📝 Increase in Adolescent Suicide Attempts

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Emergency room visits for suspected suicide attempts by adolescents aged 12-17 rose significantly during the pandemic, driven largely by an increase in suspected attempts by females, according to new CDC data.

• From the CDC: “Compared with the rate during the corresponding period in 2019, the rate of [emergency department] visits for suspected suicide attempts was 2.4 times as high during spring 2020, 1.7 times as high during summer 2020, and 2.1 times as high during winter 2021.”

More: The CDC emphasized that although the report found an increase in suicide attempts, it does not mean suicide deaths have increased, noting provisional mortality data found an overall decrease in the age-adjusted suicide rate from Q3 2019 to Q3 2020.

+Note: If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (en español: 1-888-628-9454; deaf and hard of hearing: dial 711, then 1-800-273-8255) or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.

The 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show concluded yesterday.

• Four new breeds joined the party this year: the Barbet, the Belgian Laekenois, the Biewer terrier, and the Dogo Argentino.

Read a full recap.

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The three-day annual summit of Group of Seven (G7) nations in Cornwall, England, concluded yesterday.

• Participants included the leaders of the seven G7 member states - the U.S., UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan - as well as representatives from the European Union (including the President of the European Commission).

From the WSJ: “China has never been a member despite its huge economy and population; its relatively low per capita income means it isn’t regarded as being on the same level as the others. Russia was previously included in what was known as the G-8, but has been excluded since 2014, when it annexed Crimea.”

🤿 A deeper dive…
In a closing communiqué published Sunday, the G7 leaders laid out dozens of commitments for global action on a range of issues, including:

• Health: The G7 committed to addressing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, expanding access to healthcare, and preparing for future pandemics.
• Economic Recovery & Jobs: The bloc endorsed a framework for a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15% on a country-by-country basis.
• Climate & Environment: Among other things, the bloc committed to “strengthening and accelerating” efforts to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and conserving or protecting “at least 30% of our own land” by 2030.
• On China/Russia: The G7 called on Beijing “to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially in relation to Xinjiang and [Hong Kong].” The group also called on Russia “to stop its destabilising behaviour and malign activities, including its interference in other countries’ democratic systems.”
• On the Origins of COVID: The bloc calls for "a timely, transparent, expert-led, and science-based WHO-convened Phase 2 COVID-19 Origins study including, as recommended by the experts’ report, in China.”

Nate Carroll, a Wisconsin father of three, completed his 1,500,231st push-up at the 50-yard line of New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium earlier this month to break the world record for most push-ups in a calendar year.

• The best part of his accomplishment? It was all to raise money for the families of fallen first responders.

Nate spent the last year campaigning for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's Fallen First Responder Program, which pays off mortgages for families of law enforcement officers and firefighters who are killed in the line of duty and leave behind young children.

Keep reading.

🌊🏊 On The ‘Plus’ Side

Rendering: Family New York

After more than 10 years of crowdfunding, testing, and campaigning, NYC officials last month greenlit a proposal for “+ Pool” – a 285,500-gallon public pool built on a floating island.

• The pool’s layers of “filtration membranes” will make the water safe for swimming while simultaneously cleaning ~600,000 gallons of the surrounding river water every day.
• Each of the pool’s four arms serves a different purpose: for children, sport, swimming laps, and lounging.

Keep reading.

What company designed the New York Yankees logo?

A) Brooks Brothers
B) Louisville Slugger
C) Tiffany & Co.
D) Rawlings

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C) Tiffany & Co.

The interlocking NY logo was originally designed by Tiffany & Co. as part of a silver shield-shaped Medal of Valor presented to John McDowell, a NY police officer shot in the line of duty. (Image.)