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94-year-old George HW Bush, who as the 41st president shepherded the US through a turbulent period in global relations that included the breakup of the Soviet Union and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, has died. He was 94. A statement…

Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, one of the masterminds of the Marvel Comics universe, has died at 95. Lee was the creator of dozens of now-iconic comic-book heroes, including Spider-Man, X-Men, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and Black Panther. All of…

Bernard Bragg, a trailblazer for deaf performers who in 1967 became a founder of the National Theater of the Deaf in Connecticut, died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 90. The actress Marlee Matlin, a longtime friend, confirmed his…

Albert Lexie was a shoeshiner from Monessen, Pennsylvania, United States, who was known for his donations to charity. Lexie worked at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh since the early 1980s. As of February 2013, he had donated $200,000 throughout his…

Paul Allen Microsoft co-founder is dead at age 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He had revealed the disease’s return only two weeks ago, after previously being treated for it in 2009. He had said he and his doctors were “optimistic”…

Actor Burt Reynolds has died at the age of 82 years old. Nobody was more prominent than Burt Reynolds back in the late 1970s. He stared in many movie and films during his long acting career. Born Burton Leon Reynolds…

Playwright Neil Simon died at 91. The master of comedy most famous works included Tony Award-winning The Odd Couple, Biloxi Blues and Lost in Yonkers Neil’s. His laugh-filled hits also included Barefoot in the Park and his Brighton Beach trilogy dominated Broadway for decades.…

John McCain, prisoner of war, presidential candidate and one of the most influential American politicians of his generation, has died after suffering from brain cancer. The six-term senator from Arizona had been absent from Washington since last December but remained…

Legendary Soul Singer Aretha Franklin Died The lady best known as the queen of soul died at her home in Detroit at the age of 76. Aretha Franklin, born to a preacher, developed to be a powerhouse in the music world. She…

STORYTELLER ANTHONY BOURDAIN HAS DIED. THE CREATIVE MIND BEHIND CNN’S PARTS UNKNOWN WAS IN FRANCE FILMING AN UPCOMING EPISODE WHEN HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. ALEX MARQUARDT LOOKS BACK ON BOURDAIN’S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY HERE ON EARTH. “TO ME, ONE OF LIFE’S…