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Many of the extra fatalities are among those aged 65 over, the agency said, after logging a 40% rise in the number of people dying at home.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

There have been just 20 confirmed Ebola cases in the country, and two fatalities, less than 1% of the death toll in Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The agency issued press releases on at least six deaths in June, including three heat-related fatalities at Grand Canyon National Park and a death that resulted from a paramotor crash in Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

The 5th Circuit’s ruling neuters a law that Congress enacted in 2020 to impose nationwide standards on the horse racing industry after the existing state-by-state patchwork failed to prevent equine fatalities and corruption scandals.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2026

Indeed, they account for more than a third of all Everest fatalities.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer