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Woman dies at 68 so she doesn't have to vote for either Trump or Clinton: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/richmond-obituary-trump-clinton

Thanks for the research. I quickly believed that Angela Sykes/Ashworth was a bad pick, but I had obit hopes for Helen Hutchinson (TWO daily mail articles!!!). I also believe that my pick Andy Haworth (a "Christmas dad") died a while ago without notice.

Mark Lane, lawyer and JFK conspiracy theorist known for coining the term "grassy knoll" has died at 89: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/05/13/notorious-jfk-conspiracy-theorist-has-died.html

I wonder what it feels like to be Emma Morano now. Does she think "Yes! I'm Nr. 1!" or does she think "Well, I'm next." or maybe she thinks "lrlrrllgllerrlrlrllrlr" because of her age.

If you want a real classic, try; The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, by Henry Fielding. Thanks, I might actually try it some day. As a non-native english speaker, my reading of english classics barely touches the surface. Shakespeare, yes, Dickens, the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen and Ernest Hemingway and the like, but not much beyond, as of now. So I've found The History of Tom Jones at a flea market last week. Unfortunately, it's a german translation, not the original english. I hope it doesn't ruin the experience. I finished Robinson Crusoe fairly quickly. I really liked it, though it's maybe a bit too much on the "White man rules the earth" side. Next up was Pride and Prejucide. I'm surprised by how much I like it. Oh, Mr. Darcy! I wonder if it ends like that one episode of The Simpsons about Lisa's failed marriage because her husband cannot deal with her family. I'm on the final 50 pages.

Manohar Aich, Mister Universe in 1952 and still training at 102: http://imgur.com/gkfswO4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manohar_Aich

She's raising awareness of lung cancer: http://www.foxla.com/good-day/good-day-la-celebrity-interviews/139565380-story

I did not expect this thread to become some sort of Jewlapalooza.

I admire her though. She knows the end is coming quickly, she has seen it a thousand times.

This message from his facebook page Update from Bobby Rydell's facebook page "I recently underwent a double organ transplant (kidney & liver) after a long battle. My life donor saved many lives, myself being just one. I am alive today because of the value one grieving family placed on life. My hearts go out to them. My doctors tell me I am doing extraordinarily well and I expect to have a full recovery. I hope to be back on stage as soon as the Doctors say I can, you all know me…that’s my home. Many of you have said prayers and sent messages of support over this difficult time for us and I thank you from the bottom of my heart, it meant everything to me. Bobby Rydell" I thought this report on Bobby Rydell (has an autobiograpy coming out) was interesting. He was a hardcore alcoholic for 20 years. http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20160508_Talking_about_his_new_autobiography_with.html

Looks to me as if the press here is using their pre-written obituaries as a birthday note.

She's as much pregnant as she has cancer.

I like the idea, but wow, these categories are tough.

Socialite and heiress of the DuPont estate Lisa Moseley dead at 87: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3571685/Scandalous-DuPont-heiress-dies-aged-87-18-years-gardener-turned-husband-paid-Las-Vegas-murder-son-s-drug-addled-prostitute-girlfriend.html Apart from being recently embroiled in a corruption scandal, she is also known for the story of how her third husband hired hitmen to kill her son's prostitute girlfriend. Much more family gossip of the overly rich inside the article.

My pick Fernando Soto Aparicio died on May 2nd: http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=13003&ArticleId=2411266

I picked Craig Lyons who made the news because he sued Thomas Cook for a missed 'last holiday' and won. Now he makes global news again, because his wife shaves her head for him... in support... http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bride-shaves-head-on-wedding-day-in-tribute-to-terminally-ill-husband/ I guess they're milking it for all it's worth...

It's still very possible that another death will eventually appear under November 6. French basketball player Jacques Perrier died in June, but the Deaths in June 2015 page was edited to reflect it 6 days ago. You were right.A 7th death appeared since the last time I checked (March?). Some fataility must have taken about half a year to get noticed.

The first of May only has 4 notable deaths so far. It's a contender for a record.

Alice Barker, the centennarian former Harlem Renaissance dancer who I picked in the Deathrace, died a month ago: http://www.alicebarkernotbaker.com/updates/ In spite of making pretty much every news outlet on this planet a year ago, she did not obit anywhere...

I never heard of this guy and no one ever talked about him....and he has SEVEN hits?!???? My death radar is fucked all to hell. SC Curiously, the Daily Mail ran this AP piece on the whereabouts of New York State's most famous corrupt politicians just hours before or possibly during Thomas Libous' death: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3571562/A-look-past-NY-state-lawmakers-convicted-corruption.html That article could be updated soon. I think Libous is also likely to get an indirect obit, once the AP covers another NY State corruption trial.

A Shameless pick. Will there be an obit tomorrow? I would think so, because the Daily Mail was ON THE CASE, but if not, the prospects of Shameless are almost at an end, I would say. Jordan Lotter gets an indirect obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3564031/I-ll-soon-Cancer-patient-s-heartbreaking-promise-best-friend-died-disease-aged-just-19.html And you get a name for your lists. And this also means that the theme team score record gets broken by Shameless, just a couple of days after the main competition broke the score record.

Colombian writer Fernando Soto Aparicio dead at 82: http://caracol.com.co/radio/2016/05/02/nacional/1462200667_938946.html(link in spanish) Not really an international giant, but I post it here to remind myself that I picked him in Hare's Deadpool.

Guardian obit: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/may/03/marisol-dies-pop-art-scupture-andy-warhol-gloria-steinem

Leading Irish painter Basil Blackshaw dead at 84: http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/leading-artist-basil-blackshaw-died-11274201

Fuck it, why was that article so high on my google news page? In fact, google news shows the article with a 25th of April, 2016 date, at least to me... Tricky...