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            "name": "Bruce Bentley Australian footballer dead at age 81",
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            "name": "John Heneghan Business owner dead at age 79",
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            "name": "Yaw Brempong-Yeboah Politician dead at age 71",
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            "death_date": "2026-01-30",
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            "name": "Bruno Zorzi Australian footballer dead at age 88",
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            "sources": [],
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            "death_date": "2026-01-30",
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        {
            "name": "Larry Reed American shadow puppeteer dead at age 81",
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            "sources": [],
            "age": 81,
            "death_date": "2026-01-30",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-30",
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            "name": "Wolfgang Pfeifer German footballer dead at age 90",
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            "name": "Mark Marquess American college baseball coach dead at age 78",
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            "name": "Martin Bruns Swiss baritone and academic dead at age 65",
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            "name": "Chip Berlet Study of right-wing movements and conspiracy theories dead at age 76",
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