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Jean Stapleton Dead at 90
The legendary character actress Jean Stapleton has passed away.
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Racing Legend Dick Trickle Commits Suicide
Richard "Dick" Trickle died Thursday at the age of 71. His body was discovered next to his pickup truck at a cemetery in Lincoln County, North Carolina, after the longtime NASCAR and short-track driver shot himself, according to police.
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Kris Kross Member Chris Kelly Dead at 34
Rapper Chris Kelly, known as 'Mac Daddy' and one-half of the pop-rap duo Kris Kross, was found dead in Atlanta today (May 1) at the age of 34.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dead
The longtime president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, died on Tuesday at the age of 58, following a two-year battle with cancer.
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Celebrities Tweet in Memory of Country Star Mindy McCready
Country singer Mindy McCready, 37, shocked the music industry when she died of an apparent suicide on Feb. 17. As a result, her peers virtually flocked to Twitter to mourn and send their condolences to her loved ones -- including her 'Celebrity Rehab' roommate, actress/singer Mackenzie Phillips.
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Jerry Buss, L.A. Lakers Owner, Dead At 80
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Dr. Drew Speaks Out on Mindy McCready’s Death + the ‘Celebrity Rehab’ Curse
Following her tragic death from a self-inflicted gunshot, Mindy McCready became the fifth alum of 'Celebrity Rehab' -- which later had a name change to 'Rehab With Dr. Drew' -- to die in an untimely manner since appearing on the show.
Obviously, this doesn't make Dr. Drew Pinsky look too good.
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Nightclub Fire Kills Hundreds in Brazil
The death toll in a horrific nightclub fire in Brazil as risen to 232, according to news sources. This number is updated from the original count of 245 first reported by local news sources.
A fire started at the Boate Kiss nightclub around 2 AM in the southern city of Santa Maria
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Retired General Norman Schwarzkopf Dead at 78
Norman Schwarzkopf, the retired American general who led coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War, died of pneumonia Thursday in Tampa, Florida at the age of 78, the Associated Press reports.
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Jack Klugman, Star of ‘The Odd Couple’ and ‘Quincy, M.E.’ Dead at 90
Jack Klugman, best known to audiences as grumpy sports writer Oscar Madison on 'The Odd Couple' and as Dr. R. Quincy M.E. has died at the age of 90.
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Larry Hagman, J.R. Ewing on ‘Dallas,’ Dead at 81
Television actor Larry Hagman, best known for his portrayal of the conniving oilman J.R. Ewing on the show 'Dallas,' died on Friday at the age of 81.
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Arlen Specter, Former U.S. Senator, Dead at 82
Arlen Specter, the bristly former Republican senator from Pennsylvania who often made headlines by playing the political center and confounding Republican colleagues in the Senate, died today at age 82. According to Specter's family, his death was due to complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.