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Jan 05 • 4 months ago

Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87

Cheifet produced more than 400 episodes of TV tracing the rise of personal computing. ...

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Dec 17 • 5 months ago

Filmmaker Rob Reiner, wife, killed in horrific home attack

The Reiners' troubled 32-year-old son, Nick, has been arrested in conjunction with the killings. ...

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Nov 19 • 6 months ago

Celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman dies at age 62

The gaming community mourns a beloved mentor and LGBTQ+ advocate with a storied career. ...

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Oct 02 • 7 months ago

World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall dead at 91

Goodall's immersive studies of chimpanzees in Africa redefined what it means to be human. ...

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