fatal

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Cholera, a dangerous bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea and can be fatal without treatment, may be significantly reduced through diet.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Overreliance on Ford’s F 2.94%increase; green up pointing triangle hands-free driving system and limitations of the technology were partly to blame in two fatal 2024 crashes that left three people dead, federal investigators said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Air Canada said Monday that CEO Michael Rousseau will retire later this year, an announcement following controversy over his failure to issue condolences both in English and French for a fatal airport disaster.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Roadway speed cameras have been proved to reduce speeding by 31% to 82% and fatal crashes by 53% to 71%, according to LADOT.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

What is possible, but beyond the reach of the available evidence, is that Burr really missed his target, too, that his own fatal shot, in fact, was accidental.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis