Articles Tagged 'suicide'

Trump ramps up effort to prevent veteran suicides with executive order creating task force
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday amping up efforts to prevent veteran suicide.
Veterans are 1.5 times more likely than non-veterans…
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Syria war: More than 200 dead in suicide attacks
Several suicide bombings struck in and around the government-held city of Suweida – the main city in the province – on Wednesday.
The Islamic State…
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Wife Of Kentucky Lawmaker Who Killed Himself Plans To Run For His Seat
The day after the suicide of Kentucky state Rep. Dan Johnson, his widow announced that she plans to run for his seat.
“Dan is gone…
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Michelle Carter, woman in suicide texting case, sentenced
A Massachusetts woman who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2-years in prison, but…
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Columbia professors link ‘cluster of suicides’ to ‘distress’ over Trump
Two Columbia University professors recently sent a letter to the institution’s president that linked a “fog” of political suffering to a “cluster of suicides” by…
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‘Death With Dignity Act’ clears first hurdle as D.C. weighs physician-assisted suicide
Legislation authorizing doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to terminally ill patients cleared its first major hurdle Wednesday in the D.C. Council as…
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Pakistan prime minister vows crackdown on terror following Easter bombing that killed 70
Pakistan’s prime minister on Monday vowed to eliminate perpetrators of terror following the Sunday suicide bombing that targeted Christians gathered for Easter in the eastern…
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Rising Suicide Numbers Within Border Patrol Inspires New Class
By Lindsey Reiser , News Channel 9 NBC
A scary new reality for Border Patrol is inspiring a new course for agents.
“We’ve seen suicides…
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