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Comedian Richard Lewis attends an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Dec. 25, 2012. Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes, has died at age 76.

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Comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' dies at 76

Lewis was an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname "The Prince of Pain."

February 28, 2024
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Cuban singer-entertainer Juana Bacallao performs at the "One-Eyed Cat" cafe in Havana in 2010.

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Cuban cabaret artist Juana Bacallao dies at 98

The legendary nightclub singer died Saturday in her hometown of Havana, according to a statement on social media from Cuba's Ministry of Culture.

February 24, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
Hydeia Broadbent attends the Los Angeles premiere of Apple's "They Call Me Magic" at Regency Village Theatre on April 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Hydeia Broadbent, a prominent HIV/AIDS activist, dies at 39

Broadbent, diagnosed at age 3, was one of the first generation of children born HIV positive, and known for raising awareness to lessen the stigma of the disease from a young age. She died Tuesday.

February 22, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
Davidson head coach Lefty Driesell drops to a knee in front of his bench as he watches North Carolina win an NCAA Eastern Regional basketball tournament at College Park, Md., on March 15, 1969. Driesell, the coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map, died Saturday.

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Lefty Driesell, coach who put Maryland on college basketball's map, dies at 92

The Hall of Famer whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools.

February 17, 2024
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Alexei Navalny rose to fame in Russia with headline-grabbing investigations into corruption in the highest levels of President Vladimir Putin's regime. Navalny (right) is seen here at a court hearing in Moscow in March 2017.

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Navalny's legacy: His ceaseless crusade against Putin and corruption

In a sign of Navalny's ability to inspire the public, in 2017 his followers chanted words in Putin's hometown that are among the most dangerous to utter in their country: "Russia without Putin."

February 16, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Alexei Navalny is seen in 2012 behind the bars in a police van after he was detained during protests in Moscow a day after Vladimir Putin's inauguration.

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Alexei Navalny, Russian politician who opposed Putin to the end, has died in prison

The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far.

February 16, 2024
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  • Lucian Kim,
  • Charles Maynes,
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Bob Edwards started his career at NPR as a newscaster and then hosted <em>All Things Considered</em> before moving to <em>Morning Edition</em>. He's pictured above in 1989.

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'The voice we woke up to': Bob Edwards, longtime 'Morning Edition' host, dies at 76

Edwards, a consummate newsman, hosted NPR's morning show for more than two decades. "He sort of set the tone and the bar for all of us," says one former NPR executive.

February 12, 2024
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  • Lynn Neary
Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony orchestra for nearly 30 years.

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Seiji Ozawa, longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died at 88

The pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly decades died Tuesday.

February 09, 2024
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  • Andrea Shea and
  • Tom Huizenga
The Spinners member Henry Fambrough speaks at the Motown Museum on May 19, 2023, in Detroit. Fambrough, the last surviving original member of the iconic R&B group, whose hits included "It's a Shame," "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love," and "The Rubberband Man," died on Wednesday at age 85.

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Henry Fambrough, the last surviving original member of The Spinners, dies at 85

Fambrough was the last surviving original member of the iconic R&B group, whose hits included "It's a Shame," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and "The Rubberband Man."

February 08, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Tim McBride and Toby Keith at a VIP meet-and-greet before a concert in 2017.

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Toby Keith never knew it, but he helped my brother make a big life change

Tim is a Special Olympian who until recently had lived with our parents. My mom and I were collaborating to get him excited about relocating to my home, when Toby announced a concert near there.

February 07, 2024
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  • Kelly McBride
Toby Keith is seen performing April 7, 2014 at ACM Presents an All-Star Salute to the Troops in Las Vegas.

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Toby Keith, one of country music's biggest stars, dies at 62

Keith announced on social media in 2022 that he had been having chemotherapy and radiation treatments for stomach cancer. He is behind such hits as "Red Solo Cup" and "Beer For My Horses."

February 06, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie and
  • Diba Mohtasham
Sebastián Piñera, former Chilean president, is pictured in Santiago on Nov. 16, 2017. Piñera died on Tuesday in a helicopter crash in Lago Ranco, Chile.

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Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash at 74

He served as president from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. Piñera led the South American nation during devastating natural disasters, including the fallout of an earthquake and a tsunami.

February 06, 2024
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Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in 'Rocky' movies, dies at 76

Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, has died.

February 02, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Chita Rivera in May 1977.

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Chita Rivera, Broadway's 'first great triple threat,' dies at 91

The three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway legend created indelible roles: Anita in West Side Story, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Velma Kelly in Chicago.

January 30, 2024
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  • Jeff Lunden
Arno Penzias (right) and Robert Woodrow Wilson, who co-discovered the afterglow of the Big Bang. The Bell Lab employees, who won the 1978 Nobel Prize in physics for their discovery, are shown standing in front of their microwave antenna at Bell Labs in Holmdel, N.J., on Oct. 17, 1978.

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Arno Penzias, co-discoverer of the Big Bang's afterglow, dies at age 90

Penzias, with his colleague Robert Woodrow Wilson, discovered the cosmic microwave background while working at Bell Labs in the 1960s. The finding was the smoking gun evidence for the Big Bang.

January 24, 2024
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