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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
‘The Snowman’ children’s author Raymond Briggs dies at 88
Briggs' wordless book, about a boy's wintry creation that comes to life, has sold more than 5.5 million copies around the world.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
Houshang Ebtehaj, prominent Iranian poet, dies at 94
Ebtehaj contributed to the popularity of the ghazal – a traditional form of Persian poetry set to music that expresses the writer’s feelings, especially about love, with moving intensity.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Fidel Valdez Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies at 94
'His contributions to the U.S.-Philippines bilateral relationship and advancing our shared goals of peace and democracy will always be remembered,' the U.S. Embassy in Manila said.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Bill Donovan, journalist who covered Navajo Nation for five decades, dies at 76
His knowledge of the Navajo people, history and tribal government was encyclopedic, said Tom Arviso, former publisher of the Navajo Times.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Black British civil rights campaigner Roy Hackett dies at 93
In 1963, Hackett helped organize a boycott of the government-owned Bristol Omnibus Co. over its refusal to hire Black or Asian drivers and conductors.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2022
Mo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95
Ostin helped launch many famous groups and musicians, including a hardly-known Jimi Hendrix and Fleetwood Mac when they were a blues act.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2022
Tim Giago, trailblazing Native American journalist, dies at 88
A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, Giago founded The Lakota Times with his first wife, Doris, in 1981.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Cardinal Hummes, close friend of Pope Francis, dies at 87
The Brazilian Catholic cardinal inspired the pontiff to pick his name after the 2013 conclave,
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Bradford Freeman, last ‘Band of Brothers’ survivor, dies at 97
Freeman parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fought in Operation Market-Garden, and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge.
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PublishedMay 26, 2022
Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60
An unassuming but uniting force in the British electro-pop band, Fletcher's keyboard sounds influenced Techno and other musical styles.
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