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The New York Times - Top stories
For Older People Who Are Lonely, Is the Solution a Robot Friend?
New York officials believe a robotic companion called ElliQ, which can discuss complicated subjects, is helping older residents feel less alone. Critics are concerned about data collection. -
BBC News - Top stories
Man jailed over 39 lorry deaths to be deported
A total of 11 people have been convicted in the UK over the lorry deaths discovered in Essex. -
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India preacher denies blame for deaths in crush
Bhole Baba, who led the festival where some 120 people died, will co-operate with investigations.India -
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Yahoo Sports - Sports
Newton Abbot horse deaths not linked, says BHA
The deaths of four horses at a Newton Abbot race meeting last month are not linked, says the British Horseracing Authority. -
CBS News - Top stories
Italy appeals court reduces sentences of Americans in policeman's death
An Italian appeals court reduced the sentences of Lee Elder Finnegan and Gabriele Natale-Hjorth, but upheld their 2019 convictions. -
ABC News - Top stories
6th hot car-related child death this year highlights ongoing risk
A two-year-old boy was found dead inside a car in Georgia, officials said. -
CBS News - World
Italy appeals court reduces sentences of 2 Americans in policeman's death
An Italian appeals court reduced the sentences of Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriele Natale-Hjorth, but upheld their 2019 convictions. -
CBS News - Top stories
Man found guilty of murder as a hate crime in death of Blaze Bernstein
The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for just one day. -
BBC News - Top stories
Major hospital safety incident linked to Kevin Campbell's death
The former Arsenal and Everton star died at Manchester Royal Infirmary a month after his admission. -
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ABC News - World
Sweden protests against death penalties given to 3 Swedes in Iraq
Sweden’s Foreign Ministry says it will summon the Iraqi chargé d’affaires in Stockholm to protest against death sentences received by Swedes in IraqSweden -
BBC News - Top stories
Man and woman charged over boy's dog attack death
Two people are charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the fatal dog attack on Daniel Twigg. -
CBS News - Top stories
8-year-old stabbed to death in Queens, suspect fatally shot by police
An NYPD officer shot and killed a man who allegedly stabbed an 8-year-old boy to death in Queens on Thursday, police say. -
ABC News - World
Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of policeman but reduces sentences
An Italian appeals court has upheld the convictions of two American men in the killing of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation but reduced their sentences -
ABC News - World
Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of a Rome police officer but reduces sentences
Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of a Rome police officer but reduces sentences -
ABC News - World
Life and death in Gaza's 'safe zone' where food is scarce and Israel strikes without warning
Palestinian hospital authorities and witnesses say an Israeli airstrike slammed into a residential building right next to the main medical center in Gaza’s southern city of Khan YounisIsrael -
The New York Times - Top stories
Sarah Sze Has Been Making Work About Life and Death Since Childhood
Sarah Sze discusses her practice, pet adoption and winning second prize in a painting contest. -
NBC News - Top stories
California man convicted of murder in 2018 stabbing death of gay University of Pennsylvania student
A California man was convicted of murder with a hate crime enhancement Wednesday for the 2018 stabbing death of Blaze Bernstein, a gay University of Pennsylvania student.California -
ABC News - Health
India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of India this year left hundreds dead or ill -
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BBC News - Top stories
'I'm as happy as I've been in my life,' says Simon Boas as he faces death
Simon, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year, offers his reflections on life and death on Radio 4's Today programme. -
ABC News - World
Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
An Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group says the government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West BankIsrael -
ABC News - World
The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has passed 38,000
The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has passed 38,000Israel -
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NBC News - Top stories
Death Valley will hit 130 degrees and could break world record amid blistering heat wave
California’s Death Valley could reach a scorching 130 degrees next week and could come close to breaking its blistering world record as parts of the west, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic are under an intense heat wave forecast to intensify this weekend. -
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Amanda Kloots on what she’s learned about grief 4 years after Nick Cordero’s death
Amanda Kloots shared a moving tribute to her late husband Nick Cordero on Friday, four years after his death. -
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Arizona man pleads guilty to murder in wife's death after reporting her missing
An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in his wife's death less than a week after he first reported her missing to police in Flagstaff