Obits
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Adan Manzano, Telemundo Kansas City Super Bowl Reporter and ‘Rising Star,’ Dies at 27
The sports journalist was in New Orleans this week on assignment to cover Super Bowl LIX
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Virginia Halas McCaskey, Chicago Bears Owner and Daughter of Founder George Halas, Dies at 102
The longtime sports world figure was the oldest owner of any U.S. professional sports team
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Irv Gotti, Hip Hop Producer and Exec Who Helped Define Early 2000s, Dies at 54
Gotti, real name Irving Lorenzo, co-founded Murder Inc. records and was instrumental in the rise of DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti, among other artists
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Lee Joo-sil, ‘Squid Game’ Actress, Dies at 81
The actress had a heart attack after three months of fighting stomach cancer, according to South Korean media
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Marianne Faithfull, ‘As Tears Go By’ Singer, Dies at 78
She was also the inspiration behind Rolling Stones songs like “Wild Horses” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
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Ryan Whyte Maloney, ‘The Voice’ Season 6 Contestant, Dies at 44
He was one of Blake Shelton’s top five finalists in 2014
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Jan Shepard, Star of ‘The Clear Horizon’, Dies at 96
The actress also appeared alongside Elvis Presley twice in her career
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DJ Unk, ‘Walk It Out’ Rapper, Dies at 43
The Atlanta-based artist also worked with Andre 3000 and T-Pain
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Jim Tauber, Anonymous Content Co-Founder and Former SKE President, Dies at 74
The longtime film executive had a hand in producing and overseeing such films as “Wild Heart,” “Being John Malkovich” and “Hell or High Water”
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Lynn Ban, ‘Bling Empire: New York’ Star, Dies at 52
The Netflix reality star died following a Christmas Eve skiing accident and subsequent brain surgery
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Jules Feiffer, ‘Carnal Knowledge’ Screenwriter and Village Voice Cartoonist, Dies at 95
The Pulitzer Prize winner, who studied under “The Spirit” creator Will Eisner, also wrote Robert Altman’s “Popeye”
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Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President and Abortion Rights Champion, Dies at 67
The outspoken advocate spearheaded the organization for 12 years from 2006 to 2018
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Claire van Kampen, Prolific Composer and Wife of Mark Rylance, Dies at 71
Van Kampen was also a writer, playwright and accomplished musicologist
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Joan Plowright, British Star of Stage and Screen, Dies at 95
“She survived her many challenges with Plowright grit and courageous determination to make the best of them,” her family says
