Tag: obituary
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#MorningMonarchy: April 7, 2016
Virtual death, curse tablets and a ghostly photoshoot + this day in history w/WHO established and our song of the day by Har Mar Superstar on your Morning Monarchy for April 7, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: March 18, 2016
Patriotic propaganda, ‘Midnight Special’ and “War Pigs” + this day in history w/Jacques de Molay and our song of the day by Soul Asylum on your Morning Monarchy for March 18, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: March 9, 2016
Tap water trust, smart chocolate and big dumb food + this day in history w/Emergency Banking Act and our song of the day by Tom Waits on your Morning Monarchy for March 9, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: March 7, 2016
Palestinian clown, Turkish paper and Mayor Moz + this day in history w/”We Are The World” and our song of the day by Coast Modern on your Morning Monarchy for March 7, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: February 5, 2016
Backing bands, Eurovision and silent discos + this day in history w/United Artists and our song of the day by Choir Of Young Believers on your Morning Monarchy for February 5, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: January 15, 2016
Dusty records, news movies and comic shows + this day in history w/Black Dahlia and our song of the day by She-Devils on your Morning Monarchy for January 15, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: January 11, 2016
El Chappo, China meltdown and the global goals + this day in history w/Aaron Swartz and our song of the day by the late, great David Bowie on your Morning Monarchy for January 11, 2016.
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Peaches Geldof “Non-Suspicious, But Unexplained, Sudden Death” At 25
from stuff.co.nz: Police searching Peaches Geldof’s house in the wake of her sudden death have found no evidence of hard drugs, no suicide note, and no visible signs of injury, British media reported. Model and media personality Peaches Geldof, the second daughter of Irish singer Bob Geldof and member of a talented, troubled family who…
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Should We Celebrate Fred Phelps’ Death?
from religion.blogs.cnn.com: He was a preacher best known for his virulent anti-gay rhetoric, the force behind placards that read “God Hates Fags.” He taught that natural disasters and man-made horrors like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were God’s punishment for acceptance of homosexuality. He believed gays and lesbians should be put to death. On…
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Legendary Screen Darling Shirley Temple Dies at 85
from nytimes.com: Shirley Temple Black, who as a dimpled, precocious and determined little girl in the 1930s sang and tap-danced her way to a height of Hollywood stardom and worldwide fame that no other child has reached, died on Monday night at her home in Woodside, Calif. She was 85… Mrs. Black returned to the…
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Japan WWII Soldier Who Refused to Surrender, Dies at 91
from bbc.co.uk: A Japanese soldier who refused to surrender for 29 years after the end of World War Two has died. Hiroo Onoda, who was 91, remained on duty on Lubang Island near Luzon in the Philippines until 1974, because he did not believe that the war had ended. Still wearing his uniform, Lieutenant Hiroo…
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Ariel Sharon and the Legacy of US-Backed War Crimes
from antiwar.com: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died over the weekend. Much of the U.S. and Israeli media have whitewashed Sharon’s legacy, erasing from history the fact that he was a wretched war criminal who was devoted to a Greater Israel and to massacring any civilians he perceived as obstructing that goal.
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#HaroldCamping, Radio Host Predicted World’s End, Dies at 92
from washingtonpost.com: Harold Camping, the radio preacher who convinced thousands of followers that Jesus would return on May 21, 2011, to usher in the end of the the world, has died, according to a statement released late Monday (Dec. 16) by his Family Radio network. He was 92. Camping died Sunday evening, an employee at…
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Oregon’s Top Food Safety Sleuth, William Keene, Dies Suddenly at 56
from oregonlive.com: William Keene, Oregon’s top food safety sleuth who was known nationwide for cracking outbreaks, died on Sunday afternoon at the age of 56. He was rushed to the hospital about two weeks ago, suffering acute pancreatitis caused by gallstones. On Sunday afternoon, he was gone. “We’re all in shock,” said Pam Keene, his…
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‘Psychic’ Sylvia Browne Dies in San Jose at 77
from mercurynews.com: Sylvia Celeste Browne, a well-known psychic and author, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose at the age of 77, according to an announcement on her Website. Browne often assisted in missing persons cases, regularly appeared on television and was a frequent guest on “The Montel Williams Show.” She and her…