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The inside story of MIT and Aaron Swartz
More than a year after Swartz killed himself rather than face prosecution, questions about MIT’s handling of the hacking case persist
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Pakistani gang-rape victim dies after setting herself on fire
A teenage Pakistani gang-rape victim died Friday after setting herself on fire a day earlier to protest the release of one of her alleged rapists from police custody, officials said. Amina Bibi, 18, said she was raped by five men on Jan. 5 as she walked home from her college in central Muzaffargarh district.
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Financial sector on a suicide streak?
The apparent suicide death of the chief economist of a US investment house brings the number of financial workers who have died allegedly by their own hand to four in the last week.
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London Stunned By Spate Of Financial Worker Deaths
A series of deaths among finance workers has shaken London and raised more concerns about stress levels of bankers, Ben Wright and David Enrich of The Wall Street Journal report. On Tuesday morning, a 39-year-old JP Morgan employee died after falling from the roof of the European headquarters of JP Morgan in London.
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A Former Army Ranger Copes with His Friends' Suicides, and Asks What He Could Have Done to Help Them
Every day 22 veterans commit suicide. Former Army Ranger Ted Janis struggles with the suicides of his own friends and affirms the role that veterans can play in helping each other.
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Russia's deadly black widow cult that threatens Olympians
THEY are young, female, and in love - and they are the doomed followers of a man known as Russia's Osama bin Laden. They are the "black widows" of Russia's extremist terrorist group and are selected for death almost from the moment they join up. Lured by the promise of a key role in a coming Russian holy war led by a charismatic madman with bin Laden-style aims, the women - some still in their teens - enjoy a brief, passionate relationships with Russian men who are also terror recruits.
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Tycoon Robert Wilson gives away $800 million fortune before jumping to death
A renowned Wall Street tycoon gave away his entire $800 million fortune before falling to his death in a suicide jump this week. Hedge fund multi-millionaire Robert W. Wilson, 87, leapt from the 16th floor of his luxury San Remo apartment building, a prestigious address in New York’s Upper West Side which has been the residence of Steven Spielberg, Demi Moore, Glenn Close, Dustin Hoffman, Bono, Steve Martin, Bruce Willis and Steve Jobs in the past.
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Chinese Teacher Allegedly 'Forced' A Student To Jump To His Death
A 10-year-old Chinese boy jumped out a window to his death after a teacher reportedly instructed him as punishment.
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'Bachelor' contestant Gia Allemand dead of apparent suicide
Gia Allemand, The Bachelor contestant who competed for Jake Pavelka's heart on season 14, died of an apparent suicide. She was 29.
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