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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
New York City

Towering Vessel' Sculpture at Hudson Yards Will Reopen After Suicides

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, closed due to suicides, will reopen with new safety measures including steel mesh on staircases. [ more ]
Databreaches
2 months ago
Privacy technologies

Vastaamo victims' lawyer: Some took their own lives after patient record leak

Patient records from Vastaamo used in extortion led to suicides.
Trial of Aleksanteri Kivimäki nearing conclusion in data theft case. [ more ]
www.npr.org
3 months ago
Law

DOJ watchdog finds 187 inmate suicides in federal prisons over 8-year period

Over an eight-year period, 344 inmates in federal prisons died from suicide, homicide, or accidents.
The report identified numerous operational and managerial deficiencies in the federal Bureau of Prisons that contributed to unsafe conditions and deaths in custody. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
5 months ago
Public health

US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level

U.S. life expectancy rose by more than a year in 2022, but is still lower than pre-pandemic levels.
COVID-19 was the driving factor in the decline of life expectancy in previous years.
The U.S. is also facing challenges with drug overdose deaths and suicides. [ more ]
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