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detroitnews.com | Andrew Jeong |Brian Murphy
NATIONAndrew Jeong and Brian MurphyThe Washington PostView Comments Harrison Ruffin Tyler, whose family connections to early America were separated by just two generations as grandson of President John Tyler, who served in the 1840s and was born in 1790 during George Washington’s first term, died May 25 at his home in Richmond. He was 96.
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washingtonpost.com | Andrew Jeong |Brian Murphy
Harrison Tyler, grandson of 1840s president John Tyler, dies at 96 (washingtonpost.com) Harrison Tyler, grandson of 1840s president John Tyler, dies at 96 By Andrew Jeong; Brian Murphy 2025052908475600 Harrison Ruffin Tyler, whose family connections to early America were separated by just two generations as grandson of President John Tyler, who served in the 1840s and was born in 1790 during George Washington's first term, died May 25 at his home in Richmond. He was 96. The death, at a...
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Yuri Grigorovich, Bolshoi choreographer who shook up ballet, dies at 98 (washingtonpost.com) Yuri Grigorovich, Bolshoi choreographer who shook up ballet, dies at 98 By Brian Murphy 2025052800355200 Yuri Grigorovich, the artistic director of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet for more than 30 years, whose robust choreography helped modernize the troupe's repertoire in the 1960s but who eventually opened rifts with his strong-willed leadership and left in a post-Soviet shake-up, died May 19 at age 98. The...
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Sebastião Salgado, photographer of human misery and dignity, dies at 81 (washingtonpost.com) Sebastião Salgado, photographer of human misery and dignity, dies at 81 By Brian Murphy 2025052419320500 Sebastião Salgado, a globe-roving photographer inspired by the majesty of nature and the struggles of humanity whose black-and-white images documented conflict, poverty and remote corners of his native Brazil, died May 23 in Paris. He was 81.
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Guy Klucevsek, accordion master with avant-garde verve, dies at 78 (washingtonpost.com) Guy Klucevsek, accordion master with avant-garde verve, dies at 78 By Brian Murphy 2025052402163000 Guy Klucevsek, an accordion virtuoso who ventured far beyond polkas with experimental compositions, minimalistic structures and wide-ranging collaborations such as backing performance artist Laurie Anderson and accompanying soprano Renée Fleming's "Danny Boy" at the funeral of Sen. John McCain, died May 22...
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Michael Ledeen, Reagan adviser in early Iran-contra outreach, dies at 83 (washingtonpost.com) Michael Ledeen, Reagan adviser in early Iran-contra outreach, dies at 83 By Brian Murphy 2025052222183800 Michael Ledeen, a forceful defender of interventionist-style U.S. global policies who as a historian studied Machiavelli's theories on power and as a Reagan-era adviser helped open channels for the illegal covert arms deals known as Iran-contra, died May 18 in Austin. He was 83. Mr. Ledeen, who...
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Peter Lax, mathematician who found order in the natural world, dies at 99 (washingtonpost.com) Peter Lax, mathematician who found order in the natural world, dies at 99 By Brian Murphy 2025052023110100 Peter Lax, an innovator in applied mathematics who left Hungary during World War II and worked on U.S. atomic bomb calculations as a college student while developing equations that would later influence fields such as medicine and weather forecasting, died May 16 at his home in Manhattan. He...
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fredericknewspost.com | Brian Murphy
Ronald Goldfarb, a lawyer and author who prosecuted organized crime cases during the Kennedy administration and whose books probed issues such as prison and privacy protections - as well as keeping alive conspiracy suspicions of mob links to the JFK assassination - died May 4 at his home in Atlanta. He was 91. The death was confirmed by his son Nick Goldfarb, but no cause was given. kAm|C] v@=572C3’D >@C6 E92?
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bostonglobe.com | Brian Murphy
Dan Seavey, who as a history teacher in Alaska became fascinated by the Gold Rush-era Iditarod Trail and helped stage the first dogsled race along the 1,000-mile route in 1973 to begin an annual winter rite and a supreme test of wilderness endurance, died May 8 at his home in Seward, Alaska. He was 87. Mr. Seavey died while tending to his sled dogs, said his grandson Danny Seavey, but no cause was given.
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washingtonpost.com | Brian Murphy
Ronald Goldfarb, legal reformer who battled mafia for RFK, dies at 91 (washingtonpost.com) Ronald Goldfarb, legal reformer who battled mafia for RFK, dies at 91 By Brian Murphy 2025051721433600 Ronald Goldfarb, a lawyer and author who prosecuted organized crime cases during the Kennedy administration and whose books probed issues such as prison reforms and privacy protections — as well as keeping alive conspiracy suspicions of mob links to the JFK assassination — died May 4 at his home in...
