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They Were A Seemingly Normal Family — But They Were Hiding A Dark Secret

Family-related suicides, more commonly referred to as familicides in the media, have seen a rise in recent years. Of the roughly 16,000 murders committed annually in the United States, almost 2,000 of them involve parents or family members. Shocking research has discovered that a child is more likely to be killed by their own parents than by a complete stranger. Men most frequently take the lives of their family members when they feel as though they have let their families down and can no longer take the […]

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Researcher’s linking of 59,000 suicides in India to climate change ‘particularly worrisome’ under Trump

The Washington Post’s coverage of a study linking climate change and suicide managed to hold off for three paragraphs before bringing up President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, making the study’s findings “particularly worrisome” if you buy into them, that is. 59,000 farmer suicides in India over 30 years may be linked to climate change, study says https://t.co/mS9AwFB2jO — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 1, 2017 Vidhi Doshi reports: Tamma Carleton, a researcher at the University of California at Berkeley, compared almost five decades worth of […]

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Activists insist suicidal teen was killed by police

As Twitchy reported yesterday, the Normandy Police Department, located very near Ferguson, Mo., announced that an 18-year-old had shot himself once after exchanging fire with police officers. The teen had shot at policefirst, and after a failed attempt to use a Taser, police returned firebut missed. Then teen then ran off and attempted to take his life with a single gunshot that left him in critical condition. Instantaneously, word began to spread throughout the neighborhood and on social media that police had shot and killed the teen. […]

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