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Teacher Says She's Dying So She Can Get Out of Work for an Entire Year

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 30 May 2013 19:53:51 +0000

Ashley Barker lied so she could skip work. Now, she doesn't have to worry about having a job to go to at all.

Racing Legend Dick Trickle Commits Suicide

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:41:14 +0000

Richard "Dick" Trickle died Thursday at the age of 71. His body was discovered next to his pickup truck at a cemetery in Lincoln County, North Carolina, after the longtime NASCAR and short-track driver shot himself, according to police.

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Dr. Joyce Brothers Dies at Age 85

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:05:43 +0000

Dr. Joyce Brothers, the psychologist whose career included a syndicated column, books, stints on television and in film, has died.

She was 85.

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RIP Ray Harryhausen: Legendary Visual Effects Pioneer Dead at 92

Jacob Hall — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:31:05 +0000

Ray Harryhausen, who pioneered the world of stop motion effects and changed visual effects in cinema forever, passed away today. He was 92 years old.

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Jack Miller Recalls a George Jones Concert in Sedalia

Jack Miller — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:15:23 +0000

The news that country music legend George Jones had died at the age of 81 came to me in the form of an overheard conversation this morning. The fact that I had been listening to one of his CDs in my pickup just minutes before could not be called a coincidence since his are the ones I listen to the most.

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Comedian Jonathan Winters Dead at 87

Jacob Hall — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:50:32 +0000

Jonathan Winters, a titan of comedy on both the big and small screens, passed away at the age of 87.

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MTV's 'Buckwild' Star Shain Gandee Found Dead at 21

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:25:04 +0000

Terrible, shocking news to report this afternoon that we sadly wish was an April Fools prank, but is instead all too real. 21 year-old West Virginia native Shain Gandee, memorable star of MTV's freshman reality series 'Buckwild' was found dead this morning in a vehicle, along with several others identified as his uncle, and an unidentified third man. The cause of death has yet to be reported, but we'll bring continued information on this bizarre, and tragic story inside.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dead

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:42:19 +0000

The longtime president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, died on Tuesday at the age of 58, following a two-year battle with cancer.

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New App Allows You to Tweet From Beyond the Grave

Mike Adams — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +0000

A controversial new app set to be released in March aims to keep the Twitter statuses of the dead and buried alive, by continuously updating them long after the worms eat into their brains.

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Jerry Buss, Lakers Owner, Dead At 80

Joe Student — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:51:28 +0000

Jerry Buss, real estate magnate and longtime owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, died Monday of an undisclosed form of cancer, his spokesman Bob Steiner said. Buss, 80, was a patient at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His health had declined rapidly in recent weeks.

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