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A.K. Bose, an Indian politician and three-time lawmaker represented the Thiruparankundram assembly constituency, has died. He was 69. https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/aiadmk-legislator-ak-bose-from-thiruparankundram-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-in-tamil-nadus-madurai-1893818

Retail store chain Brookstone, known for massage chairs, files for bankruptcy a second time and will close 100 mall outlets while hoping to sell its remaining assets. https://www.npr.org/2018/08/02/635021251/brookstone-files-for-bankruptcy-plans-to-close-mall-stores

Shirley Wharton, the mother of Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil, has died. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vince-neils-mother-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/

Rick Genest, aka Zombie Boy, a Canadian model who appeared in the Lady Gaga video 'Born This Way' and who was known for his extensive tattoos, including over much of his head & face, has died. He was 32. Genest committed suicide and reportedly suffered from mental health issues. http://www.iheartradio.ca/news/canadian-model-featured-in-lady-gaga-video-dies-at-32-1.4820326

Johnny McFerren, a former four term Louisiana state Representative for District 7, has died. He was 84. https://www.ktbs.com/news/former-state-rep-johnny-mcferren-has-died/article_0d36e7d8-968a-11e8-9c9c-fb9ead4fef17.html

Winston Ntshona, a South African playwright and actor who won a 1975 Tony Award for 'Best Actor in a Play'. Has died. He was 76. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/winston-ntshona-dead-south-african-actor-a-dry-white-season-dies-at-76-1131644

He was 70. As to your second point, that might seem to needlessly complicate what is, essentially, a fun thread. Makes no difference to me. Was directed here a couple of times for Scrabble-esque postings elsewhere.

Icelandic politician and human rights activist Ussarkak Kujaukitsok has died. Scrabble point value: 46

Michael A. Sheehan, an author, military counterterrorism expert and the current Distinguished Chair at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, has died. He was 63. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/michael-a-sheehan-counterterrorism-expert-who-warned-of-bin-laden-dies-at-63/2018/08/01/5497830c-959b-11e8-810c-5fa705927d54_story.html?utm_term=.f7009274428f

Author & film critic Leonard Maltin follows in Alan Alda's footsteps and announces he was diagnosed with Parkinson's nearly four years ago.

Coroner rules Bell died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/38788723/coroner-radio-host-art-bell-died-of-drug-intoxication

Evelyn Margaret Waddell, who under the pen name 'Lyn Cook' wrote nearly two dozen children's books over more than half a century, has died. She was 100. http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20180717.93404286/BDAStory/BDA/deaths

Betty Schoenbaum, a prolific philanthropist and widow of Shoney’s restaurant chain’s founder Alex Schoenbaum, has died. She was 100. Among other philanthropic endeavours, in 2002, Betty Schoenbaum pledged $2.5 million to Ohio State to create an early childhood development center. https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/schoenbaum-philanthropist-heir-to-shoney-s-fortune-dead-at/article_4a9874f1-df82-5ee7-a939-114863ae1eb0.html

Robert J. Stewart, the president & CFO of Ark Restaurants Corp., a 35 year old business that owns and operates restaurants, bars, fast food concepts & catering operations across the United States, has died. He was 61. http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2018/07/30/ark-restaurants-corp-reports-the-passing-of-robert-j-stewart-the-companys-presi

Dr. Paul Walfish, a Canadian endocrinologist and pioneering doctor in thyroid cancer treatment who worked at Mount Sinai hospital in Toronto for more than 50 years, has died. He was 83. https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/he-changed-medicine-canadian-pioneer-of-thyroid-cancer-treatment-dies-at-83

Mary Jane McCaffree Monroe, former social secretary to Mamie Eisenhower, died on July 23. She was 106. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/obituaries/mary-jane-mccaffree-monroe-protocol-authority-dies-at-106.html

Kazuko Komatsu, CEO of Pacific Western Brewing Company, Canada’s largest independently owned brewery, has died. She was 70. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kazuko-komatsu-bc-beer-pioneer-dead-1.4768216

Jose Apolinario 'Jun' Lozada, Jr., a former Philippines ambassador to the Holy See, Austria and Palau, has died. https://www.rappler.com/nation/208521-ambassador-jose-apolinario-lozada-jr-dies

Alun Howkins, a University of Sussex Professor Emeritus in Social History, author of several books on agriculture & rural England and an on-air contributor to the 2009 TV mini-series documentary 'Mud Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture', has died. He was 70. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/45473

Tollywood producer K. Raghava, owner of Prathap Arts Productions, dies at age 105. http://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/62259/top-producer-dies-at-105.html More information on Tollywood's 100+ year existence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_cinema

Michael P. DeLong, a retired Marine Lieutenant General and former deputy commander of U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, has died. He was 73. http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/macdill/Epilogue-Michael-DeLong-retired-Marine-three-star-and-former-CentCom-deputy-commander-has-died_170458088

Edit: obit https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/tributes-pour-in-for-the-late-christopher-gibbs

Freda Black, a prosecutor in the Michael Peterson murder trial who was featured in the 2004 French television miniseries 'the Staircase', documenting that legal proceeding and for which a subsequent Netflix series was created, has died. She was 57. https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/article215756240.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Staircase

Jessica Vogel, a contestant on season 12 of 'Hell's Kitchen' has died. She was 34. Vogel reportedly had been in and out of several hospitals for more than a year with cirrhosis of the liver. https://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/north-jersey-celebrity-chef-jessica-vogel-reported-dead/740344/

Sam Mehran, of the 2000s dance punk band Test Icicles who later went on to record as Outer Limits Records and Matrix Metals, has died. He was 31. http://www.thefader.com/2018/07/30/sam-mehran-test-icicles-outer-limits-recordings-death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Icicles