Sick Hitting Suicide

Mum told partner 'I'm sick of you hitting me' before suicide, manslaughter trial hears

Ryan Wellings’ alleged violence to Kiena Dawes led to her taking her own life, a court hears.

Women raped in war-hit Sudan die by suicide, activists say

Several women raped by paramilitary fighters in Gezira state have taken their own lives, activists say.

Military suicide rates increased in 2023

Suicide rates in the military increased in 2023, a slight uptick from 2022 that adds to a larger, troubling rise over the past decade. The annual report shows 523 service members died by suicide in ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

The Tsetse Fly, Blood Meals and African Sleeping Sickness

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Three states pass paid sick leave measures

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Paid sick leave victorious on state ballots While voters across the country cast their ballots for measures ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

How companies can deal with in-work sickness

High levels of post-pandemic absenteeism are creating problems for employers

World - Financial Times - November 12

Doctor on how to avoid getting sick this winter

Respiratory viruses tend to spread more easily around the winter holidays. Dr. Peter Hotez joins "The Daily Report" to discuss how to avoid COVID-19, the flu, RSV and other illnesses.

Dozens killed in suicide bombing at Pakistan train station

The attack happened when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to the garrison city of Rawalpindi from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.

World - CBS News - November 9

Police review three cases recorded as suicide

It comes after a Police Ombudsman report into the death of County Armagh showjumper Katie Simpson.

Student's wrong results suicide prompts support call

Mared Foulkes, from Anglesey, killed herself after receiving inaccurate exam results.

Father of missing Hawaii woman dies by suicide in L.A., police say

The father of a missing Hawaii woman has died by suicide, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

The Papers: 'Markets turn on Reeves' and 'soaring cost of sickness claims'

Investors' reactions to the Budget and forecasts for the cost of sickness benefits lead the papers.

Sick man of Europe? Germany’s bosses sound alarm on staff illness

Studies claim that fewer sick days would have stopped the country’s economy shrinking last year

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Voters in 3 red states cast ballots on paid sick leave

The coronavirus pandemic underscored the importance of paid sick leave, a benefit to help workers and their families when they fall ill. Now voters in Missouri, Nebraska and Alaska are deciding ...

‘There’s so much confrontation’: Valencians sick of political bickering after Spain’s floods

A week on from deluge that devastated the town of Chiva, morale is low and there is anger as politicians play familiar blame game. Everyone in Chiva has their own memories of what happened here a ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Paid sick leave measures pass in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska

Workers in three states are now entitled to paid sick leave for the first time. In Alaska, most workers are now entitled to at least 40 hours of paid sick leave a year. Larger employers in the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

As "walking pneumonia" spreads, ER visits surge for sick babies

CDC data shows rates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae have surged in babies.

Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Leaves Dozens Dead or Wounded at Quetta Railway Station

A banned ethnic separatist group in a restive province claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Quetta, the provincial capital.

World - The New York Times - November 9

Suicide bombing at rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26

Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers, and wounding 62 others

World - ABC News - November 9

Police officer arrested over deadly 2023 suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque

Authorities in Pakistan say a key suspect in connection with a deadly attack at a mosque in a police compound nearly two years ago has been arrested and has been identified as a police officer

World - ABC News - November 12

U.S. military suicides rose in 2023, persisting despite prevention efforts

The Pentagon expects to spend about $250 million on suicide prevention in 2025, the largest amount of funds the Defense Department has ever invested.

Kim Jong Un said to order mass production of suicide drones

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a test of suicide drones and ordered mass production of the aerial weapon, state media reported.

Public awareness of 988 national suicide prevention hotline low, but growing: Poll

Awareness of the 988 national suicide prevention hotline is growing since the number was updated, but it is still low, according to a new survey. The Annenberg Public Policy Center/SSRS poll, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 19

U.S. military suicide rate rises; what can be done

The rate of active-duty U.S. service members who committed suicide has risen over the last two years, according to numbers from the Pentagon. Josh McCain, CEO of Big Sky Bravery, a non-profit ...

Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan

A suicide bomb attack at a security post in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 troops, military sources and officials said

World - ABC News - November 20

Bo Dallas teases 'more explosive' things from Wyatt Sicks: 'It'll take turns no one saw coming'

Dallas gets candid about Wyatt Sicks' future, and how he's grieving his brother Bray Wyatt's death

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Selena Gomez reveals health diagnosis in response to body shamers: 'This makes me sick'

Selena Gomez reveals she lives with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth after TikTok users comment on her weight. 'I am NOT a victim. I'm just human.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 5

Elon Musk's America PAC Canvassers Faced Surveillance, Sickness, and Late Pay in Arizona

“I felt like Big Brother was always watching me,” says a contracted door knocker, one of several who allege to WIRED that they faced poor working conditions while getting out the vote for Donald ...

Tech - Wired - November 6

NASA astronauts won't say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month won't say which one of them got sick

Tech - ABC News - November 9

Texas influencer who lost monkey after drunk driving crash desperate to get the sick animal back

A spider monkey belonging to a Dallas-area influencer had a disease caused by malnutrition when police took him from his owner over the weekend, officials said.

Cop29 live: UN chair ‘so sick’ of Saudi Arabia’s defence of fossil fuels

Former climate minister for Canada reacts after Saudi delegation said it ‘will not accept any text that targets any specific sectors, including fossil fuels’. My colleague Patrick Greenfield is ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

U.S. health officials say at least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E

Health - ABC News - 5 days ago

Listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food leaves California infant dead and 10 people sick

U.S. health officials said a California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that ...

Health - ABC News - 4 days ago

Is last night's food what made you sick? What you can do next

No, you can't necessarily blame the cook.

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

5 dead, including 2 juveniles, after quadruple murder-suicide at 2 homes in Minnesota

Five people, including two juveniles, were found dead in Minnesota, in what appears to be a quadruple murder-suicide spread across two homes.

Authorities investigating Liam Payne's death rule out suicide in One Direction singer's fatal fall

World - Yahoo News - November 8

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