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Washington (AFP) - Nichelle Nichols, a groundbreaking Black actress who played communications officer Nyota Uhura with cool authority on the popular 1960s series "Star Trek," has died at 89. Her son, Kyle Johnson, announced the death on the official uhura.com website, saying, "Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light, however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain." A family spokesman said Nichols died in Silver City, New Mexico, where she had been living with her son. Tributes poured in quickly, includin...
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New York (AFP) - George Perez, an acclaimed comic book artist and writer known for his influential work on such superhero titles as the Avengers, Wonder Woman and the Teen Titans, has died, Marvel and DC Comics announced. Perez was 67. He revealed last year that he was battling pancreatic cancer. "George Perez was an artist, a writer, a role model and a friend," Marvel Entertainment said on Twitter. "His work paved seminal stories across comics, and his legacy of kindness and generosity will never be forgotten." DC Comics tweeted that Perez's contributions "were pivotal in both driving and rei...
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Boston (AFP) - Paul Farmer, an American physician and medical anthropologist renowned for his innovative work in providing health care to poorer countries, died Monday at age 62, his Partners in Health group said. The Boston-based organization said he "unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda." It did not specify a cause. Farmer's work on providing healthcare solutions through a vast network he helped set up in some of the world's poorest countries brought him wide acclaim. A 2003 book profiling him, "Mountains Beyond Mountains," called him "the man who would cure the world....
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Boston (AFP) - Paul Farmer, an American physician and medical anthropologist renowned for his innovative work in providing health care to poorer countries, died Monday at age 62, his Partners in Health group said. The Boston-based organization said he "unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda." Farmer's work on providing healthcare solutions to poorer countries brought him wide acclaim. A 2003 book profiling him, "Mountains Beyond Mountains," called him "the man who would cure the world." Samantha Power, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, tweeted that Farmer was...
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New York (AFP) - Michael Lang, a concert promoter who co-created the generation-defining Woodstock music festival, died Saturday aged 77, a family friend confirmed. Lang died of a "rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma" at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital Cancer Center in New York, according to a statement from the family released by music executive Michael Pagnotta. "We are very sad to hear that legendary Woodstock icon and long time family friend Michael Lang has passed at 77 after a brief illness," Pagnotta said on Twitter, adding, "Rest In Peace." Lang was only 24 when he helped organize t...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Alex Trebek, whose decades as host of the quiz show "Jeopardy!" made him one of the most popular fixtures on American television, died on Sunday at age 80.Trebek had waged a very public fight against pancreatic cancer for nearly two years, but continued taping his program until recently.His death was announced on Twitter by the "Jeopardy!" account, which said Trebek "passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends," adding: "Thank you, Alex."CNN media analyst Brian Stelter called Trebek "the greatest game show host of his generation... Yo...
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