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            "name": "Yangling Dorje Chinese politician, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPCC dead at age 95",
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            "name": "Michail Belchev Bulgarian singer and poet dead at age 79",
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            "name": "Gabriel Rosenstock public figure dead at age 76",
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            "name": "Yataro Tsuda Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors dead at age 73",
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            "name": "Seán Barrett Irish politician, TD, minister of education and twice of defence dead at age 81",
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            "name": "Álvaro Cassuto Portuguese composer and conductor dead at age 87",
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            "name": "Vladislav Galgonek Czech photographer dead at age 79",
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            "name": "Blondy American rapper and songwriter dead at age 66",
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        {
            "name": "Nijaz Gracić Bosnian entrepreneur and football executive, chairman of FK Olimpik dead at age 68",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
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        {
            "name": "Yalçın Küçük Turkish socialist writer, economist and historian dead at age 87",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
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            "age": 87,
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            "name": "Nick Pope British journalist and television personality, esophageal cancer dead at age 61",
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            "age": 61,
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