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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.

© Brian L. Frank for The New York Times

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.

© Michael Anthony Adams/The New York Times

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.

© The Yomiuri Shimbun

Participants perform a dynamic turn with a festival float during the danjiri festival in Kishiwada, Osaka prefecture, in September.
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