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Another Deadly Year for Environmental Defenders, But Momentum Increases for Protecting Environmental Human Rights

Experts have suggested that 2011 may be the deadliest year for tornadoes ever, despite advances in warning systems and protective facilities.

Preliminary data from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), shows that 2016 was the deadliest year for drivers in the state since 2008.

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Airlines» customer service practices have come under fire in recent months, and just last year, U.S. carriers were cleared in a federal investigation regarding exorbitant fare mark - ups in the wake of a deadly Amtrak derailment that drove up demand for air travel on some routes.

Culiacán (Mexico)(AFP)- Amid a bloody dispute between rival drug gangs battling for control, the Mexican state of Sinaloa has just seen its deadliest weekend in years with at least 30 people killed.

Overnight, Swedish media reported police raids to bring other people in for questioning as authorities investigated the deadliest attack in Stockholm in years.

We're now on track to see more than 35,000 traffic deaths for the year, which would make it the deadliest since 2008.

Paris (AFP)- Carlos the Jackal, the perpetrator of headline - grabbing attacks in the 1970s and early 1980s, goes on trial in France on Monday for the deadly bombing of a Paris shop more than 40 years ago.

For example, Sen. Lindsey Graham has threatened to hold up nominations for government positions until survivors of last year's deadly attack on the diplomatic post in Libya appear before CongreFor example, Sen. Lindsey Graham has threatened to hold up nominations for government positions until survivors of last year's deadly attack on the diplomatic post in Libya appear before Congrefor government positions until survivors of last year's deadly attack on the diplomatic post in Libya appear before Congress.

And a third, different kind of gene therapy from Spark Therapeutics — to treat a rare inherited form of blindness — is likely to be approved by the end of 2017, too, making this year a landmark for treatments that manipulate the body's own biological mechanisms in novel new ways to fight deadly diseases.

But he's also 16 years old and a survivor of a deadly mass shooting, one that he spent in hiding for two hours, trying to calm down crying classmates until a SWAT team freed them from a classroom closet.

Russia has never officially acknowledged having Novichok, but documents found in the massive leak of State Department cables published by Wikileaks show Great Britain and its allies worried about the deadly nerve agent for years.

The situation for Zachary Reyna, the 11 - year - old boy who has contracted a rare but deadly «brain - eating» amoeba, remains pretty grim, but it's slightly less grim than it was originally.

The attack was one of several deadly assaults last year on Egypt's Christian minority, which account for ten per cent of the country's population.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama (CNN)- The sound of someone playing a piano drew us in to the Alberta Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, two days after a devastating tornado ripped a deadly gash that will scar this Southern town for years to come.

Finally, consider the case of Michael Freeland, who had a forty - three - year history of depression and suicide attempts, and yet the physician who prescribed for him the deadly drug did not deem it necessary to refer him for psychiatric evaluation.

As for the Mexican War, «the deadliest that the United States has ever fought»» one in ten American soldiers died in less than two years of service» Howe makes a persuasive case that it was provoked by Anglo settlers with the connivance of the Polk administration as part of a cynical scheme to take California and the Southwest from Mexico.

Christian charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has called for consistent prayer and emergency aid for families in Syria after the residents of Damascus faced the deadliest day in three years.

People are only looking at 50M loss in sales but believe me that there are a lot of intangibles to Sanchez staying for one more and worst case leaving for free (1) We make it to CL and recover the lost revenue (2) CL next year means that even if Sanchez leaves we are still attractive to world class players (3) We don't strengthen our rivals (4) Sanchez can make Lacazette as deadly as we expect.

The 24 - year - old reacted well to pounce for his side's winning goal, and from then on he led a strong defensive display to keep out one of the most deadly front lines in the country.

win or lose, these Sharks were awesome this year and with another offseason to fudge a few moves here and there, we could be downright DEADLY next year in what could be this current cores final push for a Cup.

Leicester deserve the title, but Wenger has committed the deadliest by allowing this to happen, he should have seen the advantage months ago and did nothing, for a manager on 10mill a year he is clueless.

First of all, it would be ridiculous for Arsenal to offer $ 50 million for a 29 year old striker, especially when you consider how petty Wenger and co were surrounding the bid for a much younger and more deadly Luis Suarez a few years back.

He's got Anthony Davis» length, already has a solid face - up jump shot, and could potentially be a deadly pick - and - pop forward for the next 15 years.

After a particularly deadly year in 1995, Camden's Cathedral of Immaculate Conception began illuminating one candle for each homicide victim.

This was exceedingly rare: While Charlotte police used deadly force in at least a dozen instances in the past five years alone, this was the first time in more than 30 years that an officer was charged for killing someone in the line of duty.

Add to that, Nick Fiarley, this years first round pick should provide the Lions with a deadly combination at defensive tackle for years to come.

Villarreal would of course be the best move for Soldado as he continues his quest to rediscover the form he showed at Valencia, where he was deadly in front of goal, and a return to La Liga would of course give him the best chance of recapturing the form he showed just a few years ago.

The 28 - year - old is one of the deadliest strikers in the world and would fill the void left by Alexis Sanchez given his level of consistency overtime and would be key in the Gunners hunt for a top four finish.

Things have finally turned around for the former Barca man and he looks as sharp as he was a few years ago when he was regarded as one of the deadliest strikers in the world.

The United States blamed the Syrian government and its patrons, Russia and Iran, for one of the deadliest chemical weapons attacks in years in Syria, one that killed dozens of people in Idlib Province, including children, and sickened scores more.

The «Safe Act» maybe very safe for Republicans but deadly for Democ» RATS» in many many races this year.

A day after deadly violence struck the J'ouvert parade in Brooklyn for the third straight year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that the annual celebration of Caribbean culture would continue but that the city would consider changing the hours of the overnight event, which precedes the much bigger West Indian American Day Parade.

«In addition to this election - related violence, the country has been ravaged by widespread insecurity for years, with a recent increase in attacks targeting humanitarian workers, including the deadliest incident in Congolese history, in which five aid workers were killed in October in South Kivu,» the NGOs said.

Cuomo made a merciful decision by commuting the 75 - year - to - life sentence of convicted terrorist Judith Clark for her role in the deadly 1981 Brinks heist, supporters said, as critics continued to blast the decision as a mockery of justice.

by Brendan Keany BUFFALO -(WBEN) Every year, the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, as well as the Erie County Veterans Service office, commemorates the deadly attack that served as an impetus for drawing the United States directly into World War II.

(CNN)- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is again issuing subpoenas for State Department documents involving the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi last year.

Residents have been calling for more enforcement following a series of robberies in Fort Tryon and Inwood Hill parks late last year, as well as a rape and deadly fall in Highbridge Park this year.

Fires have burnt countless homes across the state of Victoria, with entire towns destroyed as unpredictable winds and high temperatures combined for the most deadly Australian bush fires in more than 25 years.

The Broward Sheriff's Office has identified the suspect in Wednesday's deadly school shooting as 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz, a former student who had been expelled for disciplinary reasons.

PARKLAND, Fla. — The 19 - year - old suspect in a deadly rampage at a Florida high school was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday after being questioned for hours by state and federal authorities.

After a rookie Cleveland patrolman fatally shot a 12 - year - old boy who was holding a pellet gun in November, Ohio Gov. John Kasich created a panel to develop the state's first - ever standards for police use of deadly force.

The 67 - year - old has served 35 years of a 75 - years - to - life sentence for her role as the getaway driver in a deadly 1981 Brinks armored car robbery in Rockland County.

After last year's fatal police shooting of a man in Ferguson, Missouri, and after a man died in an apparent police chokehold in Staten Island, New York, the district attorney in Orange County has announced a protocol for officer - involved deadly - force encounters.

A protein known as arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) may be a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of pancreatic cancer, and one of the most deadliest with a less than 10 percent, five - year survival rate.

Of the remaining four billion years of Earth's history, our planet seems to have spent its first two billion as a «slime world» ruled by methane - belching microbes for which oxygen was not a life - giving gas, but a deadly poison.

Beginning in the mid-14th century with the Black Death and continuing with successive waves, the deadly pestilence sucker - punched Europe's population for 300 years, killing hundreds of millions of people in all — between one - third and one - half of the populace.

The Sierra Nevada yellow - legged frog from the mountains of California has been declining for more than 100 years, due to non-native predatory trout and the deadly chytrid fungus.

New teen drivers ages 16 - 17 years old are three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Incidence of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has risen steadily for the past 30 years.