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UP infant dies in Valley; family refuses autopsy

11:16 pm July 19, 2021

Aditya Vikram Singh/ALLAHABAD: A tourist family from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh declined the request of police to go for a postmortem after an 11-months old baby died in Pahalgam hotel, they were staying in, in the Kashmir valley, the other day. Police sources told Democratic Accent that a 15-member family from Prayagraj had arrived in […]

Jason Matthews, author of ‘Red Sparrow’ thrillers, dies

10:44 pm April 29, 2021

NEW YORK: Jason Matthews, an award-winning spy novelist who drew upon his long career in espionage and his admiration for John le Carre among others in crafting his popular “Red Sparrow” thrillers, has died at age 69. Matthews died Wednesday from Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), a rare, untreatable neurodegenerative disease, according to his publisher, Scribner. “How […]

Hester Ford, oldest living American, dies at 115 … or 116

10:13 pm April 18, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C.: A North Carolina woman who grew up picking cotton, got married at 14 and went on to become the oldest living American with more than 120 great-great-grandchildren has died peacefully in her home, according to her family. Hester Ford was either 115 or 116 years old depending on which census report was accurate. […]

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84

10:52 pm March 26, 2021

Dallas: Larry McMurtry, the prolific and popular author who took readers back to the old American West in his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Lonesome Dove” and returned them to modern-day landscapes in works such as his emotional tale of a mother-daughter relationship in “Terms of Endearment,” has died. He was 84. His death was confirmed Friday by […]

Robert Redford’s son, James Redford, dies of liver cancer at 58

Robert Redford’s son, James, dies of liver cancer at 58

11:13 am October 20, 2020

Los Angeles: James Redford, a filmmaker, activist and son of actor Robert Redford, has died. He was 58. Robert Redford’s publicist, Cindi Berger, said in a statement Monday that the 84-year-old father is mourning with his family during this “difficult time.” His wife, Kyle, confirmed in an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune that her […]

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