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Kin outraged, distraught over teen's cyber suicide
MIAMI - The family of a college student who killed himself live on the Internet say they're horrified his life ended before a virtual audience, and infuriated that viewers of the live webcam or operators of the Web site that hosted it didn't act sooner to save him.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-22
Wei Ren, mathematics Ph.D. student, dead at 26
Wei Ren, a calculus instructor and fifth-year graduate student in the mathematics department, was found outside Rockfeller Chapel Sunday morning. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
Nations:U.S.
2008-11-19
Middle-aged women drive rise in U.S. suicides: study
WASHINGTON - U.S. suicide rates appear to be on the rise, driven mostly by middle-aged white women, researchers reported on Tuesday. They found a disturbing increase in suicides between 1999 and 2005 and said the pattern had changed in an unmistakable way -- although the reasons behind the change are not clear.
Nations:U.S.
2008-10-21
Officials: Financial crisis can lead to violence
An out-of-work money manager in California loses a fortune and wipes out his family in a murder-suicide. A 90-year-old Ohio widow shoots herself in the chest as authorities arrive to evict her from the modest house she called home for 38 years.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-10-14
Anti-suicide safety net set for Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge may soon be rigged with a safety net to deter people from jumping to their deaths from the world-famous landmark, official records showed Monday.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AFP)
2008-10-13
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- Kin outraged, distraught over teen's cyber suicide 2008-11-22
- Wei Ren, mathematics Ph.D. student, dead at 26 2008-11-19
- Middle-aged women drive rise in U.S. suicides: study 2008-10-21
- Officials: Financial crisis can lead to violence 2008-10-14
- Anti-suicide safety net set for Golden Gate Bridge 2008-10-13
- Pa. widow sues US over Iraq vet-husband's suicide 2008-10-08
- Police say Louisville woman kills self, daughters 2008-10-07
- 6 die in family murder-suicide in upscale LA home 2008-10-06
- Family suspects cover-up in airman's death on base 2008-10-04
S. Korean actress found dead in apparent suicide 2008-10-02- Authors grieve over Wallace's apparent suicide 2008-09-14
- Japan's centenarians at record high of 36,276 2008-09-12
- Army looks for outside help to reduce suicides 2008-09-11
- Army: soldier suicide rate may set record again 2008-09-04
- Suicide risks studied in drugs for physical ills 2008-08-31
- More women are having fewer children, if at all 2008-08-19
- Suicide hot line got calls from 22,000 veterans 2008-07-28
- Fugitive 'Spam King' Found Dead With Family 2008-07-25
- Singapore plans new measures to boost birth rate 2008-07-21
- Pope says world's resources being squandered 2008-07-17
- Why Are People Taller Today Than Yesterday? 2008-07-10
- Hedge fund scammer tells NY judge he tried suicide 2008-07-03
- Surprising fact: Half of gun deaths are suicides 2008-06-30
- Reports: Model dies in apparent NYC suicide dive 2008-06-29
- Internet suicide case goes to federal court 2008-06-16
- Less sex, drugs and booze for high school kids 2008-06-05
- Online database shows Britain-Australia links 2008-06-05
- Hispanic teens try drugs, suicide at higher rates 2008-06-05
- Army suicides reported up again -- at 108 2008-05-29
- Woman is indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case 2008-05-15
- Abuse changes brains of suicide victims 2008-05-08
- Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors 2008-05-08
- U.S. Hispanic population hits 45.5 million: agency 2008-05-01
- Veterans Affairs official denies cover-up of suicide rates 2008-04-28
- Study says near extinction threatened people 70,00 years ago 2008-04-26
- Risk of depression dims hopes for anti-addiction pills 2008-04-23
- Life expectancy falls in poorer U.S. counties: study 2008-04-22
- Lawsuit: Veterans Affairs has failed to prevent suicides 2008-04-20
- Statistics show Icelandic men have longest life expectancy 2008-04-03
- Some Asians families in US choosing sons 2008-04-01
- Census: Texas is the hot place to live 2008-03-27
- Population rebounds in storm-hit New Orleans: census 2008-03-27
- Hi-tech census costs, accuracy in doubt 2008-03-25
- Group housing for vets raises concerns 2008-03-19
- Ranger's trial in comrade's death begins 2008-03-18
- Ga. landfill searched for missing couple 2008-03-17
- Convicted Calif. molester jumps to death 2008-03-05
- 5 dead in Southern Calif. murder-suicide 2008-02-24
- Genetic study ties Siberians to people in Americas 2008-02-23
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