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Monday, February 18, 2013  Country star Mindy McCready dies in apparent suicide after chart-topping career, stormy life

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Nurse Jacintha Saldanha was discovered hanging by a scarf from a wardrobe in her nurses' quarters by a colleague and a member of security staff at London's King Edward VII Hospital.

Friday, June 08, 2012  AP IMPACT: US troops are killing themselves at fastest pace since nation began a decade of war

Monday, May 21, 2012  Ex-Rutgers student who spied on his gay roommate gets 30 days in jail - far less than the max

Friday, November 12, 2010  Experts fear that other recent suicides might fit the mold or that more are ahead.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010  An Arkansas school board member allegedly says he would not wear purple to show support for bullied gay and lesbian youth unless "they all commit suicide."

Sunday, October 10, 2010  Trinity Episcopal Church in Kirksville lit candles and prayed for victims of the recent string tof teen suicides nationwide.

Monday, January 11, 2010  APNewsBreak: Suicide rate rises significantly among male veterans ages 18 to 29

Tuesday, November 17, 2009  Army suicides to top 2008, but trend moving downward in recent months, general says

Thursday, April 23, 2009  Officials with the Southeast Polk School District are increasing security after a threatening note was found in a girls' restroom at the high school in Pleasant Hill.