Despair runs rampant through Generation X as these Americans struggle through middle age, a new study reports. So-called indicators of despair — depression, suicide, drug and alcohol abuse — are rising among those in their late 30s and early 40s, and it’s occurring across-the-board, researchers say. “These are getting worse as people age through their […]
Peru’s Ex-President Garcia Dies After Shooting Himself to Avoid Arrest…
Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in a hospital in Lima on Wednesday, April 17, after shooting himself as police arrived at his house to arrest him in connection with a bribery probe, authorities said on Wednesday. Garcia, who had repeatedly denied wrongdoing, was 69. President Martin Vizcarra said on Twitter that he was “consternated” […]
“I Cry When I Think Back How Things Used to Be” – What in the world has happened to the America we grew up in?…
Earlier today, my attention was directed to a thread on an Internet discussion forum that lamented how much America had changed over the years. I don’t know exactly why, but the posts on that thread really touched me. Those of us that are old enough to remember what America was like before the Internet grew […]
Suicides Among Active-Duty Soldiers Are Up About 20 Percent…
The Army reported an uptick in active-duty suicides in 2018, according to service statistics, though deaths by suicide were slightly down in the total force. Out of 303 total reports, 138 came from the active-duty side ― 22 more than in 2017, Defense Department statistics show. “Like the rest of America, the Army continues to […]
John Coughlin, Two-Time U.S. Pairs Skating Champion, Dies by Suicide Day After Being Suspended…
A former pairs champion took his own life Friday, just one day after he was suspended by U.S. Figure Skating. John Coughlin’s sister, Angela Laune, wrote in a Facebook post that her brother took his own life. “My wonderful, strong, amazingly compassionate brother John Coughlin took his own life earlier today. I have no words. […]
Facebook Rolls Out AI to Detect Suicidal Posts Before They’re Reported…
This is software to save lives. Facebook’s new “proactive detection” artificial intelligence technology will scan all posts for patterns of suicidal thoughts, and when necessary send mental health resources to the user at risk or their friends, or contact local first-responders. By using AI to flag worrisome posts to human moderators instead of waiting for […]
A Republican Operative Searching for Lost Clinton Emails Committed Suicide…
Republican donor and operative Peter W. Smith committed suicide in a hotel room on May 14 in Rochester, MN near the Mayo Clinic there, according to the Rochester Police Department. Days before his death Smith told the Wall Street Journal about his attempts to find 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s missing emails from her […]
Facebook Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Suicides…
Facebook plans to use artificial intelligence and update its tools and services to help prevent suicides among its users. The world’s largest social media network said it plans to integrate its existing suicide prevention tools for Facebook posts into its live-streaming feature, Facebook Live, and its Messenger service. Artificial intelligence will be used to help […]
Wall Street Exec Jumps to His Death…
A 47-year-old financial company executive was killed Wednesday when he jumped from a luxury apartment building on the Upper West Side, authorities said. Kevin Bell jumped from a ninth-floor kitchen window at the famed Apthorp building on West End Avenue near West 79th Street around 7:20 a.m., a source told The Post. He landed on […]
Requiem for the Suicided: The DC Madam…
When the DC Madam closed up shop and put her house up for sale, some Washington power players got spooked. They brought charges against her so she gave her phone logs to the media for safekeeping. That was her first mistake…