By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of people who died by suicide in the U.S. hit an estimated record 49,000 in 2022, a 2.6% increase over the prior …
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NEW YORK, NY – A tragic incident unfolded in Westchester County where a prominent cancer doctor, Krystal Cascetta, 40, allegedly shot her 6-month-old baby before turning the gun on herself, …
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OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office identified the victims of a murder-suicide in Little Egg Harbor Township. On Friday, Kimberly Hoffman, 49, was found dead in her …
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BRONX, NY – On Monday, Rafael Morato, a 49-year-old Bronx resident, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of his boss. Bronx Supreme Court …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc brought by the parents of two teenagers who committed suicide by consuming sodium nitrite they …
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NEW YORK CITY, NY – A New York City Department of Correction officer, Vinette Tucker-Frederick, 41, has been recently indicted for falsifying suicide prevention training records for 74 fellow officers. …
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California Agrees To Pay Religious Doctors $300,000 After Attempting To Mandate Assisted Suicide Treatment Kate Anderson on May 17, 2023 A Christian group of doctors is set to receive $300,000 …
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By Orhan Coskun, Ahmed Rasheed and Timour Azhari ANKARA/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – ISIS leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi’s six-month rule ended when he detonated a suicide vest during a Turkish special forces …
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Catholic Academy Condemns Assisted Suicide After Archbishop Faces Backlash For Calling It ‘Feasible’
Catholic Academy Condemns Assisted Suicide After Archbishop Faces Backlash For Calling It ‘Feasible’ Kate Anderson on April 24, 2023 Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL), …
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CHICAGO, IL – An off-duty Chicago police officer died on Saturday evening in what is believed to be a suicide, adding to the increasing number of police suicides in the …
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Doctors Won’t Have To Help Kill People After Dem Gov Partly Walks Back Assisted Suicide Law Katelynn Richardson on April 5, 2023 New Mexico on Tuesday walked back a portion …
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Hospitals See 25% Increase In Youth Admissions For Attempted Suicide, Self-Harm, Report Finds Erinn Broadus on March 29, 2023 The number of children admitted to hospitals for suicidal behavior has …
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Family Of Marine Killed During Afghanistan Withdrawal Stunned To Learn Snipers Could Have Taken Out Suicide Bomber Micaela Burrow on March 26, 2023 Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews’ revelation that he could …
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‘Shuffling Vulnerable People Through The System’: First Out-Of-State Patients Visit Oregon Seeking Assisted Suicide Katelynn Richardson on March 12, 2023 Oregon’s 2022 Death with Dignity Act report confirms the first …
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QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack in southwestern Pakistan that killed nine policemen on Monday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. A suicide bomber …
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Pentagon Wants To Crack Down On Gun Ownership On Military Bases To Prevent Suicide Micaela Burrow on February 24, 2023 The Pentagon’s independent suicide review body suggested ways to control …
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PARIS (Reuters) -Panic broke out briefly in a business and shopping district of Paris on Saturday after a man committed suicide, a police spokesperson said. The spokesperson dismissed reports that …
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Katelynn Richardson on February 16, 2023 As Canada makes headlines for its permissive assisted suicide laws, which allow euthanasia requests based on poverty, disability, and soon mental illness, activists in …
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BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – In New Jersey, school districts make a big deal about zero-tolerance for harassment, bullying and intimidation, but anyone with a child who experienced bullying in school, …
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Suicide Bombing At Mosque Kills 34, Wounds 150 Trevor Schakohl on January 30, 2023 A suicide bombing at a mosque in a Peshawar, Pakistan, police facility Monday killed at least …
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By Kenneth Li, Paresh Dave and Sheila Dang NEW YORK (Reuters) -Twitter Inc has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up …
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By Paresh Dave, Fanny Potkin and Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users …
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Kentucky State Senator Blames ‘Anti-Trans Messaging’ For Her Child’s Suicide Kate Anderson on December 21, 2022 Democratic state Sen. Karen Berg of Kentucky announced Tuesday that her child Henry Berg …
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Biden Admin Investigating How US Tech Wound Up In Iranian Suicide Drones Hitting Ukraine Micaela Burrow on December 21, 2022 The U.S. initiated a far-reaching probe after researchers found U.S.-made …
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Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Against Physician-Assisted Suicide Alexa Schwerha on December 19, 2022 The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled on Monday that physician-assisted suicide is not protected by the commonwealth’s constitution, …