Sentences with phrase «claiming lives of»

«If we're going to end this unprecedented drug crisis, which is claiming the lives of 64,000 Americans each year, doctors must stop overprescribing opioids and law enforcement must aggressively pursue those medical professionals who act in their own financial interests, at the expense of their patients» best interests.»

Nearly 6 million motor vehicle accidents occur on roadways in the United States every year, claiming the lives of an estimated 42,000 people and injuring another 2.75 million.

An intense heat wave sweeping across India is so hot that it is melting roads and claiming the lives of hundreds in the process.

A Fort Worth fire was just seconds away from claiming the lives of a 23 year old mother and her 2 year old son.

A bomb - one of the many «small» bombs that go off seemingly unheralded across the world - detonates in the Delhi marketplace, instantly claiming the lives of the Khurana boys, to the devastation of their parents.

Young and optimistic, he seems convinced that change is possible without violence, but Assad's harsh reaction to this movement proves otherwise: The army cracks down, claiming the lives of innocents and children in the process, while detaining suspected dissidents — including activist cameraman Ossama al Homsi, whom Derki had hoped to feature as one of the docu's main characters, until his disappearance.

Increasingly, such potent opioids are claiming the lives of young adults aged 20 - 34 and, for the first time, have made opioid - related deaths the leading cause of accidental deaths, surpassing motor vehicle accidents and gun violence, 2015 National Center for Health Statistics data show.

These preventable deaths have been on the rise, claiming the lives of almost 1,000 babies a year in the United States.

June 27 — Premier League newcomers have allayed fears over the safety of the Amex Stadium after it emerged the cladding for the stadium was produced by Reynobond, the manufacturer of the cladding used in the Grenfell Tower that was devastated by fire last week, claiming the lives of at least 79 occupants.

Those effected in the northern region of the young country live in an area that has suffered through three years of on - going ethnic violence, with fighting between rebel forces and the government claiming the lives of thousands.

This comes after a recent suicide bombing in Afghanistan claiming the lives of at least 10 journalists.

But the president stopped short of officially labeling the crisis — which claimed the lives of 64,000 Americans in 2016 — a state of national emergency.

But apart from the two World Wars, which claimed the lives of seven million German servicemen, the country also has veterans from the 300,000 troops sent into wars in Afghanistan, the Gulf, and Kosovo, among others, according to the Daily Mail.

The incident claimed the life of passenger Jennifer Riordan, the first fatality on board a US commercial airliner since 2009.

Abdeslam, 28, is the only living suspect linked to the 2015 attacks in Paris, which included the Bataclan theatre shooting, and claimed the lives of 130 people.

Fentanyl, a drug that's 30 times stronger than heroin and claimed the lives of more than 20,000 Americans last year, has been implicated in the deaths of celebrities including Prince and Tom Petty.

As Clinton said in the documentary, «If you want to save lives and stop an epidemic that has claimed the lives of tens of millions of people, treatment is the best prevention.

Venomous snakes and lizards claim the lives of six Americans each year.

The Post's chart shows mammals, including horses, pigs, and deer, claim the lives of 52 Americans each year on average.

The Raider lacrosse team was hit especially hard by the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas, which claimed the lives of 17 people and injured 16.

In the aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas shooting that claimed the lives of 17 students and staffers — including her 14 - year - old daughter Alyssa — Lori Alhadeff has become a leading advocate in the fight for school safety.

Months before an airborne accident claimed the life of a Southwest Airlines passenger, the Federal Aviation Administration found that distrust between managers and mechanics at Southwest's Dallas maintenance base was so bad,...

Florida also allows 18 - year - olds to purchase semiautomatic weapons, as Cruz did more than a year before the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High on Valentine's Day that claimed the lives of 14 students and three faculty members.

And yet, according to an investigative report, the shortage of food - safety inspectors played an important role in the occurrence of this crisis, which claimed the lives of 22 people.

When cholera swept through the camp it quickly claimed the lives of the weakest.

