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The world became a lot less funny on Tuesday, when beloved comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried passed away at the age of 67. The sad news was announced via Gottfried's social media channels, in a message that read: "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried…
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John Travolta has taken to social media to pay tribute to his late son, Jett. Jett - the eldest son of Travolta and Kelly Preston - tragically died at the age of 16 while the family was on vacation in the Bahamas in January 2009. While his parents were celebrating New…
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has died at the age of 24, head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed on Saturday. Per The Guardian, the young quarterback died after he was hit by a car early on Saturday in Boca Raton in southern Palm Beach, Florida, where his team is training. Haskins…
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The Biden Administration has announced new sanctions targeting the two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin. As reported by CNN, fresh new sanctions were announced on Wednesday, affecting financial institutions in Russia as well as individuals, including Putin's children, in response to the alleged civilian killings in the Ukrainian…
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A family member of a 23-year-old who died after eating a synthetic marijuana gummy candy has opened up about how hard the tragedy is hitting her loved ones. As reported by the Evening Standard, Damilola Grace Olakanmi, 23, had purchased the marijuana-laced candy through a messaging app on her phone,…
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June Brown has passed away at the age of 95. As reported by BBC News, the iconic Eastenders star's family say they are "deeply saddened" after the Dot Cotton star died "very peacefully" at her home on Sunday. A spokesperson for the long-running British soap said in a statement: "There…
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Estelle Harris, who played George's mother Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld and was the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story films, has died at the age of 93. Harris died on Saturday, April 2 of natural causes, with her representative Michael Eisenstadt confirming the sad news. The beloved…
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A 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from an amusement park ride may have been too heavy for the attraction. Tyre Sampson slipped out of his seat and dropped to the ground while riding the 430 ft FreeFall ride at ICON Park Florida on March 24. According to the…
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The mother of Tyre Sampson, the teenager who died after suddenly falling from a Florida amusement park ride, says she does not know the woman who has been claiming to be the cousin of her son in the media. The woman known as Shay Johnson said she was the 14-year-old's…
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A 12-year-old boy has died after a school shooting on Thursday at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. In a Facebook post, the Greenville County Sheriff's Office shared details about the tragic killing, adding that the shooter - also 12 years old - is in custody and being charged…
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The father of a teenager who died after falling from an Orlando amusement park ride has said he first learned of the tragedy through a viral video. In the terrifying clip, 14-year-old Tyre Sampson can be seen plummeting to the ground after slipping out of a free-fall ride at ICON…
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The 14-year-old who fell to his death from an amusement park ride in Florida was locked into his harness before the fall, an accident report states. Last week, Tyre, from Missouri, had been enjoying a night of attractions at the ICON Park on International Drive and ultimately went on one…
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Over the weekend, the music world has been rocked by the passing of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. As reported by BBC News, Hawkins passed away at the age of 50 in a Bogota hotel, as the band was preparing to play at the Estereo Picnic festival on Friday (March…
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Tributes are flooding in for Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who has tragically passed away aged just 50. The band announced that Hawkins had passed away in a social media post shared on Friday, March 25, in which they said they were "devastated" by his "untimely loss". "The Foo Fighters…
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Foo Fighters' longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins has died at the age of 50, the band has announced in a statement. On Friday, March 25, a statement was released on the group's official Twitter page. The statement read: "The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of…
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The man behind the now-iconic GIF image format has died at the age of 74. Stephen E. Wilhite, an American computer scientist, passed away on March 14 at a hospital near his home in Milford, Ohio. His wife, Kathaleen, told NPR that Wilhite died as a result of Covid-19 complications.…
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A hospice nurse has shared some of the major regrets that her patients have shared before their deaths. Julie, who became a hospice nurse after working in Intensive Care for nine years, dedicates her TikTok account to educating people on one of life's harshest realities: Death. Earlier this month, the…
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Oscar-winning actor and star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe William Hurt has died aged 71. Hurt's son, Will, shared the sad news that his father had passed away on Sunday afternoon. "It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar-winning…
