in jail , while crawley could have faced up to five years , according to frank mateljan , the spokesman for the city attorney . warnings that the ` umbrella movement ' pro-democracy protests could devastate tourism in hong kong appear to be unfounded as the country saw a substantial rise in visitors in october . police , who were on the scene at 7am , have not confirmed how he passed away but friends on social media reported that he had died from a bullet wound . after his body was found , friends said that he never would have taken his life , but mckinney police confirmed on thursday that it was suicide . loss : the body of raymond howell , jr. was found early on thursday morning a few miles from his school . tribute : friends paid tribute to the teenager on social media . some friends reported that he had been bullied . friends recalled him as a happy and friendly teenager , but said he had recently asked for a transfer after being bullied by older students , cbs reported . the uprising against the beijing government 's stalling of open elections for hong kong has led thousands of residents holding protests in the region - which have led to violent clashes with police . however , despite the ongoing tensions , the hong kong tourism board has reported a 12.6 per cent rise in tourist numbers for october 2014 compared to the same month last year . a group of occupy central demonstrators hold signs outside the central police station in sheung wan , hong kong - but tourists are not been put off visiting . a cardboard cut-out of chinese president xi jinping -lrb- centre -rrb- carrying a yellow umbrella is seen at the pro-democracy movement 's main protest site in the admiralty district of hong kong . and , according to statistics , the greatest increase in numbers concerns visitors from mainland china - with an 18.3 per cent increase . beijing banned tour group visas for chinese visitors to hong kong for a week due to protests and coverage of the instability has been censored , however figures for chinese visitorshave still increased . chinese tourists have also been keen to view the pro-democracy art and take selfies in the area . the huge increase of chinese visitors has offset a slight decrease in the numbers travelling over to hong kong from the americas , australia and europe . a woman carrying an umbrella is seen at the pro-democracy movement 's main protest site - despite the ongoing troubles , tourism has increased . added to this , there was also a 7.1 per cent increase in south korean and japanese visitors . more tourists means an economy boost , and sales of iphone 6s , clothing and jewellery are all said to have increased . ` there were people who did n't
photos , airport police said . west and crawley were later charged with three misdemeanors counts : vandalism , battery and grand theft . `` there was not a situation where there was a lot of time for either defendant to reflect on what they were doing , '' said los angeles superior court commissioner mark zuckman . zuckman , who presided over friday 's hearing , said he could take the position that `` a brief impulsive response '' by west and crawley `` does n't necessarily demonstrate a severe character flaw that needs to be addressed in a criminal case . '' a 14-year-old high school freshman has killed himself in a ditch after being bullied by older students , according to friends . raymond howell jr. 's body was found near a culvert alongside a busy road in mckinney , texas - around four miles from where he attended school at mckinney boyd high - on thursday . still , he said , he did not want `` to send a message that ripping the camera from someone 's hand and destroying it -lsb- in -rsb- an act of vandalism is acceptable , no matter what kind of provocation caused them to be angry . there are other remedies . '' zuckman said if anyone had been injured in the incident , his decision would have been different . west and crawley have until december 23 to complete 50 hours of community service , zuckman said . if they do , he will dismissed the charges . if convicted , west could have faced up to two years and six months in jail , while crawley could have faced up to five years , according to frank mateljan , the spokesman for the city attorney . warnings that the ` umbrella movement ' pro-democracy protests could devastate tourism in hong kong appear to be unfounded as the country saw a substantial rise in visitors in october . police , who were on the scene at 7am , have not confirmed how he passed away but friends on social media reported that he had died from a bullet wound . after his body was found , friends said that he never would have taken his life , but mckinney police confirmed on thursday that it was suicide . loss : the body of raymond howell , jr. was found early on thursday morning a few miles from his school . tribute : friends paid tribute to the teenager on social media . some friends reported that he had been bullied . friends recalled him as a happy and friendly teenager , but said he had recently asked for a transfer after being bullied by older students , cbs reported . the uprising against the beijing government 's stalling of open elections for hong kong has led thousands of residents holding protests in the region - which have led to violent clashes with police . however , despite the ongoing tensions , the hong kong tourism board has reported a 12.6 per cent rise in tourist numbers for october 2014 compared to the same month last year . a group of occupy central demonstrators hold signs outside the central police station in sheung wan , hong kong - but tourists are not been put off visiting . a cardboard cut-out of chinese president xi jinping -lrb- centre -rrb- carrying a yellow umbrella is seen at the pro-democracy movement 's main protest site in the admiralty district of hong kong . and , according to statistics , the greatest increase in numbers concerns visitors from mainland china - with an 18.3 per cent increase . beijing banned tour group visas for chinese visitors to hong kong for a week due to protests and coverage of the instability has been censored , however figures for chinese visitorshave still increased . chinese tourists have also been keen to view the pro-democracy art and take selfies in the area . the huge increase of chinese visitors has offset a slight decrease in the numbers travelling over to hong kong from the americas , australia and europe . a woman carrying an umbrella is seen at the pro-democracy movement 's main protest site - despite the ongoing troubles , tourism has increased . added to this , there was also a 7.1 per cent increase in south korean and japanese visitors . more tourists means an economy boost , and sales of iphone 6s , clothing and jewellery are all said to have increased . ` there were people who did n't they were aware of the bullying claims . the plaintiffs also include u.s. smokeless tobacco co. , american snuff co. , santa fe natural tobacco co. and lorillard tobacco co. . fda spokesman michael felberbaum said the administration does not comment on litigation . cnn 's debra goldschmidt contributed to this report . the uk government has updated its travel advice for tourists who are thinking of heading to hong kong . it warns holidaymakers to avoid all demonstrations and to keep a keen eye on the media . scene : his body was found near this culvert in mckinney , texas . friends say he died of a bullet wound . school : he was a freshman at mckinney boyd high , pictured , but had reportedly confidential support on suicide matters in the uk , call the samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local samaritans branch or click here . see below for video .