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Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
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Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”
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Jim McBride Dies at 78; Brought Honky-Tonk Back to Country Music (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
He was best known for his long-running collaboration with Alan Jackson and their signature hit, “Chattahoochee.”
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David Webb, Investor Who Took on Hong Kong Tycoons, Dies at 60 (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
From his internet platform, he became a tenacious watchdog fighting financial regulators for minority shareholders and exposing shady business dealings.
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Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86 (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
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Scott Adams, Creator of the Satirical ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68 (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
His chronicles of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him.
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Elle Simone Scott, Chef and Cooking Show Stalwart, Dies at 49 (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
She was the first Black cast member on the PBS show “America’s Test Kitchen,” and used her influence to help other female chefs of color.
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David Mitchell, Who Led Fight on Drug Prices, Dies at 75 (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
After receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer, he used his experience in public relations to draw attention to the skyrocketing cost of medication.
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Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, Dies; Last Survivor of Epidemic in Alaska (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
An outbreak of diphtheria inspired a celebrated sled dog relay of nearly 700 miles to deliver lifesaving serum to the remote town of Nome.
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Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Gave British Theater a Free-Spirited Spin (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” — the Who took the stage at one point — before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Daniel Walker Howe, Historian of Antebellum America, Dies at 88 (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
In a Pulitzer-winning book, he saw modern America’s origins not so much in one president’s policies as in the sweeping social and technological changes wrought in the years 1815-48.
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Richard Codey, a New Jersey Acting Governor Many Times Over, Dies at 79 (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
He was the state’s longest-serving legislator, and as president of its Senate he was frequently called on to serve as a fill-in governor, being next in line of succession.
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Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90 (Sun, 11 Jan 2026)
His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.”
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Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution.
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Mohammed Harbi, Who Rewrote Algeria’s History, Dies at 92 (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
He was an official in the revolutionary government, then, after the country won independence from France, was imprisoned and eventually wrote from exile.
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Hessy Levinsons Taft, Jewish Baby on Cover of Nazi Magazine, Dies at 91 (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
Without her parents’ knowledge, her portrait was entered as a prank in a contest in 1935 to represent the ideal Aryan infant — and she won.
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Bahram Beyzaie, Filmmaker Who Led Iran’s New Wave, Dies at 87 (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
Despite a ceaseless battle against government censors, he was celebrated as one of his country’s greatest auteurs, winning praise from luminaries like Martin Scorsese.
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Joel Habener, Whose Research Led to Weight-Loss Drugs, Dies at 88 (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
His discovery of the protein fragment GLP-1 was crucial in the development of Ozempic, Wegovy and other blockbuster obesity and diabetes treatments.
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Thomas V. Cash, Cartel-Busting D.E.A. Chief in Miami, Dies at 85 (Sun, 11 Jan 2026)
He helped take down the Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega and the Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
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Jerome Lowenstein, 92, Dies; Teaching Doctor With a Literary Sideline (Sat, 10 Jan 2026)
When not guiding students in a compassionate approach to patient care, he led a tiny publishing imprint that put out a much-rejected debut novel that won a surprise Pulitzer Prize.
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Amos Poe, New York’s No Wave Film Pioneer, Dies at 76 (Thu, 08 Jan 2026)
He documented the punk and post-punk music scene in the East Village, leading an independent film movement that was proudly unprofessional.
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Ron Protas, Polarizing Keeper of Martha Graham’s Legacy, Dies at 84 (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
Graham, the great modern dance choreographer, named him her heir, setting off a bitter legal battle between him and the troupe she founded.
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Lynda Blackmon Lowery, One of the Youngest Selma Marchers, Dies at 75 (Thu, 08 Jan 2026)
Her activism began as a teenager in 1963, when she heard the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. It set her on a path to nonviolent protest.
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Glenn Hall, Pathbreaking All-Star Hockey Goalie, Dies at 94 (Thu, 08 Jan 2026)
Known as “Mr. Goalie,” he created the so-called butterfly style and played in a record 502 consecutive games, without wearing a mask. He received 300 stitches.
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