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Mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, known as Dooce to fans, dead at 47
NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression...
Chris Strachwitz, founded Arhoolie label, dies age 91
NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — Chris Strachwitz, a producer, musicologist and one-man preservation society whose Arhoolie Records released thousands of songs by regional performers...
‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge Len Goodman dies at 78
LONDON ((DailyNews)) — Len Goodman, a long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing” who helped revive interest in ballroom...
Ken Potts, one of last 2 USS Arizona survivors, dies at 102
HONOLULU ((DailyNews)) — Ken Potts, one of the last two remaining survivors of the USS Arizona battleship, which sank during the 1941 Japanese...
Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102
NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — Al Jaffee, Mad magazine’s award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun...
Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies
Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside...
Catan board game creator, Klaus Teuber, dies at 70
Klaus Teuber, creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island, has died...
Darcelle, world’s oldest working drag queen, dies at 92
PORTLAND, Ore. ((DailyNews)) — Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades as Darcelle XV and a fearless advocate...
Willis Reed, leader on Knicks’ 2 title teams, dies at 80
NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark...
Gloria Dea, 1st magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies at age 100
LAS VEGAS ((DailyNews)) — Gloria Dea, touted as the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early...
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