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Kevin Samuels' dating advice was often fodder for heated discussion about marriage and dating.

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YouTuber and self-appointed relationship guru Kevin Samuels, dead at 56

Atlanta police confirmed that Samuels was found unresponsive on the floor of his apartment. Samuels was famous for his takes on dating and relationships.

May 07, 2022
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  • Andrew Limbong
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At a high school, the song 'No One is Alone' becomes about a teacher lost to COVID

English teacher Bobby Texel remembers his coworker Dennis DeCarlo, a woodshop teacher at Pompton Lakes High School in New Jersey. Dennis and Bobby worked together for years on the school's musicals.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Elena Burnett and
  • Sarah Handel
As a child, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, seen here in 2004, spent two years of his life in a World War II internment camp after the Pearl Harbor attack.

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Norman Mineta, first Asian American Cabinet secretary, dies at age 90

Mineta served during the Clinton and Bush administrations, leading the Department of Transportation through the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks.

May 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Neal Adams revitalized popular comic book characters including Batman, the Green Lantern, Superman and the X-Men, by reimagining them in a more realistic style.

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Neal Adams, comic book legend and defender of artists' rights, dies at 80

Neal Adams revolutionized the comic book industry with his hyper-realistic style for characters such as Batman, Superman, the Green Lantern and the X-Men.

May 01, 2022
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  • Dustin Jones
Naomi Judd

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Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76

Naomi Judd recorded and performed with daughter Wynonna. She was also the mother of actress Ashley Judd.

April 30, 2022
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By:
  • Hazel Cills
Willy Cancel in a photo from his Facebook profile. When a military contracting company was searching for individuals willing travel to Ukraine, he stepped up to take on the fight.

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A former U.S. Marine was killed fighting in Ukraine, his family says

An American citizen was killed while fighting alongside the Ukrainian military, according to his family. He is believed to be the first American to be killed while fighting in the war in Ukraine.

April 29, 2022
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  • Dustin Jones
Kane Tanaka, born in 1903, smiles as a nursing home celebrates three days after her 117th birthday in Fukuoka, Japan, on Jan. 5, 2020.

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The world's oldest person, Japan's Kane Tanaka, dies at age 119

Kane Tanaka, who was born in 1903, held the title of oldest person alive for the past three years.

April 25, 2022
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Then Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is seen at a news conference with Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in 2018. A longtime senator known for working across party lines, Hatch died Saturday at age 88.

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Orrin Hatch, longtime Republican Utah senator, dies at 88

Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history, was known for working across party lines.

April 23, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Guy Lafleur has died at age 70, the Montreal Canadiens hockey team announced Friday. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019.

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Canadian hockey legend Guy Lafleur dies at 70

Guy Lafleur is the Montreal Canadiens' all-time high scorer, with an astonishing 1,246 points.

April 22, 2022
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  • Dustin Jones
An undated portrait of the late Romanian pianist Radu Lupu. Lupu died Sunday at age 76 in Lausanne, France.

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Radu Lupu, celebrated Romanian pianist, dies at age 76

A pianist widely admired by his fellow artists, Radu Lupu was known for his interpretations of Brahms, Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven, among others. Lupu retired from performing in 2019.

April 19, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
GPB  NPR

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  • Obituaries

Hip-hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55

Pioneering hip-hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay, has died of complications from COVID-19. He worked with stars such as Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes.

April 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
English composer Harrison Birtwistle, seen in 2002, has died, his publisher confirmed on Monday.

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  • Music News

Harrison Birtwistle, an influential English composer, has died at age 87

Known for his sonic brashness and unyielding artistic vision, Birtwistle was awarded a British knighthood in 1988. He was one of the U.K.'s most prominent composers for decades.

April 18, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
English composer Harrison Birtwistle, seen in 2002, has died, his publisher confirmed on Monday.

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  • Music News

Harrison Birtwistle, an influential English composer, has died at age 87

Known for his sonic brashness and unyielding artistic vision, Birtwistle was awarded a British knighthood in 1988. He was one of the U.K.'s most prominent composers for decades.

April 18, 2022
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy, died Thursday of lung cancer. He was 65.

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  • Obituaries

New York Islanders legend Mike Bossy dies of lung cancer. He was 65

It's the third loss from that Islanders era this year. Fellow Hall of Famer Gillies died in January and Jean Potvin died in March.

April 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Bilquis Edhi watched over abandoned children in cradles at the Edhi orphanage in Karachi in 2010. Over the years, thousands of children have been left in the network of cradles outside Edhi centers she set up across Pakistan.

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  • World

Pakistani humanitarian Bilquis Edhi has died

She was the widow of Abdul Sattar Edhi, founder of Pakistan's best-known social services network. A nurse, she worked alongside her husband and focused especially on the welfare of children and women.

April 15, 2022
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  • Hannah Bloch
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