Indonesia cough syrup maker boss jailed after child deaths
The pharmaceutical company, Afi Farma, has been linked to the deaths of more than 200 children.
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Arrest made in suspected Australian mushroom poisoning deaths
An Australian woman has been taken into custody over the deaths of three people in July.
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She lost her mother to gun violence. 5 years later, this vibrant fourth grader was killed while getting ice cream
Every morning since the school year started, before teacher assistant Madelyn Cedeno shuts the front door of Peter A. Reinberg Elementary School at the start of classes, she peers out one last time.
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America’s Greatest Obituary Writer
Forget about the funny pages. If Kay Powell wrote for your paper, you dove straight into the death notices.
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Why Do Hearses Have Metal S-Shaped Scrolls Where the Back Windows Should Be?
A brief history of landau bars.
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16-year-old Bryson was fatally shot 2 blocks from home in Baltimore. His grandmother still texts him every day
"Hi Grandson, I started grief counseling today, I need to do this to help me with why you are not here, I yearn for you sooooooo much."
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At least 32 dead and 63 injured in Egypt car crash
Multiple vehicles collided on a road north of Cairo, with several cars catching fire, state media say.
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At age 13, he was an avid volunteer who wanted to be a pastor and an engineer. A stranger's bullets destroyed those dreams
The dust on Charles DuBose's motorcycle belies his meticulous care of his prized Harley Davidson. But he refuses to disturb the handprints pressed in the dust. They belong to his grandson Deshon, who loved riding on the back seat and couldn't wait until he was old enough to drive.
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This middle-schooler 'knew how to be a best friend to everybody.' Then gunfire erupted while she was out to buy milk
It's been almost nine months since Brexi Torres-Ortiz and her mom sang together -- hitting every note, feeling every emotion with every word of a gospel tune that happened to be the 11-year-old's favorite song.
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12 Facts About Día de los Muertos
In Latin America, el Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life and death, and an invitation for the deceased to return home once again to those who love them.
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'She was robbed of her life': 16-year-old Claudia Quaatey dreamed of becoming a nurse before she was fatally shot in New York City
Claudia Quaatey was saving up for a car and nursing school before she was fatally shot in Queens, New York, earlier this year.
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The driest place in North America has sprung to life with lakes and flowers after Hurricane Hilary
California's Death Valley is the hottest place in the world and the driest place in North America. Two months after Hurricane Hilary's epic rainfall, parts of the national park look more oasis than desert.
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