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COVID-19 Era Sees Spike in Fatal Alcohol Abuse: CDC Report

TL/DR - A new study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has found that deaths linked to excessive drinking increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the average annual number of such deaths rising by around 30% from 2016-2017 to 2020-2021. It also found that the increase was higher in women (35%) compared to men (27%). The…

NY Man Gets Life Sentence for Murder of Lost Woman in Driveway

TL/DR - Kevin Monahan, 66, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis, who mistakenly drove into his driveway in New York. Monahan was convicted of second-degree murder and received an additional four years for tampering with the murder weapon. Monahan maintained the shooting was an accident due to a defective…

Lawmaker Deems Sandra Day O’Connor Unfit for Statue

TL/DR - The Arizona House rejected a proposal to honor the late Sandra Day O’Connor with a statue inside the U.S. Capitol three months after her death. The decision was influenced by the existence of a federal plan to honor O’Connor with a statue, with two of her sons feeling that another statue would be redundant. The decision was also marked by…