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            "name": "Nigel Cayzer Businessman dead at age 71",
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            "name": "Paolo Cirino Pomicino Italian politician, MEP, minister of public function and budget dead at age 86",
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            "name": "Ariosto Holanda Engineer dead at age 87",
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            "name": "Arthur E. Humphrey American chemical engineer dead at age 98",
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            "name": "Amanda Lathlin public figure dead at age 49",
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            "description": "Amanda Lathlin, a Canadian politician who represented The Pas-Kameesak in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, died on March 21, 2026, in Winnipeg at the age of 49. A member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, she served in the legislature from 2015 until her death. At the time of her election, she became the first First Nations woman to serve in Manitoba’s legislature. Born in The Pas on July 17, 1976, she was the daughter of former provincial cabinet minister Oscar Lathlin. Before entering the legislature, she worked for the University College of the North and served as a band councillor for the Opaskwayak Cree Nation.",
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            "name": "Michael Lyster Sports broadcaster dead at age 71",
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            "description": "Michael Lyster, the Irish television and radio broadcaster best known for presenting The Sunday Game Live, died on March 21, 2026, aged 71. He worked for RTÉ and mainly covered sporting events, including Gaelic games and the Olympic Games. Born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, he spent his formative years in Barnaderg, County Galway, after his father was transferred there when he was four. He was educated at St Jarlath's College in Tuam and began his career in journalism with The Tuam Herald before moving into television and radio.",
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            "name": "Jessi Pierce Sports reporter dead at age 37",
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            "description": "Jessi Pierce, an American sports reporter and correspondent with the Minnesota Wild, died on March 21, 2026, after injuries sustained in a house fire. She was 37 or 38. Pierce was from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and graduated from Iowa State University. She began her reporting work with the Cyclones' Club hockey program and covered the Minnesota Wild for ten seasons for NHL.com. Her writing also appeared in USA Hockey, the Minnesota Hockey Journal, Massachusetts Hockey, The Athletic and the B1G Ice Hockey blog.",
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            "name": "Rhoda Roberts Australian Aboriginal arts director, ovarian cancer dead at age 66",
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            "name": "Angelo Romano Italian politician, mayor of Avellino dead at age 91",
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            "name": "Umar Shihab Islamic scholar dead at age 86",
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            "name": "Jeff Smith English Hall of Fame motorcycle racer dead at age 91",
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            "name": "Gualtiero Calboli Italian linguist dead at age 94",
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            "description": "Gualtiero Calboli, an Italian linguist and classicist, died on March 21, 2026. He was Chair of Latin Language and Literature at the University of Bologna, where he was appointed in 1973. From 1982 to 2000, he headed the Department of Classical and Medieval Philology. He also edited the major series Papers on Grammar, published by CLUEB in Bologna and later by Herder in Rome from 1980 to 2008, and edited editions of Marcus Porcius Cato and Cornificius.",
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            "name": "Vladimir Zantaria Abkhazian poet and politician, chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and minister for culture dead at age 72",
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            "description": "Vladimir Zantaria, an Abkhazian poet and politician who served as chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company from 1993 to 1994 and as minister for culture from 1999 to 2001, died on March 21, 2026. Born on September 27, 1953, in Tamishi, in the Abkhaz ASSR, he graduated from the philological faculty of the Sukhumi State Pedagogical Institute in 1975. He was also a member of the 1st convocation of the People's Assembly from 1992 to 1997 and later served as vice premier in the government of President Vladislav Ardzinba from 1999 to 2004.",
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            "name": "Božena Jirků Czech journalist and editor, executive director of Charter 77 Foundation dead at age 78",
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            "name": "Desmond Barrit Actor dead at age 81",
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            "description": "Desmond Barrit, British actor best known for his stage work, died on March 21, 2026, aged 81. Born Desmond Brown in Morriston, near Swansea, Wales, on October 19, 1944, he worked as an actor from 1979 to 2021. His screen roles included Humpty Dumpty in Alice through the Looking Glass (1998). He also appeared in stage productions including Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2003, playing Shylock, and The History Boys at Wyndham's Theatre in 2007, as Hector.",
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            "name": "Timeline of the 2026 Iran war Iranian Basij Shiraz commander, airstrike dies",
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