Overdose or Poisoning? A New Debate Over What to Call a Drug Death.
Grieving families want official records and popular discourse to move away from reflexive use of “overdose,” which they believe blames victims for their deaths.
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Amber Alert issued for 5-year-old girl believed to be with dad accused in mom’s death
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 5-year-old western Kentucky girl police say they believe is with the father suspected of killing her mother
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Sinead O’Connor cause of death revealed
The singer died at the age of 56 in July 2023 from natural causes, according to Southwark Coroners Court.
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Former officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death
Desmond Mills Jr., one of the five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols, pleaded guilty to federal offenses on Thursday.
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Death toll from train derailment in Pakistan rises to 30 with 90 others injured, officials say
Railway officials say the death toll from a train derailment in southern Pakistan has risen to at least 30, with more than 90 others injured
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooter sentenced to death; families, survivors react
A federal jury has sentenced Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers to death.
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5 officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death appear in court
The five Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death â Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III, and Desmond Mills Jr. â appeared in court.
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Former police officer Tou Thao found guilty in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao has been found guilty by a judge on a charge of aiding in manslaughter, stemming from the 2020 death of George Floyd
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A Fake Death in Romancelandia
A Tennessee homemaker entered the online world of romance writers and it became, in her words, “an addiction.” Things went downhill from there.
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Merck says its new Covid pill reduces the risk of hospitalization, death by half for some patients
Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics will seek emergency authorization for their drug, which they say could have “a profound impact in controlling the pandemic.”
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COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death by Age
Risk of COVID-19 hospitalization and death by age group
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