After years of delay, millions of malaria vaccines are being supplied to children in Africa. Tens of thousands died waiting.
Category: Deaths (Fatalities)
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Justice Department Is Said to Offer Boeing Plea Deal Over 737 Max Crashes
A lawyer for the families of the victims of those crashes in 2018 and 2019 said the tentative deal fell short of what the families had sought.
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She Uses Jewelry to Help Identify the Nameless
After disasters and unexpected deaths, Maria Maclennan examines necklaces, rings and other items to aid investigators and families looking for answers.
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Purdue Opioid Settlement on Verge of Collapse After Supreme Court Ruling
Plaintiffs and the company vowed to renegotiate but the talks will be challenging after the court struck down a provision the Sacklers had insisted on in exchange for $6 billion.
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Fire at Lithium Battery Plant in South Korea Kills at Least 16
Six other workers were missing, and officials feared that the death toll would rise as emergency personnel searched the site.
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Person Is Killed in Running Jet Engine at Amsterdam Airport
It was not immediately clear how the person ended up in the engine at Schiphol Airport on Wednesday.
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Richard Sherman, Songwriter of Many Spoonfuls of Sugar, Dies at 95
He and his brother, Robert, teamed up to write the songs for “Mary Poppins” and other Disney classics. They also gave the world “It’s a Small World (After All).”
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At Least 5 Mount Everest Climbers Dead in this Summit Season
Unnerving videos have circulated, showing a snarl of climbers on the summit ridge even as fewer permits were issued this year. Eighteen climbers died in 2023.
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Teen Who Ate Spicy ‘One Chip Challenge’ Product Died of Cardiopulmonary Arrest
A subsidiary of the Hershey Company pulled the chip from store shelves in September after Harris Wolobah, 14, ate one and died.
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Cass Elliot’s Death Spawned a Horrible Myth. She Deserves Better.
The Mamas & the Papas singer was known for her wit, her voice and her skill as a connector. For 50 years, a rumor has overshadowed her legacy.