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As the death-obsessed young man Harold Chasen in the 1971 countercultural romcom Harold and Maude, the actor Bud Cort, who has died aged 77 of complications from pneumonia, set the mould for mordant bedroom iconoclasts in successive generations of indie films, from Rushmore to Ghost World to Submarine. The film, directed by Hal Ashby, was …
Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, tragically died of cancer Tuesday at age 35, the JFK Library Foundation announced. “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts,” the foundation posted on its Instagram page, with the note signed by “George, Edwin and Josephine Moran, Ed, …
Russia's quiet HIV epidemic continues to swell, now with 1 out of every 25 men aged 15-50 infected. Authorities now suspect the rate is much worse considering the lack of tests. pic.twitter.com/q70MX9H8NK — SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre (@StratcomCentre) December 1, 2025 The number of people with HIV infection continues to grow in Russia: over the …
84% of women aged 18-29 voted for Mamdani… pic.twitter.com/XXhL94sDoM — Avery Daye (@AveryDaye) November 7, 2025
Hulk Hogan, WWE’s biggest legend, died at 71 after suffering cardiac arrest in Clearwater, Florida (Yahoo). His larger-than-life persona defined wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s. Hogan won six WWE Championships, headlined WrestleMania events, and became a cultural icon beyond the ring (AP News). Despite health struggles including chronic neck and back pain, Hogan remained …