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21 dead in South African nightclub; cause not yet known
Read full article: 21 dead in South African nightclub; cause not yet knownSouth African police are investigating the deaths of at least 21 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London Sunday and authorities say most of the victims were minors as young as 13-year-old.
Elderly couple found dead in ditch near Rockledge, deputies say
Read full article: Elderly couple found dead in ditch near Rockledge, deputies sayDeputies are investigating the deaths of an elderly couple found in a ditch in unincorporated Rockledge Wednesday afternoon, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
CPSC, Fisher-Price advise parents to never use children rockers for sleep
Read full article: CPSC, Fisher-Price advise parents to never use children rockers for sleepConsumers are being warned by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price to not use Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers for sleep, according to a news release.
Scuffles at Greek court over woman charged with killing girl
Read full article: Scuffles at Greek court over woman charged with killing girlA Greek woman accused of killing her hospitalized 9-year-old daughter has been ordered held in pre-trial prison custody, under enhanced protection measures to prevent her from being attacked by other inmates.
New project to probe Hurricane Maria deaths in Puerto Rico
Read full article: New project to probe Hurricane Maria deaths in Puerto RicoSAN JUAN U.S. researchers who estimated that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria are now investigating deaths that might have been missed and could be linked to infrastructure damaged by the Category 4 storm, officials announced Wednesday. The Milken Institute of Public Health at George Washington University received a nearly $1 million contract from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the investigation. University officials said the project seeks to improve the death certification process and building standards across the U.S. mainland ahead of future storms as part of a collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico and others. Yaritsa Santiago, whose mother died after she was airlifted from Puerto Rico to Miami shortly after Maria struck, praised the upcoming investigation and said she was encouraged that the storm-related deaths will not be in vain. Puerto Ricos government at the time came under heavy criticism for severely undercounting the number of deaths related to Hurricane Maria, which destroyed the power grid and caused more than an estimated $100 billion in damage.