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Miss North Carolina Cheslie pictured as she Kryst wins the 2019 Miss USA final competition in Reno, Nev., in 2019. Kryst, a correspondent for the entertainment news program <em>Extra</em>, has died at age 30.

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Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, has died at age 30

Police said Kryst jumped from a Manhattan building and was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday morning. Kryst was the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the TV program Extra.

January 30, 2022
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Voice actor Peter Robbins and the character he voiced, Charlie Brown, attend a DVD release party in Hollywood, Calif., in 2008.

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Peter Robbins, who voiced Charlie Brown in the 1960s, has died

As a child actor, Robbins voiced one of Charlie Brown's most famous lines — "I got a rock" — in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

January 26, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell

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Bobbe 'Beegie' Long Adair, a formative center of Nashville's jazz scene, dies at 84

Adair was a superb soloist and tremendous accompanist, as well as the bedrock of Nashville's jazz scene after first relocating there in the early '60s.

January 25, 2022
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  • Ron Wynn
Rapper Cardi B wears a Thierry Mugler design as she arrives with rapper Offset at the Grammy Awards in 2019.

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A pioneer in architectural style, designer Manfred Thierry Mugler delivered drama

The legendary designer's highly constructed creations and outlandishly dramatic aesthetic made him a favorite of stars such as Cardi B, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. Mugler died Sunday at 73.

January 24, 2022
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  • L. Carol Ritchie
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Co-founder of the guitar group The Ventures, Don Wilson, dies at 88

The Ventures were a 1960s surf-rock group. The band's hits included "Walk, Don't Run" and the theme song for "Hawaii Five-O." They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

January 24, 2022
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Bob Spalding, left, and Don Wilson of The Ventures perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York, March 10, 2008. Wilson, a co-founder of the band, died Saturday at the age of 88.

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Don Wilson, cofounder of the instrumental guitar group The Ventures, dies at age 88

Wilson played rhythm guitar for The Ventures, which with over 100 million records sold, was the best-selling instrumental band of all time.

January 23, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Tom Smith performing on Dec. 13, 2013 in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Tom Smith, founding member of noise band To Live and Shave in L.A., has died at 65

The prolific artist was a mentor to generations of experimental musicians.

January 23, 2022
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  • Marc Masters
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Remembering André Leon Talley, a titan of the fashion world

The former creative director at Vogue magazine and larger-than-life fashion influencer died Jan. 18. Talley spoke to Fresh Air in 2018 about growing up in Durham, N.C., and discovering fashion.

January 22, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist, dies at 95

Nhat Hanh distilled Buddhist teachings on compassion and suffering into easily grasped guidance over a lifetime dedicated to working for peace.

January 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Marty Roberts performs at The Dresden in Los Angeles.

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From hairdresser to L.A. lounge icon, Marty Roberts is remembered as a musical idol

After performing six nights a week for four decades, LA musician Marty Roberts has died. He was half of the husband-and-wife duo Marty and Elayne.

January 22, 2022
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Louie Anderson at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards. He was known for his starring role in the FX dark comedy <em>Baskets.</em>

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Emmy-winning comedian Louie Anderson has died at 68

The Emmy-award winning actor, stand-up comic, and TV host died Friday in Las Vegas, after complications from cancer, according to his publicist.

January 21, 2022
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  • Andrew Limbong
Singer Meat Loaf performs in support of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012.

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Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for 'I'd Do Anything For Love,' dies at 74

Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, was best known for Bat Out Of Hell, one of the best selling albums of all time.

January 21, 2022
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  • Harrison Jacobs
Tabla player Badal Roy, who worked with both Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman, in 2011.

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Tabla player Badal Roy, known for his cutting-edge jazz collaborations, dies at 82

The tabla player worked with trailblazing collaborators including Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman.

January 20, 2022
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  • Brad Farberman
U.S. center Lusia Harris finishes a basket in a game against Bulgaria during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

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Remembering legend Lusia Harris, the only woman to be officially drafted by the NBA

Harris scored the first points in Olympic women's basketball history and was the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, among other accolades. She turned the NBA down in 1977.

January 19, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
In 2007, <em>Vogue</em> magazine editor at large André Leon Talley attends a post-Fashion Week panel discussion on the lack of Black images in the current fashion output in New York. Talley, the towering former creative director and editor at large of <em>Vogue</em> magazine, has died. He was 73. Talley's literary agent confirmed Talley's death to <em>USA Today</em> late Tuesday.

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Influential fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies at 73

André Leon Talley, the towering former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, has died. He was a regular in the front row of fashion shows in New York and Europe.

January 19, 2022
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