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Top afghan cleric Qiyamuddin Kashaf dead at 75 from illness: https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/qiyamuddin-kashaf-afghanistans-top-cleric-has-died

Talented young BBC journalist Natasha Bateman dead at only 32: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-52756900 I like how in the local obit someone named "Mr. D. F. msc" is trying to find out what she died from: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18471049.worcester-university-graduate-landed-dream-job-bbc-dies-aged-32/ Apparently, he finds it out but gets nothing but harsh replies...

A second mysterious absense has now ended: https://www.foxnews.com/world/kim-jong-un-appearance-first-time-since-may-1-state-media

The culling of economists continues with italian economist and Harvard professor Alberto Alesina.... I quoted him in my thesis... he was an austerity fan after the financial crisis: https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2020/05/24/news/morto_alberto_alesina-257495821/

IKEA asks its customers not to masturbate in their stores: https://10daily.com.au/news/world/a200512nwlho/ikea-asks-customers-not-to-masturbate-in-its-stores-20200513?fbclid=IwAR1MZR1ZjsuOV92wMF_8dzaNQ0T6fGz35SnM5LFBWL-M7xzFTvWSKQt1Vt8

I just trimmed someone's neck hair. I had the machine already on my scalp, but didn't go through with it. Well, those two more weeks I could still manage.

What is lailasnews? That obituary looks less than serious. Edit: Well, the media outfit is clickbait, but the tweets seem real.

Emergency surgery went well, in spite of his heart problems: https://m.bild.de/sport/fussball/fussball/uwe-seeler-not-operation-nach-schwerem-sturz-gut-verlaufen-70813098.bildMobile.html

Killer Tim Brooks was recently introduced into some Hall of Fame. They say he only hang on for this, so maybe it goes down quickly from here. He looks okay for 2-3 more weeks though: http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2020/05/17/22807062.html

Trio hit for Mr. Tierney, Cpt Chorizo and me with Jerry Sloan.

Yeke Yeke is a great track, RIP!

German national player Gerhard Strack has suddenly died at 64: https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/gerhard-strack-ist-im-alter-von-64-jahren-ueberraschend-verstorben-a-7858319a-e65b-4b79-bffd-576409dca505 Double-winner in 1978 but missed out on national glory except for 10 inconsequential caps.

Ah sad. But he is probably due. I've been wondering about him for a while.

The Chechnya militia leader Ramzan Kadyrov might have the virus, as he is being flown to Moscow: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/21/head-of-chechen-republic-hospitalised-with-suspected-covid-19

The Queen has an affair with the Captain? I can believe it!

Rachel Zoll with positive scan results: https://www.getreligion.org/getreligion/2020/5/15/plug-in-offers-good-news-mri-shows-no-new-brain-tumor-growth-for-aps-rachel-zoll

Yoo Sang-Chul looking okay during treatment: I do wonder if there has been some progress in pancreatic cancer treatment, because with the exception of Frankie Banali all our popular picks seem to be stable. My Reid vs Trebek vs Lewis thread hasn't made any progress. Pat Smullen is doing okay, too.

The last batch of tweets has been especially deranged:

True. In terms of intensity, Italy, Spain, the UK and France (and Belgium) were doing worse. And the other population rich countries, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria they don't diagnose as well.

Oh Miracle Aligner! You like Snooker and care about moderator stuff. Now if you also start talking about Eastenders, I will have to marry you.

So Brazil joined the USA in that elusive club of +1000 daily deaths.

First the Holocaust, and now this!

Theoldlady. The committee needs some Old Testament fury.

Well done Joey. I kind of assumed he would be relegated to local celebrity status. He never seriously crossed my mind in Alt Obits. (but was at least in orbit for the DDP)

Thanks for sharing! So at least 92 year old men can still arise.