State Rep. Mike Reese died Saturday Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike Reese died Saturday afternoon following an apparent brain aneurysm, according to a statement from House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff. Benninghoff said Reese, 42, was at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, with his family at his side when he […]
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Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, online shoe retailer, dies at 46
Mr. Hsieh was reported injured in a house fire on Nov. 18 while visiting family members in New London, Conn. New London Fire Chief Thomas Curcio told the Day newspaper in Connecticut that firefighters rescued a victim trapped in a waterfront house. The victim, not specifically identified as Mr. Hsieh, […]
Co-founder of ‘bucket challenge’ dies at 37 from Lou Gehrig’s disease
This 2019 photo provided by The ALS Association shows Pat Quinn. Quinn, a co-founder of the viral ice bucket challenge, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at the age of 37. AP YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A co-founder of the social media ALS ice bucket challenge, which has raised more than […]
Here’s What It’s Like When Your Baby Dies During A Pandemic
My son is coding again. It’s the second time in 20 minutes, and by now, I know the drill. The doctor directs the team of nurses who surround my baby’s tiny body: They assemble like a regiment of soldiers, as she stands back and issues the orders. “One minute,” the doctor […]
Pro Wrestling Legend Kamala The ‘Ugandan Giant’ Dies Of Coronavirus
James Harris, a former professional wrestler best known as Kamala, the “Ugandan Giant,” has died. He was 70. “Unfortunately, the rumors were correct,” Kenny Casanova, coauthor of Harris’ autobiography, Kamala Speaks, wrote on Facebook. “To make matters worse, it was Corona that took him; he was one of the good ones.” Harris shot to […]
Herman Cain dies; Trump suggests delaying election; Miami schools defy Gov. DeSantis and go online-only
President Trump suggested delaying the November election Thursday, saying reliance on mail-in voting due to the pandemic would be “inaccurate and fraudulent.” The Commerce Department issued a record-breaking report of the U.S. economy, announcing that the gross domestic product contracted at a staggering seasonally adjusted annual rate of 32.9% in the April-June period. […]
Theodore Klein, who made model railroaders’ fantasies into a reality, dies
Theodore Klein, who as proprietor of M.B. Klein Inc., a major supplier of model railroad equipment and supplies, helped turned hobbyists’ fantasy railroads into a reality of rolling trains, cities and country villages, died Sunday of undetermined causes at his home on Upper Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore. He was […]
Broadway Star Nick Cordero Dies at 41 After Over 90 Days in Hospital from Coronavirus Complications
Broadway star Nick Cordero has died after a months-long battle with the coronavirus. He was 41. Cordero, whose Broadway credits include Waitress and Rock of Ages, died on Sunday morning at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he had been hospitalized for over 90 days. He is survived by his […]