15 June: "Car Bomb Explodes Outside
U.S. Office in Pakistani City, 11 Killed and 26 Injured"
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16 June: "Internet Cafe Blaze in Beijing Kills 24" read story 17 June: No Deaths Reported on NY Times Front Page. 18 June: "Suicide Bomber Hits Jerusalem Bus, Killing at Least 19" read story 19 June: "Afghan Blast Kills 1, Injures 1" read story "J. Carter Brown, Who Transformed the Museum World, Dies at 67" read story 20 June: "Bomb Kills 7 Israelis; Army Retakes West Bank Lands" read story 21 June: "Palestinians Kill 5 Israeli Settlers in Raid on a Home" read story "Car Bomb Kills a British Banker in Saudi Arabia" read story 23 June: "Major Quake Rocks Northern Iran, Killing 500" read story 23 June: "Iran Quake Victims Revised to 220" read story "Ann Landers, Advice Giver to the Millions, Dies at 83" read story 24 June: "Israeli Forces Surround Arafat Compound; 6 Killed in Gaza Strike" read story "Fire Engulfs Brooklyn Building, Killing Seven People in One Family" read story 25 June: "Bus Crashes in Texas, Killing 4 Youngsters and Driver" read story 26 June: "10 Pakistani Soldiers Are Killed in Fight With Al Qaeda Suspects" read story "Mexican Border Crash Kills 6 as Van Hits Oncoming Traffic" read story 27 June: No Deaths Reported on NY Times Front Page. 28 June: "John Entwistle, Bass Player for the Who, Dies at 57" read story 29 June: "Four Killed as North and South Korean Navy Vessels Trade Fire" read story "A Violent Death Exposes Fish Piracy in Russia" read story 30 June: "Israeli Forces Kill Senior Hamas Militant - Radio" read story 1 July: "Hungary Bus Crash Kills 19 Polish Pilgrims" read story 2 July: "71 Die When Two Jets Collide High Above Southern Germany" read story "Afghans Link Civilian Deaths to U.S. Bomb" read story 3 July: "Al Qaeda Suspects Killed in Pakistan Shootout" read story 4 July: "Plane Crash in Central African Republic Kills 20" read story 5 July: "Plane Crash in Calif. Park Kills 4" read story "Los Angeles Airport Gunman Slays 2 and Is Killed by Guard" read story 6 July: "Afghan Official Is Assassinated; Blow to Karzai" read story "Floods, Landslides Kill Seven in Philippines" read story 7 July: No Deaths Reported on NY Times Front Page. 8 July: "Expecting Taliban, but Finding Only Horror" read story (These deaths were previously reported on July 2nd, the day following the U.S. bombing in Southern Afghanistan, however the count has risen from 40 to 46.) 9 July: "Floods Shift to South Texas as Other Areas Clean Up" read story "Palestinian Gunman Opens Fire on Israeli Police" read story 10 July: "Gnutella Developer Gene Kan, 25, Commits Suicide" read story "Rod Steiger, Oscar-Winning Character Actor, Dies at 77" read story 11 July: "Former Sheriff Guilty in Successor's Killing" read story 12 July: "Freed From Jail Despite His Pleas, 92-Year-Old Is Found Dead in a River" read story "Israeli Army Kills Three Palestinians" read story 13 July: "Killing of White Deputy Quiets Protests Over Police Shootings of 2 Blacks" read story "Journalist of Jenin's Despair Dies of Wound" read story 14 July: "Killing of Girl, 10, and Increase in Homicides Challenge Boston's Crime-Fighting Model" read story "U.S. Plans Investigation Into Afghan Strike" read story 15 July: "Israeli Missiles Destroy Home of Hamas Militant in Gaza" read story 16 July: "State of Emergency in Paraguay; 1 Dies in Unrest Over Economy" read story "Attack on Israeli Bus Kills at Least 7 and Injures 20" read story 17 July: "Sharp Turn in Investigation of Boat Crash" read story "I.R.A. Apologizes for Civilian Deaths in Its 30-Year Campaign" read story (As this news item sites historical deaths, and does not site a specific number, the deaths will not be represented in the 1000 icons graphic map.) 18 July: "Sheriff Issues Alert After California Girl Is Found Slain" read story "Nurses in Missouri and Texas Charged With Killing Patients" read story 19 July: "Shock at Charges Palestinians Were Sold Israeli Munitions" read story "British Doctor Killed at Least 215 People, Inquiry Reports" read story 20 July: "Alan Lomax, Who Raised Voice of Folk Music in U.S., Dies at 87" read story 21 July: "Flaws in U.S. Air War Left Hundreds of Civilians Dead" read story 22 July: No Deaths Reported on NY Times Front Page. 23 July: "Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills a Hamas Leader and 14 Others" read story "U.S. Indicts 5 in Killing of Missionary in Philippines" read story 24 July: "Chaim Potok, Who Illumined the World of Hasidic Judaism, Dies at 73" read story 25 July: "Killings From Taliban's Era Still Haunt a Valley" read story "Palestinian Gunmen Kill Rabbi to Avenge Israeli Strike" read story 26 July: No Deaths Reported on NY Times Front Page. 27 July: "Girl Vanishes at Breakfast; Body Is Found Hours Later" read story "Fighter Crash Kills Around 40 at Ukraine Air Show" read story 28 July: "Girl Shot by Jewish Settlers, Palestinians Say" read story "La. Inmate Dies After Brief Escape" read story 29 July: "Immigrants Found Dead in Truck; Two Drivers Are Charged" read story "Wife Killings at Fort Reflect Growing Problem in Military" read story |
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human being. From June 15th to August 25th one icon will disappear for
each death reported in the headlines of the New York Times Online. The
space from which the icons disappear will be populated by a new icon representing
how the reported death(s) occurred. If the death(s) occurred due to an
act of aggression, the new icon will be accompanied by a flag or emblem
representing the nation, organization or individual claiming responsibility.
Below the icons are listed each day's death headline(s). LEGEND w Car Bomb tw Fire w Suicide Bomber w Land Mine w Cancer or Cancer Related w Gun Fire w Tank Shelling w Earthquake w Helicoptor Fire w Car Crash w Heart Attack w Sea Battle w Plane Crash w Air Bombing www Bomb w Flood and Landslide ww Suicide ww Kidney Failure www Knife Stab Wounds Boating Accident ww Strangulation www Lethal Injection www Old Age w Missile Attack w Head Blows w Border Crossing ww Dead Icons current count: 0 of 1000 |