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Jiggly Caliente, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star and Judge of ‘Drag Race: Philippines’, Dies at 44
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star and judge of “Drag Race: Philippines,” Jiggly Caliente has died. She was 44. Caliente had been suffering from…
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Virginia Giuffre, Epstein Accuser and Non-Profit Founder, Dies at 41
Virginia Giuffre, an earlier accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and founder of the Speak Out, Act Out, Reclaim (SOAR) nonprofit, died at her farm…
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New Auburn Man Who Vanished During His Rape Trial, Dies After Jumping Off Texas Overpass
A Minnesota man who was convicted in absentia of rape and kidnapping after he vanished during his trial, jumped to his death from a…
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Virginia Giuffre, Voice in Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scandal, Dies at 41
Virginia Giuffre, a former victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring who said she was “passed around like a platter of fruit” as a…
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Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein's Most Prominent Sexual Abuse Survivor, Dies by Suicide Weeks after Posting on Instagram She Had 'Days to Live'
Virginia Giuffre, the most prominent victim of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, died by suicide on Thursday, just weeks…
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Elizabeth Murphy Burns, Trailblazing Broadcast TV Exec, Dies at 79
Elizabeth Murphy Burns, who served as president and CEO of family-owned broadcasting and media company Morgan Murphy Media for 43 years,…
Culture
Lulu Roman, Star of TV’s ‘Hee Haw’ Over a Nearly Quarter-Century Run, Dies at 78
Lulu Roman, who found fame as a comedic actress and singer on the TV series “Hee Haw” over a run that lasted from 1969 till 1993, died…
Culture
Lar Park Lincoln, Actress in ‘Knots Landing,’ ‘Friday the 13th Part VII,’ Dies at 63
Lar Park Lincoln, who played dual characters on “Knot’s Landing” and starred in “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood,” died April 22.…
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David Thomas, Founder of Boundary-Pushing Rock Band Pere Ubu, Dies at 71
David Thomas, who fronted the boundary-pushing rock band Pere Ubu from the late 1970s forward, died Wednesday at age 71. The news was…
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Pope Francis Dies at 88
Pope Francis, the 266th Catholic Church leader who tried to position the church to be more inclusive, died on Easter Monday, Vatican…
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Australian Designer Aurelio Costarella Dies at 60
SYDNEY– Australian designer Aurelio Costarella has died at age 60 after a recent diagnosis with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare brain…
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Eurovision singer Clodagh Rodgers dies aged 78
Abigail Taylor BBC News NI Clodagh Rodgers, who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971, has died at the age…
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Singaporean Motorcyclist Dies in Accident on Thai Highway During Songkran Festival
A Singaporean man, 26, died in an accident on a southern Thailand highway on Thursday, April 17, during the kingdom's recent Songkran…
Culture
Nikola Pokrivac: Former Croatia international dies in car accident
Former Croatia international Nikola Pokrivac has died in a car accident in his home country, the Croatian Football Federation has…
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Migrant dies in English Channel crossing attempt
Daniel Sexton BBC News, South East A man has died trying to cross the English Channel, Kent Police says. The RNLI said it had launched its…
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Joe Thompson: Former Rochdale midfielder dies at the age of 36
Former Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson has died at the age of 36. He was diagnosed with cancer for a third time in April last year, five…
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Wink Martindale, Host of ‘Tic-Tac-Dough’ and ‘Gambit’, Dies at 91
Wink Martindale, a pioneer of game show frontmen and the host of “Tic-Tac-Dough,” “Gambit” and “High Rollers,” died Tuesday. He was 91.…
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E. Jay Krause, Emmy-Winning Set Designer Behind ‘Hollywood Squares,’ ‘Laugh-In,’ Dies at 98
E. Jay Krause, the set designer who won two Primetime Emmy Awards and created the influential looks of “The Hollywood Squares” and “Rowan…
Culture
Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, Documentary Filmmaker Known for ‘Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie’ and ‘The Other F Word,’ Dies at 63
Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker behind “Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie” and “The…
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Jean Marsh, Emmy Winner and ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ Co-Creator, Dies at 90
Jean Marsh, the Emmy award-winning actor who co-created and acted in the ’70s British drama series “Upstairs, Downstairs,” died Sunday in…
Culture
Nicky Katt, Actor in ‘Boston Public,’ ‘Dazed and Confused,’ Dies at 54
Nicky Katt, who played teacher Harry Senate on “Boston Public” after starting as a child actor and going on to play an assortment of tough…
Culture
Don Mischer, Prolific Live Event Director and 15-Time Emmy Winner, Dies at 85
Don Mischer, a prolific live event director and 15-time Emmy winner, died April 11, Variety has confirmed. He was 85. Outside of his Emmy…
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Croatian Australian Model Lucy Markovic Dies at 27
SYDNEY — The fashion industry is mourning the death of 27-year-old Croatian Australian model Lucy Markovic, who died Friday following…
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Bill Hader Got Fired From His Movie Theater Job for Spoiling ‘Titanic’ to the Sorority Girls Who Made Fun of Him and Called Him Charles Manson: ‘Leo Dies!’
Long before Bill Hader was a “Saturday Night Live” icon and a “Barry” Emmy winner, he worked at a movie theater selling tickets. It didn’t…