Report: Third of Suicides in U.S. Are Among Middle-aged Whites and other top stories.

• Report: Third of Suicides in U.S. Are Among Middle-aged Whites

  NEW YORK (AP) — Middle-aged white people now account for a third of all suicides in the U.S., a new government report shows. Suicide is the nation’s 10th leading cause of death, and the overall rate rose 24 percent in 15 years, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suicides have long been most common among white people — particularly older white males. But most striking in the new report is the growth in whites ages 45 to 64. They were a third of suicide ..

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• Burkhart Center raises awareness through conference, walk

  

  The Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research hosted an autism awareness weekend consisting of the inaugural Family Center Transition conference Friday and Saturday and the 11th Burkhart Walk for Autism Awareness on Sunday at the John Walker Soccer Complex.Wes Dotson, interim co-director and director of Outpatient Patient Services at the Burkhart Center, said as the center has grown, it wants to help change the mindset of what people think individuals with autism can do.The conference c..

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• Company Voluntarily Recalls Frozen Vegetables Over Listeria Concerns

  

  PASCO, Wa. (CBSLA.com) — A Washington-based company is voluntarily recalling frozen vegetables over concerns the products may be contaminated with listeria. CRF Frozen Foods announced the recall Saturday of fifteen frozen vegetable items after routine testing by state health officials discovered the presence of listeria monocytogenes in organic petite green peas and white sweet cut corn. Listeria infections, according to the FDA, can cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache..

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