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Nation Nov 30

Remembering Tony Hsieh, a visionary who transformed online business

Health Mar 31

Surge in deaths overwhelms New York’s morgues, hospitals

It has become a grim ritual outside New York City's hospitals: workers in protective gear loading the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated trailers.

By Michael R. Sisak, Robert Bumsted, Associated Press

World Dec 24

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Mysterious death of White Helmets co-founder spotlights toxic propaganda

A month after the suspicious death of White Helmets co-founder James Le Mesurier in Turkey, British officials are being urged to conduct a thorough investigation of the incident. Friends and colleagues fear Le Mesurier may have been murdered or driven…

By Malcolm Brabant

Nation Sep 17

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Linda Wertheimer and Nina Totenberg on friend and colleague Cokie Roberts

The career of political journalist Cokie Roberts spanned more than 40 years and helped to transform the landscape for other women in the field. Roberts, who died Tuesday at age 75, worked extensively in both public and commercial media and…

Nation Sep 09

Watch 2:05
Honor Roll for September 9, 2019

A tribute to American service personnel killed in combat during U.S. military operations overseas.

May 21

Washington becomes 1st state to allow composting of human remains

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains.

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Feb 17

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Academy Award-nominated film ‘End Game’ examines end-of-life care

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The Academy Award-nominated documentary "End Game" looks at different approaches in palliative care for people with terminal illness. The film follows medical practitioners, patients, and their families, as they tackle the difficult questions that arise during end-of-life care. NewsHour Weekend's…

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Mar 26

Watch 3:03
Learning how to think about death changed how I live

By John Leland

Viewing death as unrelated to life, or antithetical it, does a disservice to the days we have, because we don’t know how to value them, says John Leland. The journalist and author explains how an elderly friend changed his perspective…

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Mar 26

Opinion: What a 91-year-old taught me about appreciating death

By John Leland

Every time I visited him he said he wanted to die. He wasn’t depressed or even sad – in fact, talking about dying always got him in a good mood. Wanting to die was the best reason to live.

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Jan 26

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Why writing my last will and testament called for an ice cream sundae

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There will be some advantages to non-beingness, says Sheila Nevins: namely, avoiding the family squabbles after her death. The author and former president of HBO Documentary Films offers her humble opinion on preparing for the end of life, and finding…

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