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Spatial distribution of census tracts by HOLC grade classification (top row) and the deciles of a kernel density estimates of fatal encounters with police (bottom row). From left to right: Oklahoma City (left), Chicago (center), and Los Angeles (right). Dots show the location of Fatal Encounters. Credit: Social Science & Medicine (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114989 A new research study from Umeå University in…

Sorry, folks!Human CannonballAptly-named startup SpinLaunch has been working to fling satellites into orbit via a giant centrifuge — basically a kinetic cannon — for nearly a decade.Unfortunately, it turns out that firing humans into space with said giant cannon would turn them into astronaut tartare, New Scientist reports.During a tour of the facility, the magazine's reporter Leah Crane asked in what she characterized as a "half joking" manner whether it would be possible to load a whole person into the assembly."They…

Jennifer knew that her pregnancy at the age of 37 was fraught with risks—so she was all the more excited to be expecting twin boys. However, detailed ultrasound images at 12 weeks showed that there were significant complications. Both fetuses were missing limbs, and fluid was accumulating in their brain cavities. An additional ultrasound and a more invasive test, where a tissue sample was taken from the mother’s amniotic fluid, confirmed a diagnosis of trisomy 18 (where someone has an extra copy of chromosome 18) three…

A construction contractor in Vail faces fines and federal scrutiny after a trench collapse killed a worker and the company “willfully” exposed workers to trench hazards. A4S Construction faces proposed penalties of $449,583 and the Vail company has been placed in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Severe Violator Enforcement Program, according to a news release Tuesday. On Nov. 16, one worker suffered fatal injuries and two co-workers barely escaped when they were rescued from a trench that…

A California man charged with supplying fentanyl-laced pills before Mac Miller’s fatal 2018 overdose was sentenced Monday to more than 17 years in prison. At a hearing in Los Angeles federal court, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright sentenced Stephen Andrew Walter to 210 months in prison over his role in Miller’s death. As part of a November plea deal, Walter admitted to supplying a drug dealer with the counterfeit oxycodone pills that ultimately made their way to Miller. Walter pleaded guilty to a single count…

The first word that would pop into your brain to describe this drama, based on actual events, is “timely”. But, tragically, that means little given the regularity with which people die at the hands of US police, either by accident or design. The killing at the centre of director David Midell’s almost unbearably tense film happened in White Plains, NY, in 2011. However, as there are only audio recordings, forensic reports and witness statements to document what happened, Chamberlain’s death didn’t capture the public…

Amazon won’t be fined or cited by US safety officials after a tornado caused one of its Illinois warehouses to collapse, killing six workers, according to a letter sent to Amazon on Tuesday from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (or OSHA). The regulator says that it has a few recommendations for the company after its investigation, where it interviewed workers and reviewed records and the facility’s emergency action plan. OSHA’s letter still flags a number of concerns with Amazon’s handling of the…