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The colonial town of Puducherry is a beachside retreat … with a dark secret.

Colorful resorts and 18th-century churches dot the shoreline of Puducherry, the small city on India’s southeast coast formerly known as Pondicherry. Relics of the town’s French colonial history are still visible in the cobblestone streets and the sleek white structures, like the Aayi Mandapam, built during the era of Napoleon III. Puducherry — which is home to more women than men, a rarity in a country where female infanticide has been historically common — is also a popular vacation spot. In 2017, a record 1.6 million tourist visits were recorded.

But this beautiful beach town is hiding a dark secret. According to the World Health Organization, Puducherry has the highest suicide rate in India — four times the national average. In fact, it's the highest rate in the world, with 44 out of every 100,000 people taking their lives.

More days like Wednesday could be a way for Democrats to blow off steam.

Who needs impeachment hearings?

The central tension of this Democratic U.S. House is whether it will go through the exercise of putting President Donald Trump on trial for high crimes and misdemeanors. The party base demands action and accountability, while the elders look to Bill Clinton’s buoyant approval ratings in 1998 as a blinking red light.

This was the backdrop to Wednesday’s remarkable theater, with the president’s ex-fixer Michael Cohen spelling out Trump crimes old and new, with the parties lined up in their usual fashion. It all functions either as a preview of the impeachment to come … or as an alternative.

One year in, the NBA 2K League is paying salaries as high as the NBA’s minor league.

Last August at the NBA 2K League studios in Long Island City, when Knicks Gaming defeated Heat Check Gaming to win the inaugural NBA 2K League championship, the six adrenaline-filled gamers celebrated like they were hoisting an NBA Finals trophy. And rightly so. After thousands of hours spent gaming and traveling, the season that began with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver calling their name on draft night culminated with an 11-point fourth-quarter championship comeback. So, yes, they donned championship shirts and hats, posed for photos with their trophy and drank Champagne.

Better believe they cashed professional checks too. The end-of-season championship tournament was worth $300,000 — or $50,000 per player. Heading into the Season 2 draft on March 5, both salaries and tournament prize pools have increased, putting NBA 2K League gamers on par with the real-action prospects employed by the NBA.