Because every year, complications from pregnancy and childbirth claim the lives of nearly 300,000 women worldwide and permanently disable many more.

(WWM) Less than a week after Niger's president marched alongside dozens of world leaders in Paris following the Charlie Hebdo shooting, Muslim protests in Niger have claimed the lives of 10 people and destroyed more than 70 Christian churches in the desert nation's two largest cities.

A while back, I read of heavy rain and mudslides claimed the lives of a dozen or more people in California.

Mormon volunteers in Ghana, for example, arranged for 1.5 million text messages to be sent to fellow citizens in support of the country's launch of vaccines against pneumonia and rotavirus, two diseases that together claim the lives of more than 2 million children around the world every year.

However, on July 26th, sect members reportedly murdered two people in the Shaffa who had fled to the area following a series of attacks on Damboa in June and July which claimed the lives of an army commander, a police officer, 5 policemen, 16 soldiers, and many civilians.

This Ebola virus has claimed the lives of over 700 people since it was first reported in Guinea back in February.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined European leaders in Liege in Belgium to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, which claimed the lives of around 16 million people over four years.

Finally, after her country endured a decade of civil war that claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, and with the help of Leymah Gbowee and the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, Johnson - Sirleaf was elected president in 2005.

Cookies for Kids» Cancer was founded by two OXOnians (OXO employees) who were inspired by their son Liam's battle with pediatric cancer, a disease which claims the lives of more children in the US than any other disease.

The Massacre claimed the life of Darwin Sulang, injuring dozens and detained hundreds of farmers in North Cotabato.

Young children with vitamin A deficiency also have impaired immune systems, a condition which increases the risk of death from certain common childhood infections and claims the lives of 670,000 children each year who live in less developed countries.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas competed in the state championships just 11 days after the mass shooting on Valentine's Day claimed the lives of 14 students and three faculty members.

Auburn Tigers offensive lineman Eric Mack was fortunate enough to survive a Saturday night shooting that claimed the lives of two former teammates, Ed Christian and Ladarious Phillips.

It claimed the lives of many enemy soldiers but also resulted in the farmhouse being surrounded by the Germans.

Only 11... since an early - morning car crash on Sunday, Nov. 10 claimed the life of the Flyers» puckish and popular All - Star goaltender, Pelle Lindbergh, at the age of 26.

My brain though is telling me we should look at someone like Enrique as manager, people claim he lived of Peps team but the 2 managers that followed Pep didn't win everything because the team was so great.

Things came to a screeching halt in the 1919 Stanley Cup Final between the Seattle Metropolitans and the Montreal Canadiens when the flu decimated Habs» roster and eventually claimed the life of one of its players.

It is a sad reminder to all mountaineers that the summit is only half - way — all too often accidents occur during descent, and the Ramp is a notoriously treacherous place that has previously claimed the lives of others descending the mountain.

According to the American Heart Association, SCA claims the lives of over 250,000 people die each year, more than all forms of cancer combined.

Although alarming, the incidence of SIDS is really rather rare, claiming the life of about 1500 babies every year in the United States.

Now a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins pediatric surgeon - in - chief David Hackam, M.D., Ph.D., says experiments in mice reveal how breast milk works to ward off the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a devastating intestinal disorder that affects 12 percent of premature babies and claims the lives of one in four of those who have it.

Cookies for Kids» Cancer was founded by two OXOnians (OXO employees) who were inspired by their son Liam's battle with pediatric cancer, a disease which claims the lives of more children in the US than any other disease.

The recent gas explosion happened on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Atomic Junction near Madina, Accra which has claimed the lives of at least seven people.

The violence in South Sudan has since December 2013 claimed the lives of more than 10000 people - a death toll that is rapidly rising as diplomatic efforts have failed to broker a short - term cessation of hostilities, let alone a longer term political solution.

And there have been tragedies that rather claimed the lives of party enthusiasts well known for their compliance with all traffic rules and regulations at all times.