By Suzanne Potter, Public News Service

Photo:  New research shows the early death rate for Hispanic American seniors climbed 48% from 2019 to 2020, compared to a national average of 17%. (Logoboom/Adobe Stock)

June 15, 2022 (San Diego) - Older Americans are dying from drug overdose or suicide at much higher rates now compared to a decade ago, according to the latest America's Health Rankings Senior Report from UnitedHealthcare.

January 3, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)--ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Bill to avert fiscal cliff heads to House after Senate approves it 89-8 (U-T San Diego)
• Storms on U.S. Plains stir memories of the "Dust Bowl" (Reuters)
• Agricultural Committees Agree To Farm Bill Extension (NPR)
• The real lessons of Columbine: Psychiatric drugs induce violence (Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Colorado)
• Details of Toyota sudden acceleration settlement (Sacramento Bee)
• U.S. soldier suicides outnumber combat deaths in 2012 (CBS)
• Award-winning PVC cell pushes efficiency higher – to 44% (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• Airlines Fear Pilot Shortage Amid New Federal Safety Rules ( NPR)
• US snow storm claims more lives (BBC)
• Congress extends foreign surveillance law (U-T San Diego)

WORLD

• State Department made "grievous mistake" over Benghazi: Senate report (Reuters)
• Yemen: Al-Qaida offers bounty for US ambassador (U-T San Diego)
• Protests in India after Delhi rape victim dies (CNN)
• India files murder charges against suspects in brutal gang rape  (CNN)
• Egypt's Morsi signs Islamist constitution into law (Jerusalem Post)
• Cabinet resignations deal setback for Egypt's Mursi (Reuters)
• Egypt to pursue relationship with Hezbollah Jerusalem Post)
• Targeting of Israel civilians violates war laws: HRW (JWR)
• Muslim scholars and clerics: suicide bombings are un-Islamic.(Christian Science Monitor)

HEALTH

• How A Drug Shortage Hiked Relapse Risks For Lymphoma Patients (NPR)
• Brain scan can sort dementia by type (BBC)
• Like Girls, Boys Are Entering Puberty Earlier ( NPR)

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