Tag: Deaths
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Georgia dismisses members of pregnancy maternal death review board after leak of information on 2 such deaths
Georgia’s top health official dismissed all members of a state committee that investigates pregnancy-related maternal deaths after the leak, presumably by a committee member, of information about two such deaths. In a letter first reported by ProPublica and dated Nov. 8, state public health commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey said whoever shared the information violated state…
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Bomb cyclone causes deaths, outages in Pacific Northwest
Bomb cyclone causes deaths, outages in Pacific Northwest – CBS News Watch CBS News A monster storm known as a bomb cyclone knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers in Washington state and Oregon and caused major damage across the region. The storm’s powerful winds downed trees onto homes and roads and was…
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Feds warn against bed rails, citing 18 deaths since 2021
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday issued an urgent warning about portable adult bed rails, saying the devices are behind the suffocation deaths of 18 people since 2021. The agency’s safety alert coincided with the ninth recall of portable bed rails in three years. Medical King of Brooklyn, New York, is recalling about…
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Opioid overdose deaths drop for 12th straight month, now lowest since 2020
Opioid overdose deaths have now slowed to the lowest levels nationwide since 2020, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This marks the 12th straight month of decline since a peak last year. Around 70,655 deaths linked to opioids like heroin and fentanyl were reported for the year ending June…
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11/10/2024: The Shift; The War Reporter; Robo; Mysterious Russian Deaths
11/10/2024: The Shift; The War Reporter; Robo; Mysterious Russian Deaths – CBS News Watch CBS News First, how President-elect Trump won Pennsylvania. Then, how Ukrainian reporter Andriy Tsaplienko documents war with Russia. Next, a look at marble-sculpting robots shaking up the art world. And, a report on the mysterious, violent deaths of Putin foes. Be…
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Mysterious Russian Deaths I Sunday on 60 Minutes
Mysterious Russian Deaths I Sunday on 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News Cecilia Vega reports from Spain on the unsolved shooting of a Russian defector. It’s part of a pattern of recent falls from top-floor windows, poisonings, and accidental deaths involving a growing number of enemies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sunday. Be…