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Arts & Entertainment
Dolly Parton, country-music legend and cultural icon, dies after brief battle with cancer at 80 years old
By Kristin M. Hall and The Associated PressAugust 26, 2026
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Politics
Nancy Kassebaum Baker said she’d ‘rather cuddle up and do needlepoint all day,’ but became a rare Republican to call for Trump’s impeachment
By John Hanna and The Associated PressAugust 23, 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
Hayden Panettiere, child actor turned adult star of ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36
By The Associated PressAugust 17, 2026
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Health
Gen Z mourns as the 3-year journey of a content creator who documented her cancer ends with her death at 26
By Kaitlyn Huamani and The Associated PressAugust 7, 2026
Sony industry starmaker Clive Davis, who launched the careers of Janis Joplin and Whitney Houston, dead at 94
Arts & Entertainment
Sony industry starmaker Clive Davis, who launched the careers of Janis Joplin and Whitney Houston, dead at 94
By The Associated Press, Mark Sherman and NEKESA MUMBI MOODYJune 22, 2026
Alan Greenspan dies at 100. As Fed chair, he was hailed as the ‘Oracle’ but later admitted he made a mistake assuming banks could self-regulate
Economy
Alan Greenspan dies at 100. As Fed chair, he was hailed as the ‘Oracle’ but later admitted he made a mistake assuming banks could self-regulate
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressJune 22, 2026
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Europe
Claude Guillemot, who built Ubisoft into a gaming empire, dies at 69 in plane crash
By Angela Charlton and The Associated PressJune 20, 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
James Burrows, director who defined the American sitcom from ‘Cheers’ to ‘Friends,’ dies at 85
By Beth Harris and The Associated PressJune 20, 2026
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Startups & Venture
Joshua Baer, the architect of Austin’s tech scene, dies at 50
By Ed White and The Associated PressJune 18, 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
Gene Shalit, who made film criticism a television institution, dies at 100
By Mark Kennedy and The Associated PressJune 15, 2026
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North America
One of America’s greatest historians just died at 92 after being hit by a car in a supermarket parking lot
By Hillel Italie and The Associated PressJune 9, 2026
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North America
Happy the Elephant recognized herself in a mirror. She spent her last 20 years alone
By Jennifer Peltz and The Associated PressMay 28, 2026
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Big Tech
Donald Newhouse saw the internet coming in 2004. His newspapers still weren’t ready
By Scott Mayerowitz and The Associated PressMay 27, 2026
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Politics
Barney Frank, legendary liberal who ripped into left-wing dysfunction on his death bed, dies at 86
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
Joni Lamb, founder of one of the largest Christian TV networks in the world, dies at 65
By John Seewer and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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DOJ is turning to an ancient body of law to capture Iranian oil tankers. It’s been so long since the U.S. used it, 'we’d have to conduct a séance'placeholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 28, 2026
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IBM’s CEO disagrees with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s disdain for texting in meetings: ‘Telling people they can't use their technology would be weird’placeholder alt text
By Preston ForeAugust 29, 2026
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Tech billionaires and executives like Evan Spiegel and Peter Thiel are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them richplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 29, 2026
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