## U.S. military suicides drop as leaders push mental health programs

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READ MORE: U.S. military aims to address mental health as suicides rise.

The Defense Department is still grappling with widespread shortages of mental health personnel and a difficult push to reduce the stigma of seeking help.

The Army was the only military service to have more suicides in 2021 than in 2020 — 176 compared with 174.

According to Defense Department data, there were 328 suicides by active duty service members in 2021, compared with 384 in 2020.

In the first six months of 2021, there were 173 suicides, compared with 158 in that time frame this year.

The National Guard and the Reserves both saw a small dip in suicides, from 121 in 2020 to 119 in 2021.

Behavioral research has linked military suicides to a range of personal issues, including finances and marital stress. »

### Day care workers who used horror mask to scare children charged with felony child abuse

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Five day care workers have been charged with child abuse after a video of them terrifying small children with a scary mask -- similar to the one seen in the "Scream" film franchise -- went viral.

the masked day care worker can be heard screaming into the face of a small child as they try to bury their face in their arms on the table.

Five day care workers in Hamilton, Mississippi, have been charged with child abuse after a video of them terrifying small children with a scary mask -- similar to the one seen in the “Scream” film franchise -- went viral. »

### Newsmax bans Lara Logan after QAnon-style rant, condemns her words in ‘the strongest terms’

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The right-wing channel Newsmax has banned Lara Logan from its air after she went on a QAnon-style rant during an appearance on the network this week.

Newsmax rebuked Logan in a sharp statement to CNN on Thursday evening.

“Newsmax condemns in the strongest terms the reprehensible statements made by Lara Logan and her views do not reflect our network,” a network spokesperson said. »

### Report: Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce

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FILE - Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020, in Washington.

Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter's workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, by The Washington Post.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report Thursday by The Washington Post . »

### ‘Death pool’ discovered at the bottom of the sea which kills everything instantly

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It’s a long way down, having been discovered 1.1 miles beneath the surface of the inlet of the Indian Ocean found between Africa and Asia.

Deadly pool discovered at bottom of ocean kills everything that swims into it www.youtube.com.

While it’s not the first brine-filled pool under the sea discovered by scientists in the Red Sea, it is the closest to land. »

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