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Indiana State Fair Concert Stage Collapses, Killing Five [VIDEO]
Thousands of people were gathered at an outdoor stage at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday night when high winds from a storm caused the stage rigging to collapse, killing five and injuring at least 40 others, multiple outlets report.
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Annette Charles, Cha Cha From ‘Grease,’ Dead at 63
Annette Charles, who played Sandy Olson’s dancing rival Cha Cha DiGregorio in the 1978 movie-musical ‘Grease,’ died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 63.
Charles, who was initially hospitalized for pneumonia, died from complications from cancer, her rep confirmed to TMZ.
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Bubba Smith, ‘Police Academy’ and NFL Star, Dead at 66
Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith, who was a feared defense end for the Baltimore Colts and found a Hollywood career in retirement, was found dead at his home on Wednesday. He was 66. The cause of death has not yet been announced.
Perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Moses Hightower in the ‘Police Academy’ film series, the 6-foot-7 Smith was the number one overall pick in the 1967 National Football League draft and played nine seasons in the NFL.
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South African Man Wakes Up After 21 Hours in a Morgue Fridge
Almost a full day after his family had him shipped off to the morgue, Sizwe Kupelo awoke trapped inside of a locked morgue fridge.
Confused, the 80-year old South African man, whose family believed that he had died of an asthma attack, began to shout.
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Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead
Multiple sources are reporting singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead at her home in London at about 4 pm London time.
A press release from the Metropolitan Police in London states:
“Police were called by
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Sherwood Schwartz, Creator of ‘The Brady Bunch’ and ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ Dead at 94
Sherwood Schwartz, the man who created or contributed to several iconic television shows, died Tuesday at 4AM of natural causes. He was 94.
Schwartz worked in radio for Bob Hope before transitioning to television, where he won a 1961 Emmy as part of the writing team for 'The Red Skelton Show.' He also worked on series such as 'My Favorite Martian' and 'Harper Valley PTA.'
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Betty Ford, Former First Lady, Dies at 93
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Casey Anthony Offered $1 Million to Appear on ‘Jerry Springer’
The first big money media offer to Casey Anthony has come in.
Anthony, who was acquitted of murdering her two-year old daughter in perhaps the highest profile criminal case since the OJ Simpson murder trial, will get one million dollars if she appears on the 'Jerry Springer Show,' according to Radar Online.
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Fan Dies at Texas Rangers Game While Trying to Catch Ball
A man died at the Oakland A's-Texas Rangers game Thursday night in Arlington, Texas when he fell 20 feet over the left field wall while trying to catch a ball.
The victim, identified as Shannon Stone, had reached over a rail to grab a foul ball thrown into the stands by Rangers' star Josh Hamilton in the second inning. Stone, who was in the lower level with his son, tumbled into an area behind a wall near a scoreboard.