Arthur Blessitt, Who Carried a Cross Around the World, Dies at 84
A street preacher from Hollywood, he set out on a walk to New York City in 1969 with a 110-pound cross on his back. Then he kept going.
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Man Utd and Scotland legend Law dies aged 84
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Bill McCartney, former championship-winning head coach at Colorado, dies at age 84
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Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen turned anti-gay crusader, dies at 84
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Trudeau resigns as inflation and other economic woes keep toppling leaders around the world
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Oldest Person in the World Dies at 116
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Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person at 116 has died
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World's oldest person has died at 116
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Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died
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Jocelyne Wildenstein, socialite known for extreme cat-like plastic surgery, dies at 84
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