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The world’s oldest person, a French nun, dies at age 118

Sister André dedicated most of her life to religious service, according to a statement by Guinness World Records, who also said she was the oldest nun to ever live.

Sister Andre, Lucile Randon in the registry of birth, the eldest French and European citizen, prays in a wheelchair, on the eve of her 117th birthday – born on February 11, 1904 – in an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People) in Toulon, southern France, where she has been living since 2009. – Sister Andre was touched by the Covid-19 in January 2021. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Ray Cordeiro worked at a Hong Kong radio station for six decades, interviewing such stars as the Beatles and Elton John.

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‘World’s longest-working DJ’ dies at 98

Lollobrigida also was an accomplished sculptor, painter and photographer, and eventually essentially dropped film for the fine arts.

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Gina Lollobrigida dies; actress touted as ‘most beautiful woman in the world’

Bessie Laurena Hendricks, who was born in Iowa in 1907, was a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse and the mother of five children.

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Woman thought to be oldest person in US dies at age 115

By The Associated Press

January 5, 2023 at 11:25 a.m.

His brother Verdine called him a "child protégé," identifying him as a founding member of the band "with gold records at the young age of 16."

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Musician Fred White dies at 67; was drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire

By Cnn Com Wire Service

January 4, 2023 at 4:53 p.m.

The artist, who received an Oscar nomination for screenwriting for "The Accidental Tourist," also was a pivotal figure in Chicago's theater community.

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Actor-director Frank Galati dies; won 2 Tony awards for ‘Grapes of Wrath’

By The Associated Press

January 4, 2023 at 4:11 p.m.

For more than 50 years, he was the head of officiating for the NFL; he also is credited with modernizing the practice of how games are officiated.

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Football Hall of Famer Art McNally dies; he was a pioneer of instant replay in NFL

By The Associated Press

January 4, 2023 at 9:15 a.m.

Apollo 7 was the first successful crewed space mission, and it paved the way for the moon landing in 1969.

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Astronaut Walter Cunningham dies at 90; was last surviving member of Apollo 7 mission

By The Associated Press

January 3, 2023 at 3:32 p.m.

"Where's Ronaldo Nazario? Where's Kaká, where's Neymar?" asked Claudionor Alves, 67, who works at a bakery next to the stadium. "Do they think they will be remembered like Pelé will? These guys didn't want to stop their vacations, that's the problem."

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Pele buried in Santos, the Brazilian city he made famous

By The Associated Press

January 3, 2023 at 11:10 a.m.

Public viewing will be held 12 hours each on Tuesday and Wednesday before Thursday's funeral, which will be led by Pope Francis.

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65,000 view Benedict XVI’s body lying in state at Vatican

By Associated Press

January 2, 2023 at 6:04 p.m.

She and sisters Ruth, Bonnie and June were daughters of a minister who grew up singing in their father's church in Oakland.

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Oakland-born singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at 74

By The Associated Press

January 2, 2023 at 10:52 a.m.

On Tuesday, a funeral procession will carry Pelé’s coffin through the streets of the city of Santos, including passing down the street where his 100-year-old mother lives.

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24-hour wake and coffin procession: Brazilians bid final farewell to soccer legend Pelé

By Cnn Com Wire Service

January 2, 2023 at 9:09 a.m.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremiah Green, the founding drummer for the rock band Modest Mouse, has died just days after the band announced he had been diagnosed with cancer. He was 45.

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Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse drummer, dead from cancer at 45

By Associated Press

January 1, 2023 at 8:43 a.m.

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