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Suicide Rates Fell to 5-Year Low In 2020 But COVID-19 and Overdoses May Mask True Figure: Experts

New data shows suicide deaths across the United States dropped in 2020, though the full picture remains unclear, say experts, who worry that a sharp rise in fatal drug overdoses and possible cause-of-death misclassification in people who had COVID-19 at the time of their suicide, may be masking the true number. Preliminary data in a […]

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Tropical Cyclone Kills at Least 113 in Indonesia, East Timor

MALAKA, Indonesia—Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed 113 people, with many still unaccounted for and thousands displaced, officials said on Monday. At least 86 deaths were reported on several islands in Indonesia’s West and East Nusa Tenggara provinces, while 71

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Chinese Regime’s Disinformation Campaign on Uyghur Genocide Debunked

Recently, the Chinese communist regime has arranged a series propaganda productions to refute the international community’s accusation of genocide against the Uyghur ethnic minority in Xinjiang. But an overseas Uyghur advocate has since pointed out that the Uyghur spokespeople used in the regime’s campaign are fake. On March 29, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted

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Taiwan Reports New Incursion by Chinese Jets Into Defense Zone

TAIPEI—Taiwan’s Defense Ministry on Monday reported a new incursion by China’s air force into the island’s air defense identification zone, made up of eight fighter jets and two other aircraft, one of which flew through the strategic Bashi Channel. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained over the last few months of repeated missions by China’s air force

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Blunt Urges Biden to Cut Infrastructure Package by 70 Percent for ‘Easy Win’ on GOP Backing

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Sunday accused Democrats of padding the infrastructure plan with unrelated pet spending projects, while urging President Joe Biden to pare it down by around two-thirds, saying it would then easily win Republican backing and give the White House the coveted badge of bipartisanship. Biden campaigned on being able to work across

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Supreme Court Rules Google Did Not Violate Copyright Law When it Used Oracle Code for Androids

Google did not infringe Oracle’s copyright when it used that company’s programming code in the Android cellphone operating system, the Supreme Court ruled this morning overturning a lower court ruling that favored Oracle. Oracle had been seeking an estimated $9 billion in damages in the decade-old litigation between the tech companies that could have changed

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New York Social Service Agency Sued for Gender Discrimination

Two individuals and an institution filed a lawsuit against the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) on March 29 for gender discrimination after it allegedly failed to provide an “X” gender option for applicants. Applicants in the state must declare their gender to receive Medicaid, food stamps, and other public assistance.

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