Sam Moore, Half of Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave, Is Dead at 89
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Sam Moore, Half of Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave, Is Dead at 89

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sam & Dave toured in the United States, Europe and Turkey, but their drug abuse had begun to take its toll. Their downward spiral was briefly slowed when John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, as the Blues Brothers, recorded a hit version of “Soul…

James Arthur Ray, Self-Help Guide Whose Retreat Became Deadly, Dies at 67
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James Arthur Ray, Self-Help Guide Whose Retreat Became Deadly, Dies at 67

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines James Arthur Ray, an Oprah-endorsed motivational speaker who spent two years in prison for manslaughter after the 2009 deaths of three people in a sweat lodge, the culmination of a three-day spiritual program he ran in the Arizona desert, died on Jan. 3…

Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84
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Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Anita Bryant, the singer and former beauty queen who had a robust and flourishing music career, including hit songs like “Paper Roses,” in the 1960s and ’70s, but whose opposition to gay rights — she called homosexuality “an abomination” — virtually destroyed her…

Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father of France’s modern political far-right who built a half-century career on rants of barely disguised racism, antisemitism and neo-Nazi propaganda, has died. He was 96. His death was confirmed on X by Jordan Bardella, the current president…

Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer and Village Voice Critic, Dies at 85
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Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer and Village Voice Critic, Dies at 85

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tom Johnson, a composer and critic whose Village Voice columns documented the renaissance of avant-garde music in downtown New York during the 1970s, and whose own compositions embraced minimalism and mathematical clarity, died on Tuesday at his home in Paris. He was 85….

Jeff Baena, Film Director Who Was Married to Aubrey Plaza, Dies at 47
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Jeff Baena, Film Director Who Was Married to Aubrey Plaza, Dies at 47

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jeff Baena, the director and screenwriter who co-wrote the dark comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” and who directed films including “Life After Beth” and “Horse Girl,” died on Friday. He was 47. His death was confirmed by a press representative, who did not cite…

Britt Allcroft, Who Brought Thomas the Tank Engine to TV, Dies at 81
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Britt Allcroft, Who Brought Thomas the Tank Engine to TV, Dies at 81

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Britt Allcroft, a British producer, director and writer who adapted the antics of a cheerful, impetuous locomotive into a TV series, “Thomas & Friends,” that became a sprawling franchise and a longtime favorite of children and adults, died on Dec. 25 in Los…

Jocelyne Wildenstein, Socialite and Tabloid ‘Catwoman,’ Dies at 79
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Jocelyne Wildenstein, Socialite and Tabloid ‘Catwoman,’ Dies at 79

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jocelyne Wildenstein, the Swiss-born socialite and former wife of Alec Wildenstein, the scion of an art-world dynasty, whose lavish lifestyle, bitter divorce and exotic cosmetic surgeries brought her tabloid fame, died on Tuesday at her home in Paris. She was 79. The cause…