Tony Nicklinson, the man with “locked-in syndrome” who was denied the right to die, finally died in his sleep on Wednesday morning. Britain’s High Court denied Nicklinson’s “right to die” request several days ago. The locked-in syndrome sufferer was fully conscious, but was immobile since 2005. He passed away from natural causes this morning. He [...]
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Despite several media reports indicating that Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak was “clinically dead” after multiple strokes, one of his lawyers says that he’s “clinging to life.” It seems he’s only mostly dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. Mubarak, 84, has apparently suffered numerous strokes and heart failure. He was moved late Tuesday to a [...]
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Oh no! It can’t be! Eduard Khil, the Russian singer whose wordless song sparked the internet’s “Trololo” meme, has died at the age of 77. Khil was hospitalized last last month after suffering a stroke and was believed to have suffered brain damage. He died this morning at a hospital in St. Petersburg. Mr. Trololo‘s [...]
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Think inhaling helium is all fun and games? Better think again. A 14-year-old Oregon teenager is dead after inhaling helium at a party. Ashley Long went to a party and was pressured into inhaling helium from a tank in order to make her voice sound funny. She passed out and later died at a hospital. [...]
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Don’t look now, but all that diet soda might just be killing you. A new study shows that people who drink diet soda daily may have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke. It’s important to now, however, that although the researchers, whose work appeared in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that [...]
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Dimitra Arliss, the woman who portrayed a hired killer along with Robert Redford and Paul Newman in the movie “The Sting”, has died of complications from a stroke. She was 79 years old. Jaime Larkin, a spokesperson for the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital, says Arliss died January 26 at the Woodland Hills facility [...]
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Here are your top stories for this Wednesday, January 25, 2012: – Mitt Romney releases tax records – Illinois Senator recovering from stroke – Race to save beached whales in New Zealand – Oscar nominations are released
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Comedian Patrice O’Neal, 41, who helped roast actor Charlie Sheen in September, died yesterday of complications from a stroke he suffered last month. He died at a hospital in New York, according to his manager Jonathan Brandstein. O’Neal grew up in Boston and kicked off his career in stand-up comedy there. He appeared on late-night [...]
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