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- tobacco companies including philip morris r.j. reynolds filed this the food and drug administration alleging the fda the companies ' free speech rights. in march, the fda issued guidance if significant changes a product 's label, like color a logo requires new approval the administration this holds even the product previously approved. the suit, filed washington argues those guidelines go too they violate because pre exceed the tobacco control act, the companies claim the fda 's actions, the suit says do advance a substantial government interest los angeles, california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- rapper kanye west and his business manager must complete 50 hours exchange the dismissal charges a los angeles airport scuffle last kanye west must complete 50 hours by december 23. west has already attended 12 hours anger management classes paid the camera that broken during, during friday police arrested west and don crawley september, 2008, after an altercation a photographer and who taking their photos, airport police west and crawley were later charged three misdemeanors counts : vandalism, battery grand theft `` there not a situation time either defendant reflect, '' los angeles superior court commissioner mark zuckman. zuckman, who presided friday 's hearing, could take the position that `` a brief impulsive response '' west and crawley does n't necessarily demonstrate a severe character flaw that needs. 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' she he always helping other people called ` an amazing guy with. another friend wrote on instagram howell had found shot and called him ' a great, happy awesome and nice guy ' i am gon na miss you bro, ' he wrote. school district officials not from dailymail.com over whether were the bullying claims. the plaintiffs also include u.s. smokeless tobacco co. , american snuff co. , santa fe natural tobacco co. and lorillard tobacco co. . fda spokesman michael felberbaum the administration does litigation. cnn 's debra goldschmidt contributed. the uk government updated its travel advice tourists who thinking heading hong kong. it warns holidaymakers all demonstrations to keep the media. scene : his body found near this culvert mckinney, texas. friends say he died. school : he a freshman mckinney boyd high, pictured, but had reportedly asked. loved : another friend posted pictures to twitter showing with raymond when younger. but they released thursday to providing counselors students affected. ` it with were this a mckinney boyd high school student, ' district spokesman cody cunningham the statement. ` we recognize there unanswered questions at, ask for the mckinney police department. 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photos , airport police said . west and crawley were later charged with three misdemeanors counts : vandalism , battery and grand theft . `` there was not a situation where there was a lot of time for either defendant to reflect on what they were doing , '' said los angeles superior court commissioner mark zuckman . zuckman , who presided over friday 's hearing , said he could take the position that `` a brief impulsive response '' by west and crawley `` does n't necessarily demonstrate a severe character flaw that needs to be addressed in a criminal case . '' a 14-year-old high school freshman has killed himself in a ditch after being bullied by older students , according to friends . raymond howell jr. 's body was found near a culvert alongside a busy road in mckinney , texas - around four miles from where he attended school at mckinney boyd high - on thursday . still , he said , he did not want `` to send a message that ripping the camera from someone 's hand and destroying it -lsb- in -rsb- an act of vandalism is acceptable , no matter what kind of provocation caused them to be angry . there are other remedies . '' zuckman said if anyone had been injured in the incident , his decision would have been different . west and crawley have until december 23 to complete 50 hours of community service , zuckman said . if they do , he will dismissed the charges . if convicted , west could have faced up to two years and six months in jail , while crawley could have faced up to five years , according to frank mateljan , the spokesman for the city attorney . warnings that the ` umbrella movement ' pro-democracy protests could devastate tourism in hong kong appear to be unfounded as the country saw a substantial rise in visitors in october . police , who were on the scene at 7am , have not confirmed how he passed away but friends on social media reported that he had died from a bullet wound . after his body was found , friends said that he never would have taken his life , but mckinney police confirmed on thursday that it was suicide . loss : the body of raymond howell , jr. was found early on thursday morning a few miles from his school . tribute : friends paid tribute to the teenager on social media . some friends reported that he had been bullied . friends recalled him as a happy and friendly teenager , but said he had recently asked for a transfer after being bullied by older students , cbs reported . the uprising against the beijing government 's stalling of open elections for hong kong has led thousands of residents holding protests in the region - which have led to violent clashes with police . however , despite the ongoing tensions , the hong kong tourism board has reported a 12.6 per cent rise in tourist numbers for october 2014 compared to the same month last year . a group of occupy central demonstrators hold signs outside the central police station in sheung wan , hong kong - but tourists are not been put off visiting . a cardboard cut-out of chinese president xi jinping -lrb- centre -rrb- carrying a yellow umbrella is seen at the pro-democracy movement 's main protest site in the admiralty district of hong kong . and , according to statistics , the greatest increase in numbers concerns visitors from mainland china - with an 18.3 per cent increase . beijing banned tour group visas for chinese visitors to hong kong for a week due to protests and coverage of the instability has been censored , however figures for chinese visitorshave still increased . chinese tourists have also been keen to view the pro-democracy art and take selfies in the area . the huge increase of chinese visitors has offset a slight decrease in the numbers travelling over to hong kong from the americas , australia and europe . a woman carrying an umbrella is seen at the pro-democracy movement 's main protest site - despite the ongoing troubles , tourism has increased . added to this , there was also a 7.1 per cent increase in south korean and japanese visitors . more tourists means an economy boost , and sales of iphone 6s , clothing and jewellery are all said to have increased . ` there were people who did n't
 The text describes a series of incidents involving vandalism, theft, and violence at various locations in Hong Kong. The police have arrested several individuals in connection with these incidents, including a 14-year-old high school freshman who killed himself after being bullied by older students. The police are investigating whether there is a link between the incidents and a possible gang-related motive.