- Researchers observed mourning outside of humans and chimpanzees for the first time. They watched a male marmoset (small monkey) jump down to comfort and take care of his dying partner after one terrible accident. http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2014/04/do-monkeys-grieve-fallen-mates 15 comments science
- Prehistoric dog lived, died among humans Dog carefully laid in grave pit that also contained partial human skeletons http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41830341/ns/technology_and_science-science/?gt1=43001 5 comments reddit.com
- 18,000 elderly people have died of COVID-19 in British care homes and now Boris Johnson's government is being accused of human rights abuse https://www.businessinsider.com/government-accused-human-rights-abuse-amnesty-international 316 comments worldnews
- Monkey seen caring for dying mate then grieving after she dies, suggesting that humans may not be the only species to display grieving behavior following bereavement, or to show respect for dead individuals. It also hints that animals have some recognition of the finality of death. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2089522-monkey-seen-caring-for-dying-mate-then-grieving-after-she-dies/?utm_source=nsns&utm_medium=ilc&utm_campaign=webpush&cmpid=ilc%257cnsns%257c2016-global-webpush-sadmonkey 125 comments science
- Cindy Sheehan is Closing Camp Casey: "Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives. ... I am going to take whatever I have left and go home." http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2007/280507_b_riddance.htm 139 comments reddit.com
- Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported. Many are dying uncounted as nation’s stretched health-care system struggles to save the living and accurately gauge human cost https://www.wsj.com/articles/italys-coronavirus-death-toll-is-far-higher-than-reported-11585767179 9 comments worldevents