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Suicide Afflicts Farmers at Rate Shockingly Higher Than All Other Jobs

A new study shows that suicide afflicts farmers in the United States at a rate consistently higher than any other profession.

For rural America, the ordeal was so severe that rock stars were moved to hold benefit concerts and write songs.

Even so, many farmers felt so desperate that they looked for a way to end their troubles.

And during this time, the suicide rate among farmers surged in the Midwest.

More than 900 farmers took their own lives in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana alone during the 1980s.

In addition to their financial struggles, farmers are also beset by feelings of not being able to meet expectations, and not being in control of events influencing their lives.

But, as Newsweek reported in 2016, Congress never provided the funding needed to actually accomplish those things. »

Ron Howard Steps in to Direct Han Solo Movie (Exclusive)

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com

Ron Howard has been named as the new director of Lucasfilm and Disney's untitled Han Solo movie, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter exclusively.

"I hope to honor the great work already done & help deliver on the promise of a Han Solo film.".

"With that in mind, we're thrilled to announce that Ron Howard will step in to direct the untitled Han Solo film. »

Angry Comcast customer set up Raspberry Pi to auto-tweet speed test results

Authored by arstechnica.com

A Comcast customer who is dissatisfied with Internet speeds set up a Raspberry Pi to automatically tweet at Comcast each time speeds are much lower than advertised.

Whenever the down[load] speed is below 50Mbps the Pi uses a Twitter API to send an automatic tweet to Comcast listing the speeds.

A few percent got between 80 and 95 percent of advertised speeds, while about 5 percent were getting less than 80 percent of advertised speeds. »

Teenage boys wear skirts to school to protest against 'no shorts' policy

Authored by theguardian.com

When they protested that the girls were allowed bare legs, the school – no doubt joking – said the boys were free to wear skirts too if they chose.

A spokesperson said: “About 30 boys arrived at school this morning wearing school skirts.

If girls can wear skirts, why can’t boys wear shorts?. »

Chinese animal activists rescue nearly 1,000 dogs and cats from truck headed to slaughter : Humane Society International

Authored by hsi.org

Chinese animal activists rescue nearly 1,000 dogs and cats from truck headed to slaughter.

On the eve of China’s annual Yulin dog meat festival, Chinese activists have rescued up to 1,000 dogs and cats in Guangzhou from a truck headed to slaughterhouses in southern Guangdong.

Reports from the activists state that the truck driver did not have health certificates for the dogs, which Chinese animal transport regulations require for each animal. »