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Calls for Suicide Barriers Went Unheeded Before Fourth Hudson Yards Death

The architects say they had designed safety partitions to deter suicides. The Community Board repeatedly urged Hudson Yards to install them. But when a 14-year-old boy leapt to his death from The Vessel this week, the developer, Stephen M. Ross …

Two People Killed at Massachusetts Indoor Auto Auction Identified

Two Rhode Island residents were identified Thursday as victims of a deadly crash at a crowded indoor automobile auction in Massachusetts. Three people died Wednesday when an SUV being shown to prospective buyers suddenly accelerated, striking several people and crashing …