Soul musician Luther Vandross dies at age 54

Saturday, July 2, 2005 Musician Luther Vandross died at 1:47 pm Eastern time Friday, at a hospital in Edison, New Jersey, likely from complications related to a 2003 stroke. He was the winner of numerous Grammy Awards. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Soul_musician_Luther_Vandross_dies_at_age_54&oldid=439470”

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Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 According to NATO, one of its service members has died from a bomb attack at an army base in southern Afghanistan. In addition, an Afghan soldier reportedly died and the blast left three others injured. The International Security Assistance Force released a statement yesterday, saying that “[the soldier] died today following […]

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FBI begins widespread financial probe of 26 firms

Thursday, September 25, 2008 The FBI is investigating 26 firms and 1,400 individuals involved in the US financial crisis for fraud and “sub-prime lending practices”. Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae and AIG are among the firms being scrutinized after recently receiving federal bailouts. Investigators, who are cooperating with the IRS, Postal Office, and other […]

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Several businesses catch fire in Queens, New York

Monday, November 3, 2008 Sunday, a fire rushed through seven businesses at the Whitestone Shopping Center in Whitestone, Queens, New York, near the Cross Island Parkway in New York City. The fire started at around 1:00 AM EST (UTC-5) on November 2, 2008 in a diner known as Lollipops. According to local sources, Lollipops was […]

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US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This […]

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