Tag: death and dying
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Kirstie Alley, ‘Cheers’ and ‘Veronica’s Closet’ star, dead at 71 | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Actress Kirstie Alley, star of the big and small screens known for her Emmy-winning role on “Cheers” and films like “Look Who’s Talking,” has died after a brief battle with cancer, her children True and Lillie Parker announced on her social media. She was 71. “We are sad to inform you that…
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Eileen Ryan, ‘Magnolia’ actress and Sean Penn’s mother, dead at 94 | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Eileen Ryan, a veteran actress and matriarch of the Hollywood family that includes actor Sean Penn, died at her home on Sunday, according to a statement shared by Penn’s publicist. She was 94. Ryan would have turned 95 on October 16. No details on her cause of death were provided. Ryan appeared…
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Colonoscopies may not reduce cancer deaths, study finds — but experts say you should still get one | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Colonoscopy may reduce the risk of dying of colorectal cancer by as much as 50%, but there’s a catch: It only works if you get the scan. That’s the big takeaway message from the first randomized trial of colonoscopy, published Sunday in The New England Journal of Medicine. Colonoscopy has been recommended…
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Sara Lee, former WWE wrestler and ‘Tough Enough’ winner, dead at 30 | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Sara Lee, a 2015 winner of the World Wrestling Entertainment reality competition series “Tough Enough,” has died, according to a statement from her mother shared on social media. She was 30. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our Sarah Weston has gone to be with Jesus,” her…
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Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter turned forthright country queen, dies at 90 | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Loretta Lynn, the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” whose gutsy lyrics and twangy, down-home vocals made her a queen of country music for seven decades, has died. She was 90. Lynn’s family said in a statement to CNN that she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away…
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Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American activist and actress, dead at 75 | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress and activist who made history when she declined the Best Actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died at the age of 75. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced her death on Monday in a post shared on Twitter. The tweet, accompanied…
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Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, death certificate shows | CNN
[ad_1] London CNN — Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, her death certificate has revealed. The document, published by National Records of Scotland on Thursday, says the late British monarch died at 3:10 p.m. UK time (10:10 a.m. ET) on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland. The cause of death is listed…
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CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox. The alert comes as Ohio reported that an individual with monkeypox has died – the third known death of a patient with monkeypox in the United States. Ohio…
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Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dead at 59 | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Coolio, the ’90s rapper who lit up the music charts with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died, his friend and manager Jarez Posey, told CNN. He was 59. Posey said Coolio died in the afternoon hours local time in Los Angles on Wednesday. Details on the circumstances were not…
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Combining weight training with another activity could lower your risk of early death, study finds | CNN
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide up will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. CNN — Aerobic activities and weight training have health benefits on their own, but combining them could have even greater effect when it comes to disease prevention and…
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Queen’s funeral service to end with two-minute nationwide silence, palace officials say | CNN
[ad_1] London CNN — A two-minute nationwide silence will be held shortly before the state funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II concludes on Monday, palace officials have revealed. Buckingham Palace also said that Queen Elizabeth II’s children would mount a vigil around her coffin on Friday evening, similar to their guard in St. Giles’ Cathedral…
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Rapper PnB Rock fatally shot at Roscoe’s Chicken ‘N Waffles in Los Angeles, police say | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery in Los Angeles Monday, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday. Police responded to a possible robbery at Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles on West Manchester Avenue at 1:15 p.m., where they found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds, LAPD…
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Ramsey Lewis, jazz pianist who revitalized genre, dies at 87 | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Depending on which music pundit you ask, jazz “died” when its 1920s heyday ended. Others believe jazz music lost its luster when the 1960s – and rock music – rolled around. But Ramsey Lewis, an inventive jazz pianist and one of the nation’s most respected artists in the genre, continued to find…
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Jean-Luc Godard, French cinema legend, dies age 91 | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard – a key figure in the Nouvelle Vague, the film-making movement that revolutionized cinema in the late 1950s and 60s – has died aged 91, French media is reporting. French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted a tribute to the director, writing the country has lost a “national treasure.” “It…
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Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral: How the royal family will say goodbye to their matriarch | CNN
[ad_1] London (CNN) – The death of Queen Elizabeth II has set into motion an intricate period of mourning which will culminate with a huge state funeral on September 19 honoring her lifetime of devotion and steadfast service. Codenamed “Operation London Bridge,” arrangements for Britain’s longest-serving monarch have been carefully pored over for years by…