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Beastie Boys rapper MCA dies

Adam "MCA" Yauch, a member of the groundbreaking New York rap trio Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, Rolling Stone magazine reported Friday afternoon.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/04/report-beastie-boys-rapper-mca-dies/?hpt=hp_t1

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Former NFL Linebacker Junior Seau Found Dead

According to TMZ, there was a shooting at the Oceanside, California, home of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau.

http://deadspin.com/5907073/report-former-nfl-linebacker-junior-seau-found-dead

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Dick Clark, Entertainment Icon Nicknamed 'America's Oldest Teenager,' Dies at 82

Dick Clark, the music industry maverick, longtime TV host and powerhouse producer who changed the way we listened to pop music with American Bandstand, and whose trademark Rockin' Eve became a fixture of New Year's celebrations, died today at the age of 82, ABC News has learned.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dick-clark-entertainment-icon-nicknamed-americas-oldest-teenager/story?id=16076252#.T48adI400e0

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Patrice O'Neal RIP

Patrice O'Neal dead at the age of 41, complications from a stroke. Such a funny man, devistating loss for comedy.

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/29/comedian-patrice-oneal-dies/?hpt=hp_t2

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Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies

(CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?iref=BN1&hpt=hp_t1

 

Very sad news in a realm that rarely gets rocked this way. He helped bring technology to more people, and made it eaiser.

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Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies

(CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?iref=BN1&hpt=hp_t1

 

Very sad tech news, in a realm that rarely gets rocked this way. He brought more people to technology, and made it eaiser.

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Bubba Smith dies

(CNN) -- Former college and pro football star Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, who went on to an acting career after his retirement from sports, was found dead at his home, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said Wednesday. He was 66.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/08/03/bubba.smith.obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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Former first lady Betty Ford dies

(CNN) -- Betty Ford, the widow of late President Gerald Ford and a co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, has died at the age of 93, according to the director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/08/betty.ford.dies/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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Peter Falk dies at 83

Peter Falk, the Emmy- and Tony-winning stage, screen and TV actor, best known to world audiences as the always-underestimated police detective in the long-running telepic series "Columbo," died Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 83.

 

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118039074?refCatId=14

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