Suicide News
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Baltimore -
Despite the fact that psychedelic substances are classified as illegal in many countries, a large new study has found that lifetime use of them is associated with lower levels of psychological distress and suicidal tendencies.
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Sydney -
On a cold Canadian night in 2002, everything seemed desolate and hopeless to Mark Henick. Anxiety and depression gripped the young man and he decided to climb over the railing of an overpass.
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Washington D.c. -
Stories about the success of medical marijuana have frequently hit the news wire, now an abstract from a Cato Institute study has given medical marijuana activists another reason to fight for the cause.
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San Francisco -
San Francisco police have called a public meeting Tuesday evening to respond to public concerns over Sunday's officer-involved fatal shooting outside Mission Station on Valencia Street.
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Dominic Di-Natale, 43, a former correspondent for Fox News was found dead Wednesday in Colorado of an apparent suicide, the county coroner told Fox News, The Washington Post reports.
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New Delhi -
Attempted suicide is no longer a crime in India, with the government repealing section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, Rajnath Singh, the Union Home Minister informed the Indian parliament.
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Kabul -
A suicide bomber killed at least six Afghan soldiers in the suburbs of Kabul Thursday morning, officials said, the latest in a spate of Taliban attacks in the capital.
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It has been a week since Ronin Shimizu committed suicide on December 3. People have taken to online media to express a public outcry over the incident after years of bullying come to light.
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Los Angeles -
Robin Williams had recently become more paranoid when he committed suicide by hanging himself, coroners said Friday, adding that he had no alcohol or illicit drugs in his system.
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Portland -
A terminally ill Northern California newlywed who went public about her desire to choose the time and place of her death has died after taking a prescribed fatal dose of medication.
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Atlantic City -
In a possible murder-suicide attempt, a young woman was seen tossing her month-old baby into the ocean from an Absecon Inlet jetty before jumping in herself. A nearby group of heroic fishermen dove to their rescue.
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Samut Prakan -
On a recent Friday at Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo, a 65-year-old woman slipped off her shoes, clambered over a balustrade and plunged into a pit of hundreds of crocodiles. As workers rushed to distract the reptiles, the woman swam toward them.
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Bangkok -
In Thailand on Friday, a despondent 65-year old woman jumped to her death into a watery pit filled with voracious crocodiles while horrified onlookers looked on. The pool is said to house hundreds of the large reptiles.
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Geneva -
One person commits suicide every 40 seconds -- more than all the yearly victims of wars and natural disaster -- with the highest toll among the elderly, the United Nations said Thursday.
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San Sebastian -
Javier Urra, a leading psychologist in Spain, admitted to guests at a book seminar held in San Sebastián, northern Spain on Monday, that he has recommended suicide to various recurring pedophiles and rapists who were his patients.
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Josh Gracin, an American Idol season 2 fourth place finalist and country music singer, is getting treated for depression.
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Robin Williams didn’t even give the world the 90 minutes notice his character got in “The Angriest Man in Brooklyn,” still on video kiosks.
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Comments made by the often-maligned conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh have sparked disbelief and ire from people around the world.
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Malibu -
Suicide is the coward's way out, killing yourself is a selfish act. Those two sentences hit my news feed when I got off of work and heard about the death of Robin Williams. If you are a person who believes those things, you are a heartless fool.
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Tokyo -
A renowned Japanese stem cell scientist who co-wrote research that was later retracted in an embarrassing scandal has been found dead of an apparent suicide, police said Tuesday.
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A group of researchers at Johns Hopkins University believe they have found a genetic indicator that would show a person’s risk of suicidal thoughts or attempts.
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Beirut -
Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate has released a video of a U.S. suicide bomber who blew himself up at an army post in the northwest of the country.
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San Francisco -
An unidentified man leapt to his death from the recently opened eastern span of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday morning at around 10 AM.
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Creativity is something that has always fascinated humanity — now scientists in those fields that typically deal with creativity have discovered a whole range of human traits which they believe indicate creativity in human beings.
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San Francisco -
After decades of being an unfortunate magnet for people determined to kill themselves, directors of the Golden Gate Bridge voted Friday to build a suicide barrier along the length of the iconic span.
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Los Angeles -
San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Bridge is to get suicide netting to try and stop people jumping to their death from the iconic landmark, an official said.
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Jackson -
Mississippi attorney and Tea Party leader Mark Mayfield was found dead Friday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
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Washington -
A man who mysteriously shot himself in Arlington National Cemetery Friday morning has now been identified as 92-year-old former Air Force Colonel Robert Terrill of Falls Church, Virginia.
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Dayton -
A boy wandered into an abandoned home only to discover the remains of a mummified body. The coroner stated the body was in the home for five years.
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Las Vegas -
Two suspects shouting "this is a revolution" killed two Las Vegas police officers at a pizza parlor Sunday and killed a third person at a nearby store before fatally shooting themselves.
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Mark Henick reads Mike Richey's letter. YouTube screen grab
Protesters against the suicide of Amaia Egaña due to eviction. Video screen capture
An ad for Hyundai's iX35 Fuel Cell SUV showed a man attempting, but failing to kill himself screenshot via YouTube
Tea Party leader Mark Mayfield committed suicide Youtube
Protesters against the suicide of Amaia Egaña due to eviction. Video screen capture
BARRIER APPROVED: Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge approved construction of a $76 million suicide barrier of the iconic span, where hundreds have jumped to their deaths. RonPaul86/Wikimedia Commons
French Lawyer Oliver Metzner Oliver Metzner
VEGAS: The casino-lined Las Vegas strip. Lasvegaslover/Wikimedia Commons
US actor Robin Williams, shown November 15, 2005, has died from suspected suicide after a battle with depression, triggering an outpouring of anguished tributes Tiziana Fabi, AFP
Rapper Earl Hayes Screengrab via KTLA 5
An unidentified man attempted to jump to his death on top of Steve's music shop on Queen Street West. However, someone talked him out of it.
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Kick-Ass movie stunt men save woman from suicide 23ABC News
Photo shows the Sewol, the ferry that sank Wednesday off South Korea killing hundreds of high school students. jinjoo2713/Wikimedia Commons
The large pond is home to hundreds of crocodiles. Screen grab
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