Former Sec. Of State Colin Powell Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Colin Powell guided American presidents through war and peace as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State.

Willis Reed, NBA Hall of Famer and Knicks legend, dies at 80
Nicknamed "The Captain," Reed was an impassioned leader who led the New York Knicks to two NBA Championship titles in the early 1970s.

Gloria Dea, 1st magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies at age 100
Dea was just 19 years old when she performed at El Rancho Vegas on May 14, 1941.

Revolutionary Olympian Dick Fosbury has died at age 76
Fosbury died over the weekend at age 76 from lymphoma. But the "Fosbury flop" lives on, practiced by high jump athletes around the world.
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Why does today's audience say certain fictional characters are gay?
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Los Angeles school support staff at an impasse in higher pay talks
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This basketball magazine is mixing art with 'outlandish' sport stories
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