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            "name": "Mal Anderson public figure dead at age 91",
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            "name": "Dovid Shmidel Israeli rabbi, chairman of Asra Kadisha dead at age 92",
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            "description": "David Lee, an American football player who was a punter for the Baltimore Colts, died on May 11, 2026, at age 82. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in Minden, Lee played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs before joining the Colts in 1966. He remained with the team through 1978 and was part of its 1968 NFL Championship team and Super Bowl V-winning squad.",
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            "name": "Vasile Zgardan Moldovan actor dies",
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            "name": "José Adriano Gago Vitorino dead at age 80, Portuguese politician, MP, secretary of state for emigration and the Portuguese communities",
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            "name": "Alexx Ekubo dead at age 40, Nigerian actor, kidney cancer",
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            "name": "Jack Douglas dead at age 80, American record producer",
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