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Death Toll From Venezuela Quakes Likely Far Exceeds Official Count

A Times analysis and U.S. Geological Survey data indicate that the official 6,509 death toll is probably a severe undercount.

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Volunteers and relatives searching for bodies in the rubble of a public housing complex that collapsed during the twin earthquakes in July.
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Houdini Died on Halloween 100 Years Ago. Some Still Question How.

A urologist’s inquiry into the magician’s final days is the latest effort to grapple with outstanding questions about his demise.

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Larrian Gillespie, a retired urologist, has done a deep dive into Houdini’s final days and has a new theory on the world-famous magician’s demise.
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The Mayor of a City in Haiti Warned of a Massacre. No One Listened.

The mayor of Kenscoff, a town near Haiti’s capital, wrote government officials hundreds of letters to warn of gang threats. Then dozens of people died, and he did, too.

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The former mayor of Kenscoff, Haiti, Jean Massillon, showing bullet holes outside Kenscoff City Hall after a gang attack in August that killed 47 people. He died two weeks after this photo was taken.
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Deaths at Danjiri Float Festival Prompt Questions in Japan

The vibrant danjiri tradition dates back three centuries, but two recent fatalities have prompted anxiety over whether participants can remain safe.

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Participants perform a dynamic turn with a festival float during the danjiri festival in Kishiwada, Osaka prefecture, in September.
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Houthi Strikes Kill Dozens in Yemeni Desert Military Camp, Officials Say

The Iranian-backed militia struck with ballistic missiles deep in government-held central Yemen, in what appeared to be among the deadliest attacks of the renewed war.

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A still from a social media video verified by The New York Times as from Al Alam camp in Shabwa Province, Yemen, after officials said Houthi strikes killed dozens of Yemeni soldiers on Monday.
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After Six Flags Roller Coaster Death, Critics Call for Federal Oversight

Regulation of amusement parks is left to the states, and deaths are rare. But some say stronger rules are needed.

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The Goliath roller coaster, where a man fell to his death on Monday.
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