79 m. ago Father presses for answers in college freshman daughter’s death after fall from dorm: 'She was our world'

A father in Washington state spoke to Fox News this week about the investigation into daughter Liz Hamel's death after she fell from a dorm breezeway.

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5 h. ago Dolly Parton admits husband Carl Dean's death has been 'big adjustment' after 60

Dolly Parton shared an update on how she was coping after the death of her husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean. The country music legend admitted that life after Dean's death was a "big adjustment."

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5 h. ago George Ryan, Illinois Governor Who Halted Prison Executions, Dies at 91

A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with error” that it might end an innocent life.

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7 h. ago John Elway golf cart incident: Former Broncos legend hires lawyer with history of repping athletes in trouble

Broncos legend John Elway has retained a lawyer following a golf cart incident on Saturday, which resulted in the death of his agent, Jeffrey Sperbeck.

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8 h. ago An Australian woman is on trial for murder by toxic mushrooms. Here's what to know

Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.

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8 h. ago Heart disease death risk raised by common household products, study finds

Researchers at NYU Langone Health discovered that daily exposure to chemicals in common household items could have been a factor in more than 356,000 heart disease deaths in 2018 alone.

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8 h. ago Mass. State Police training overhauled in wake of 2024 recruit death

MSP announced Thursday updated measures at its training academy starting with the next group of recruits. The post Mass. State Police training overhauled in wake of 2024 recruit death appeared first on Boston.com.

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9 h. ago Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times

Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other deadly species.

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10 h. ago Death metal trailblazer identified as shooter in South San Francisco standoff

Death metal trailblazer identified as shooter in South San Francisco standoff  SFGATE

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10 h. ago Death metal trailblazer killed in shootout with South San Francisco police

Death metal trailblazer killed in shootout with South San Francisco police  SFGATE

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10 h. ago Death Cult Announce Two Intimate California Shows: May 14 in San Francisco & May 16 in Los Angeles

Death Cult Announce Two Intimate California Shows: May 14 in San Francisco & May 16 in Los Angeles  Metal Planet Music

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11 h. ago Ara Partners’ new $800M fund will decarbonize old industrial assets

Ara Partners recently raised an $800 million infrastructure fund focused on reducing carbon emissions in industrial sectors.

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12 h. ago Luigi Mangione argues double jeopardy in bid to drop murder case, suppress evidence

Brian Thompson's suspected killer, Luigi Mangione, wants charges of terrorism dropped, and certain evidence suppressed, as he faces the death penalty stemming from Thompson's murder.

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12 h. ago Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him Hundreds of Times

Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other deadly species.

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18 h. ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia: The Story of ‘Mistakenly Deported Maryland Man’

Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived a turbulent life in Maryland after fleeing El Salvador as a teenager. Now he’s the face of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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18 h. ago Gene Hackman death: 911 caller on the moment he knew something was ‘really wrong’

Gene Hackman's contractor knew something was wrong with the actor and his wife, Betsy, weeks before authorities discovered their bodies at home.

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19 h. ago Carbon dioxide pipelines are disproportionally located in marginalized communities in the United States

Carbon dioxide pipelines are disproportionally located in marginalized communities in the United States  Nature

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19 h. ago Ivy League suicides, Princeton's 8th student death in 4 years expose crisis at elite schools

The recent death of a Princeton University student has highlighted the need for Ivy League schools to prioritize mental health on their campuses, experts said.

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19 h. ago Parents outraged by homey prison life for driver who killed their son: 'How is this justice?'

After losing their son to a texting driver, a Colorado family says the justice system protected the offender, not the victim.

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24 h. ago ‘Profound loss’: Roger Williams student dies while studying abroad in Italy

The student was in Florence when she “experienced a medical emergency” which resulted in her death, the university said. The post ‘Profound loss’: Roger Williams student dies while studying abroad in Italy appeared first on Boston.com.

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