Alice Stewart, a Republican strategist and political commentator on CNN, has died. She was 58. Her death was announced by CNN. The company said the police found Ms. Stewart’s body outdoors in Northern Virginia early Saturday morning. The authorities believe she had a medical emergency. Mark Thompson, CNN’s chief executive, described her in an email…
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News Tony Pigg, Celebrated D.J. of FM’s Golden Age, Dies at 85
Tony Pigg, a silky-voiced disc jockey who rode high during FM radio’s golden era — first supplying extended jams to the psychedelic underground on the seminal San Francisco radio station KSAN in the 1960s and later at the powerhouse rock station WPLJ in New York — died on April 26 at his home in Manhattan….
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News Alice Munro, Nobel Laureate and Master of the Short Story, Dies at 92
Alice Munro, the revered Canadian author who started writing short stories because she did not think she had the time or the talent to master novels, then stubbornly dedicated her long career to churning out psychologically dense stories that dazzled the literary world and earned her the Nobel Prize in Literature, died on Monday night…
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News Thai activist dies in prison after months of hunger strike for monarchy reform
Netiporn Sanesangkhom, a 28-year-old Thai activist, died in a prison hospital on Tuesday following a hunger strike. She was a member of Thaluwang, an activist group known for bold campaigns demanding monarchy reform. Netiporn’s death marks the first known instance of a political activist in Thailand dying during a hunger strike. A young Thai activist…
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News Billionaire Arthur Irving, one of Canada’s richest men, dies at age 93
Arthur L. Irving, one of Canada’s richest people and the son of Canadian industrialist K.C. Irving, has died at the age of 93 after a life spent growing the oil business his father founded. Irving Oil announced his death in a statement, saying he died Monday surrounded by his wife, Sandra, and daughter, Sarah. BILLIONAIRE…
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News California mom dies saving drowning daughter just before Mother’s Day: sheriff
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News Susan Backlinie, First Shark Attack Victim in ‘Jaws,’ Dies at 77
The actress and stunt woman Susan Backlinie, whose portrayal of a violent death as the first shark attack victim in the opening scene of the blockbuster movie “Jaws” terrified moviegoers, died on Saturday. She was 77. Ms. Backlinie died at her home in California, her agent, Sean Clark, said on Sunday. He said she had…
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News Roger Corman, Producer of Low-Budget Horror Films, Dies at 98
Roger Corman, who for decades dominated the world of B movies as the producer or director of countless proudly low-budget horror, science fiction and crime films, has died. He was 98. He died on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., according to a statement provided by his family and posted late Saturday on…
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News Man dies 2 months after becoming first person to receive successful pig kidney transplant
A Massachusetts man has died nearly two months after he made history as the first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, his family and the hospital that performed the procedure announced Saturday. Richard Slayman, 62, had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March, when surgeons predicted the pig kidney would last for…
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News Sam Rubin, Los Angeles TV Anchor and Entertainment Reporter, Dies at 64
Sam Rubin, a journalist for the television station KTLA 5 in Los Angeles whose morning interviews with celebrities became requisite viewing for much of the entertainment industry and who endeared himself to Hollywood insiders with his geniality and knowledge of their work, died on Friday. He was 64. Mr. Rubin’s death was announced by a…
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