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  2. Wikipedia : In the news/Recent deaths

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    Life as the main story: For deaths where the person's life is the main story, where the news reporting of the death consists solely of obituaries, or where the update to the article in question is merely a statement of the time and cause of death, the "recent deaths" section is usually used.

  3. Wikipedia : Database reports/Recent deaths

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    place of death manner of death place of burial Q4679271: Adam Hunter: 1981-06-18 2025-02-05 Australian rules footballer Australian rules football player: Q131858725: Karshan Solanki: 1957 2025-02-04 Indian politician Q15412354: Jiří Čtvrtečka: 1942-12-02 2025-02-04 Czechoslovak canoeist (1942–2025) canoeist: Czechoslovakia: Prague ...

  4. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    In a global assessment, scientists reported, based on medical records, that antibiotic resistance may have contributed to ~4.95 million (3.62–6.57) deaths in 2019, with 1.3 million directly attributed – the latter being more than deaths than from e.g. AIDS or Malaria, [53] [54] despite being project to rise substantially.

  5. Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The third wave, starting in 2013, was marked by a steep tenfold increase in the synthetic opioid-involved death rate as synthetic opioids flooded the US market. [4] [5] In the United States, there were approximately 109,600 drug-overdose-related deaths in the 12-month period ending January 31, 2023, at a rate of 300 deaths per day. [6]

  6. 2019–2020 vaping lung illness outbreak - Wikipedia

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    Juul Labs stated that some news reports state that several cases of lung illness are associated with vaping THC, reported in cannabis, "a Schedule 1, controlled substance that we do not sell." [ 27 ] By September 2019 the CDC and FDA recommended that the public should consider not using vaping products during their investigation, particularly ...

  7. Civilian casualty ratio - Wikipedia

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    Globally, the civilian casualty ratio often hovers around 50%. It is sometimes stated that 90% of victims of modern wars are civilians, [13] but that is a myth. [2] [4]In 1989, William Eckhardt studied casualties of conflicts from 1700 to 1987 and found that "the civilian percentage share of war-related deaths remained at about 50% from century to century."

  8. Lower Colorado River Authority - Wikipedia

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    The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is a nonprofit public utility created in November 1934 by the Texas Legislature. [1] LCRA's mission is to enhance the lives of the Texans it serves through water stewardship, energy and community service.

  9. Line of duty death - Wikipedia

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    Of 2019 on-duty firefighter deaths in the U.S., 54% were due to medical emergencies, overexertion, or stress (included in this category were 22 heart attacks or other sudden cardiac deaths, 2 strokes, 1 heatstroke, and 1 suicide); 13% by fire progress (such as being trapped or overrun) or explosions, 8% were struck by a vehicle, 8% died in ...