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Country Singer Charley Pride Dead From Coronavirus at 86
African-American country singer Charley Pride, whose No. 1 country hits included "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin,'" died on Saturday at age 86 of complications from COVID-19, according to his website.
Pride, who died in Dallas, was not the...
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Singer Gloria Estefan Reveals She Had COVID-19
Gloria Estefan took to Instagram to let her fans know she contracted the coronavirus. The 63-year-old South Florida resident said she had COVID-19 last month in an Instagram post Tuesday. After losing her sense of taste and smell, she decided to get tested and received a...
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Hugh Grant Shares Details of Coronavirus Battle
Hugh Grant has revealed "strange" details of his battle with coronavirus. During a remote appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the 60-year-old actor shared that he and his wife, Anna Eberstein...
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Al Roker to Take Time Off Work to Battle Prostate Cancer
Weatherman and morning TV co-host Al Roker has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be undergoing surgery to have his prostate removed. "It's a good news-bad news kind of thing," Roker said Friday on NBC's "Today." "Good news is we caught it...
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Hollywood Legend Jeff Bridges Diagnosed with Lymphoma
US film star Jeff Bridges announced Monday that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a form of cancer that starts in the body's infection-fighting cells called lymphocytes.Bridges, 70, who is best known for his role as a tipsy slacker in the Coen brothers' cult classic "The...
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Death of 'Black Panther' Star Spotlights Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Actor Chadwick Boseman's death from colon cancer at the age of 43 has highlighted the growing rate of this disease among younger adults, who are often diagnosed at later stages.According to Kimmie Ng, director of Dana-Farber's Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center in Boston,...
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'Black Panther' Star Chadwick Boseman Dies of Cancer at 43
Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43.Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with...
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Doctor Gambles on Clot-Busting Drug to Save Virus Patients
The woman was dying. New York's Mount Sinai Hospital was about to call her husband and break the news that there was nothing left to try. Then Dr. Hooman Poor took a gamble.With high-stress, high-stakes decisions, doctors around the world are frantically trying to figure...
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Jane Seymour Loses Weight to Beat Diabetes
Actress Jane Seymour recently celebrated her 69th birthday hosting a gala for her Open Hearts Foundation, which in its 10th year continues to "empower people to transform adversity into opportunity, serving other through philanthropy and volunteerism."
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Pence's Handling of 2015 HIV Outbreak Gets New Scrutiny
President Donald Trump's choice of Vice President Mike Pence to oversee the nation's response to the new coronavirus threat is bringing renewed scrutiny to the former governor's handling of an HIV outbreak in southern Indiana when he was governor.Pence reluctantly agreed to...
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'Good Times' Star Ja'Net DuBois Dies at 74; Co-wrote 'Jeffersons' Theme
Ja'Net DuBois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on "Good Times" and composed and sang the theme song for "The Jeffersons," has died. She was 74, said TMZ. DuBois' song "Movin' on Up" provided a joyous intro to "The Jeffersons" during the show's 10-season...
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Former Child Star Dies at 25
Raphael Coleman, aka Iggy Fox, who starred alongside Colin Firth and Emma Thompson in "Nanny McPhee," has died at 25.
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Insurance Company Says Shannen Doherty Using Cancer Diagnosis for Sympathy
An insurance company sued by actress Shannen Doherty over home damages said she is using her recent stage 4 cancer diagnosis for sympathy so that she can get a payout on a claim.
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Shannen Doherty Reveals She Has Stage 4 Cancer
Actress Shannen Doherty has revealed that she has stage 4 breast cancer. She was first diagnosed with the disease in 2015 but went into remission three years ago.
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Robert Conrad, Star of TV's 'The Wild Wild West,' Dies at 84
Actor Robert Conrad, the star of television series including "Hawaiian Eye," "The Wild Wild West" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep" during an almost five-decade career that also included the occasional feature film, has died in Malibu, Calif. He was 84.
Conrad toplined at least one...
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Actor-Comedian Orson Bean, 91, Hit and Killed by Car in LA
Orson Bean was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was the father-in-law of conservative pundit Andrew Breitbart.
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Ozzy Osbourne Reveals He Has Parkinson's
Ozzy Osbourne has revealed he has Parkinson's disease. The rock veteran opened up about the challenging time in an interview with "Good Morning America."
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After Brain Surgery, Jimmy Carter Returns to Hometown Church
Former President Jimmy Carter publicly appeared Sunday at the Georgia church where he worships for the first time since undergoing brain surgery in November.The 95-year-old Carter and his wife of more than 70 years, Rosalynn, attended services at the Maranatha Baptist...
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ESPN's Edward Aschoff, 34, Dies After Battling Pneumonia
Edward Aschoff, who covered college football for ESPN, died Tuesday on his 34th birthday."We are very sorry to have to share the devastating news of the tragic passing of friend and ESPN colleague Edward Aschoff," ESPN said in a statement. "Our thoughts are with his loved...
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Willie Nelson Says He's Not Smoking, But Still Using Pot
Willie Nelson may have given up smoking, but he hasn't stopped using marijuana.While in San Antonio last week for two performances, the 86-year-old country music legend told KSAT TV that in an effort to take better care of himself, he no longer smokes.Nelson, a longtime...
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Newsweek: Brits Shocked at US Healthcare Costs
British people interviewed by Newsweek, accustomed to their country's government-run healthcare, expressed shock and awe when asked to guess the cost of healthcare services in the United States, Newsweek reported."I'm genuinely speechless," a woman who fired an expletive at...
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Larry King Reveals He Had a Stroke This Year and Nearly Died
Larry King has revealed that he suffered a stroke earlier this year, nearly died, and is unable to walk on his left foot. The former CNN host has to rely on a walker to get around and is facing a long, hard road to recovery.
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Alex Trebek's Wife: Religious Science Helps Uplift Husband During Cancer Treatment
Jean Trebek says Religious Science has helped her and her husband, "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek cope with treatment for his stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Religious Science includes Reiki, a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation, ...
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Alex Trebek on Cancer Battle: 'It's Wearing on Me'
It has been a challenging few months for "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, who has been battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and although he has been working hard to remain positive and upbeat, he is starting to feel the strain.
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Dr. Betsy McCaughey: Candida Auris Secrecy Is Deadly
Hospital secrecy over Candida auris is not only dangerous, it is deadly, according to Dr. Betsy McCaughey."With this new bug, Candida auris, the hospitals and the state governments and the CDC are keeping it secret," McCaughey told "The Cats Roundtable"...