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Creator of 'suicide capsule' rejects Swiss allegation that its first user may have been strangled

The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said to be its first user may have actually been strangled

World - ABC News - Yesterday

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 - Yesterday

Suicide car bombing at a security post in northwestern Pakistan kills 11 people, officials say

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

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 ...

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 - Yesterday

Student's wrong results suicide prompts support call

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

Police review three cases recorded as suicide

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

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.

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.

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 - 6 days ago

7 people are killed in Pakistan when a militant's car bomb accidentally explodes

Police in Pakistan say that a car bomb accidentally went off at the house of a Pakistani Taliban militant in the northwest of the country, killing at least two children and five suspected militants

World - ABC News - November 14

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A suicide attack kills 4 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani police say a suicide attack at a checkpoint has killed four security personnel and injured five in the country’s northwest

World - ABC News - October 26

What made a celebrated Victorian Shakespeare scholar commit professional suicide?

John Payne Collier was at the height of his academic career. Then he was unmasked as a prolific and audacious forger

Business - Financial Times - October 26

Jury awards a family $5M and says football coach's actions caused their son's suicide

A jury in Rhode Island has awarded more than $5 million to the family of a teenager who died by suicide

Health - ABC News - October 25

The Elon-ction + Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?

The 2024 election has a new main character.

Tech - The New York Times - October 25

Mother of Teen Who Died by Suicide Sues AI Startup

The boy, 14, spent months talking to an artificial character on Character.AI before becoming depressed. His mother blames the company, saying the tech shouldn’t be accessible to minors.

Business - Inc. - October 24

Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide

A mom is suing Character.ai, accusing the company’s chatbots of initiating “abusive and sexual interactions” with her teen son and encouraging him to take his own life.

Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide

The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

Character AI clamps down following teen user suicide, but users are revolting

As a result of these changes, Character AI appears to be deleting certain user-made custom chatbot characters abruptly.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 23

Parents told us of suicide plan at Christmas due to lack of assisted dying law

Tom Marshall's parents took their own lives, but he says a law change may have helped them.

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