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The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall” (technologyreview.com)

2026-09-21 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: ai hallucination, gemini, google

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How we made the first comprehensive map of deaths along the US border’s “virtual wall” (technologyreview.com)

2026-09-21 | by James O'Donnell | tags: border patrol, us-mexico border, surveillance towers

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US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: pentagon, iran war, us troop deaths

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Pennsylvania Officials Report Yet Another Death Linked to Measles as Outbreak Grows (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-14 | tags: measles, pennsylvania, cdc

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Killing with a car costs $1.6M, California requires drivers to carry $30K (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-12 | by Max Mautner | tags: car insurance, traffic deaths, california

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Report: Roughly Half the World’s Governments Underestimated Covid Deaths by the Millions (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-10 | tags: covid-19, all-cause mortality, excess deaths

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Numerous Deaths Reported at Burning Man (futurism.com)

2026-09-09 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: burning man, black rock city, nevada desert

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Daily briefing: Gene-therapy deaths put spotlight on trials in China (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-08 | by Graham | tags: gene therapy, china, fermat's last theorem

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China’s fast-track clinical trials are in the spotlight after child deaths (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-08 | by You | tags: china, investigator-initiated trials, order 818

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Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths in the US Have Doubled Since 1990, and Not Just Among Those With Liver Cancer (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-07 | tags: alcohol-related cancer, cancer deaths, liver cancer

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Cancer Deaths Attributable to Alcohol Rose 58% Over the Last 33 Years (slashdot.org)

2026-09-05 | by Posted | tags: alcohol, cancer deaths, acetaldehyde

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Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-04 | tags: measles, rfk jr, cdc

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Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-03 | tags: cdc, measles, rfk jr

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Drugmakers Halt Autoimmune Trials After Deaths, Life-Threatening Side Effects (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-03 | tags: novartis, bristol myers, autoimmune

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Novartis Pauses Autoimmune Cell Therapy Studies After Deaths (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-01 | tags: novartis, autoimmune therapy, clinical trials

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Marijuana Factory Explodes, Causing Two Deaths (futurism.com)

2026-08-31 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: cannabis extraction, butane hash oil, thc facility

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Nigerians extradited to US for sextortion, deaths of two teens (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-31 | tags: sextortion, operation artemis, nigeria

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RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-27 | tags: anti, anti vaccine, deaths

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The US Just Recorded Its First 2 Measles Deaths This Year (wired.com)

2026-08-25 | by Emily Mullin | tags: measles, cdc, amish

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Study finds a 15 percent increase in traffic deaths after major music streaming releases (engadget.com)

2026-08-19 | by Calvin Wankhede | tags: car infotainment, siri, volkswagen

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Traffic Deaths Rise 15% on Days Major Albums Are Released, Study Finds (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: traffic deaths, album releases, smartphones

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After 2 Deaths and Reports of Brain Tumors, How Dangerous Is Gene Therapy, Really? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: gene therapy, brain tumors, safety

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US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: cluster, cluster deaths, command

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US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of Deaths by Suicide (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: cluster, cluster deaths, command

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Heatwaves have killed millions. Here’s how scientists tally lives lost (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: death, deaths, heat

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Heat waves have killed millions. Here’s how scientists tally lives lost (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: death, deaths, heat

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Trump admin "aware" of deaths in explosive diarrhea outbreak, delays reporting (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: cyclospora, foodborne parasite, taylor farms

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Michigan reports first 2 deaths linked to the cyclospora outbreak (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: cyclospora, michigan, cdc

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Authorities Investigating Mysterious Deaths of 15 Elephants at Kenyan National Park (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: kenyan national park, elephants, pesticides

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Bananas sprout in Rayleigh Garden UK after 15 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Henry Godfrey-Evans | tags: rayleigh, maricopa county, heat deaths