Death
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Opinion
I Thought We Learned Mandatory Minimums Don’t Solve Drug Epidemics
Stories of narcotics-related death and debasement flooded the media. Politicians stoked panic about marijuana. Parents feared that teenagers would tip…
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Health
Flipping a Switch and Making Cancers Self-Destruct
Researchers at Stanford devised a strange new molecule that could lead to drugs that arm genes and make cancers work…
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Science
Cheetah Deaths in India Mar Reintroduction Efforts
The animals had been extinct for more than 70 years in the country, which has just begun a program that…
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News
Oklahoma Panel Declines to Spare Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip
Recent investigations have cast doubt on his conviction for arranging the 1997 murder of a motel owner. His execution is…
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News
Singapore Hangs Man for Conspiring to Traffic 2 Pounds of Cannabis
Human rights groups called the punishment far too severe and raised questions about due process.
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Newyork
Covid Was Bad in New York City. See How Bad on a 200-Year Timeline.
New Yorkers’ life span dropped by 4.6 years in 2020 from the previous year. Health officials say it may take…
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Health
AstraZeneca’s Covid Vaccine May Have Posed a Higher Heart Risk for Young Women, Study Shows
A new analysis examined deaths in Britain, where the company’s product was restricted in 2021 because of safety concerns.
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Opinion
What Does It Mean to Be Ready to Die?
Nine years ago, near the end of my residency training, I sat across from a patient, wondering whether he’d accepted…
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News
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria One of the Deadliest in Decades
The death toll in Turkey and Syria after Monday’s earthquake surpassed 20,000, which would make it among the deadliest since…
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Newyork
Owner of Construction Firm Pleads Guilty in Fatal Wall Collapse
Finbar O’Neill insisted on piling dirt against the structure at a Hudson Valley job site even after being warned against…