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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, The ‘Iron Lady,’ Has Died at 87
The first female prime minister of England, Margaret Thatcher, has passed away due to a stroke. She was 87 years old.
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What Do You Call It?
Death is funny. It affects everyone differently. I never know what to call the recognition of someone’s passing –it’s not really an anniversary.
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‘San Francisco’ Singer Scott McKenzie Dead at 73
Flower power pop-rock singer Scott McKenzie was found dead in his home in Los Angeles on Sunday (Aug. 19). The 73-year-old is best known for his 1967 hit ‘San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair),’ and as a long time friend of John Phillips from the Mamas and the Papas.
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Paris Jackson Tweets Message to Her Father on Three Year Anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Death
It’s been three years to the day since music legend Michael Jackson died of a propofol overdose. As upsetting as his passing was to his millions of loyal fans, it was even more devastating to his three young children Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (“Prince”), Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II (“Blanket.”)
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Bee Gees Album Sales Soar in the Wake of Robin Gibb’s Death
How can you mend a broken heart? If you’re a Bee Gees fan, it’s by picking up the band’s albums in tribute to late singing sibling Robin Gibb.
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Booker T. and the MGs Bassist Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn Death: Slash Pays Tribute On Twitter
The death of Booker T. and the MGs bass player Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn has shaken the entire music world, with many rock greats logging on to Twitter to say how much Dunn’s music meant to them. One of those is Slash, who tweeted the message below to his more than 1.5 million followers.
Donal “Duck” Dunn was one of the greatest side
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Bon Jovi Death Prankster Taking Full Advantage of Newfound Notoriety
As previously reported, Jeffrey Goho, the man who started the recent Bon Jovi Is Dead hoax, has been the object of hate mail and general disgust. Now, thanks to this world of instant fame and the art of cashing in, you can add recording offers to that list as well.
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Larry King Reveals He Wants to Be Frozen After Death [VIDEO]
It seems like Larry King has been on television forever — and if he has things his way, he’ll live forever, too.
During Sunday night’s ‘A Larry King Special: Dinner with the Kings’ on CNN, the retired talk show host told guests like Quincy Jones, Russell Brand, Seth MacFarlane, and Conan O’Brien that upon his death, “I wanna be frozen, on the hope that they’ll find whatever I died of and they’ll bring me back.”
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Was Robert Wagner Responsible for Natalie Wood’s Death? [VIDEO]
Thirty years after her death by drowning on Southern California’s Catalina Island, questions remain about the mysterious demise of actress Natalie Wood — and now a boat captain is alleging he knows what happened.
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Michael Jackson’s Children Witnessed Their Father’s Death
The case against Dr. Conrad Murray for allegedly causing the death of Michael Jackson continues to unearth more disturbing details. As if it couldn’t be any harder for the Jackson family, it was recently revealed that the King of Pop’s children Prince and Paris actually witnessed their father’s death.
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Sales of Amy Winehouse’s Albums Surge After Her Death
In the hours following Saturday’s death of British pop singer Amy Winehouse, sales of her albums surged — pushing her 2007 Grammy-winning album ‘Back to Black’ to the top of the iTunes charts in the US, UK, France, and Germany.
UK’s Official Charts company, which tracks downloads and disc sales, reports a 3700 percent increase in the sales of Winehouse’s albums. “We would expect an even bigger impact to roll through over the coming days,” said Official Charts managing director Martin Talbot.
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Comedians React to Osama bin Laden’s Death on Twitter
We all know that Twitter has become a very important resource for worldwide breaking news, and the information that is shared has, in a lot of ways, helped to change the world.
Last night, thousands of people (if not millions) took to their Twitter accounts to report on and gather information about the death of Osama bin Laden.
But there's a whole other side to the social media site that goes on simultaneously as the important facts are being passed around: the humorous and satirical take on the subject by the thousands of comedians and writers who are on Twitter. We searched around and highlighted a cross section of how comedians reacted to the news of bin Laden's death.
Read 23 humorous tweets (in no particular order) after the jump.