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New York family grieves living woman for 36 hours after police wrongly told them she was killed
A Staten Island, New York, family has experienced a whirlwind of emotions after police incorrectly told them that their loved one had been killed in a car crash.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Trevor Sorbie, Creator of the Dorothy Hamill ‘Wedge’ Cut, Dies at 75
He also styled hair for Helen Mirren, the Beach Boys and others, and he was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for services to British hairdressing.World - The New York Times - November 9 -
Frank Auerbach, leading figurative painter who fled Nazis, dies aged 93
Saved by a sponsorship that took him from Berlin to London as a child, the artist later fell in with Soho’s artistic crowd including Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Frank Auerbach: a life in ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Painter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis and became a major artist, dies at 93
Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th century, has died at age 93World - ABC News - November 12 -
Ben Baldanza, Spirit Airlines CEO Who Pioneered Ultralow-Cost Air Travel in the U.S., Dies at 62
He knew his airline offered a stripped-down version of what his competitors did—and he was proud of it.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 12 -
Dallas Long, who won 2 Olympic medals while dominating the shot put in the 1960s, has died at 84
Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has diedSports - ABC News - November 12 -
Theodore B. Olson, Conservative Lawyer Who Took Up Liberal Causes, Dies at 84
A renowned Supreme Court litigator, he argued the Republican side in Bush v. Gore, but later championed gay rights and undocumented children.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Former AP German-language service head Ulrich Renz, who covered Nazi trials, dies at 90
Ulrich Renz, a former head of The Associated Press German-language service who also covered trials of leaders of the Auschwitz death camp in World War II, has died at the age of 90World - ABC News - November 14 -
Fitness influencer who spoke about steroid use reportedly dies of a heart attack at 30
Australian fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet, who built a sizable following with content focused on exercise and personal motivation, reportedly died Sunday while on traveling in Turkey.Top stories - NBC News - November 14 -
Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, who trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions, has died at 82
Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, who trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions, has died at 82Sports - ABC News - November 16 -
Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia and Mary Lou, dies at 82
He helped turn young women into champions and U.S. into an international power.Sports - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Bela Karolyi, coach who developed USA Gymnastics into world force, dies at 82
Bela Karolyi, one of the United States' most eminent gymnastics coaches alongside wife Márta, has died at age 82, a spokesperson for USA Gymnastics said Saturday evening.Top stories - NBC News - November 17 -
Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia Comaneci, dies aged 82
Karolyi trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and help turn the US into an international gymnastics power. Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into ...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
Woman who was injured in deadly roof collapse in Serbia dies; death toll at 15
A young woman who was injured in a deadly roof collapse in Serbia this month has died, bringing the death toll to 15World - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Spencer Lawton, the Savannah prosecutor who tried 'Midnight in the Garden' case, dies at 81
The Georgia prosecutor who tried the murder case made famous by the book “Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil” has diedEntertainment - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Vladimir Shklyarov, ballet star who dazzled with Russia's Mariinsky Theatre, dies at 39
Vladimir Shklyarov, who danced with Russia's prestigious Mariinsky Ballet Theatre, died Friday after reportedly falling from a fifth-floor balcony. He was 39.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago -
Andy Paley, who produced for Brian Wilson and composed for 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' dies at 73
The musician was perhaps best known for his work on Brian Wilson's 1988 comeback LP and on the soundtrack to Warren Beatty's big-screen 'Dick Tracy.'Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago -
Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's classic 'Alice's Restaurant,' dies at 83
Alice Brock has died at age 83Entertainment - ABC News - Yesterday -
Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83
NEW YORK — Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died at age 83.Top stories - NBC News - 8 hours ago -
Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member who co-wrote 'Box of Rain' and several other songs, dies at 84
Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member who co-wrote 'Box of Rain' and several other songs, dies at 84Entertainment - ABC News - October 25 -
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New Hampshire courts hear 2 cases on transgender girls playing girls sports
Two New Hampshire fathers who were punished for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” to represent female chromosomes at a high school soccer game say they didn't set out to harass or otherwise ...Sports - ABC News - Yesterday -
Saving Endangered Animals Will Help Save Us, Too
We have hardly begun to understand how inextricably our own health and safety are intertwined with those of our wild neighbors.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Can Axions Save the Universe?
The hunt for dark matter is shifting from particles to waves named after a laundry detergent.World - The New York Times - November 1 -
When Is Daylight Saving Time?
The twice-yearly ritual has roots in cost-cutting strategies of the late 19th century. A recent effort to end it has stalled in Congress.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
Kennedy Could Save Gaetz
Trump doesn’t really care about Kennedy’s issues, but would like to look as if he does.Top stories - The New York Times - November 14 -
The big picture: Dolorès Marat’s Paris, city of intrigue
The French photographer’s painterly portrait of a woman in a metro station hints at the unknowableness of everyday urban life. The French photographer Dolorès Marat took this picture in the Étoile ...World - The Guardian - October 27
