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Missouri delegate Phyllis Schlafly watches during the second day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, on July 19.

Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly Dies At 92

The political activist's fierce opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment is widely credited with its failure to be ratified. Schlafly long championed conservative causes and founded the Eagle Forum.

Jerry Heller, seen here at a 2005 event in Hollywood, Calif., has died at age 75, according to multiple reports.

Jerry Heller, Music Mogul Who Worked With N.W.A, Dies At 75

A native of Shaker Heights in Cleveland, Ohio, Jerry Heller worked with rock stars as an agent, promoter and manager before meeting a young rapper named Eazy-E.

Luna, a German shepherd-husky mix, survived in the wild for five weeks after swimming 2 miles to shore when she fell off her owner's fishing boat.

Lost At Sea And Feared Dead, Dog Found On Island After 5 Weeks

A 1-year-old, blue-eyed German shepherd mix named Luna fell off a fishing boat, swam to shore and survived on mice. She was found near a U.S. naval facility on an island off California.

Employees load a body into a van after heavily-armed gunmen opened fire in the Ivory Coast resort town of Grand-Bassam, leaving bodies strewn on the beach, killing more than a dozen people. The assailants, who were "heavily armed and wearing balaclavas, fired at guests at the L'Etoile du Sud, a large hotel which was full of expats in the current heatwave," a witness told AFP.

Gunmen Assault Tourist Hotels In Ivory Coast, Killing At Least 14

The attack on a beach resort popular with Westerners has been claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, according to SITE. The six gunmen have been killed, Ivory Coast's president says.

The Spencer Davis Group in 1966: Pete York (from left), Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood and Steve Winwood. Davis died Monday at the age of 81.

'Gimme Some Lovin' ' Bandleader Spencer Davis Dead at 81

The Welsh multi-instrumentalist helped take his self-named band to the Top 10 in the U.S. and the U.K. in the mid-1960s and launched the career of Steve Winwood.

Magician James Randi used his skill as an illusionist to debunk quacks and fakers.

'Amazing' Escape Artist, Magician, And Skeptic James Randi Dead At 92

The MacArthur grant-winning magician performed amazing escape acts and magic tricks to disprove the paranormal and, along the way, inspired numerous younger performers including Penn & Teller.

Pastors To Keep Peace At Cleveland Area Polls Election Day

Many are concerned there will be tension at polling places on Election Day, with the possibility of long lines, disagreements over politics or COVID-19 masks, and President Donald Trump's calls for his supporters to "watch" the polls. That’s why some faith leaders will also be out at the polls in Cuyahoga County, and across Ohio, Tuesday to help keep the peace. There will be about 22 volunteers in Cuyahoga County on Tuesday, primarily religious leaders and social workers.

A man wearing a mask at an Election Day rally at the Graham Civic Center polling site in Graham, N.C.

Lawsuits Filed After Police Use Pepper Spray At North Carolina March To The Polls

Two lawsuits prepared by civil rights groups on behalf of marchers in last weekend's rally in Alamance County allege voter intimidation by law enforcement.

A view of Mobile, Alabama's Ladd-Peebles Stadium, where nine people were shot at a high school football game Friday night.

Shooting At High School Football Game Injures Multiple Teens In Mobile, Alabama

Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the shooting. Authorities have not categorized any of the injuries as life-threatening.

Police stand near a cordon at Manchester Victoria Station on Tuesday after an attack on New Year's Eve sent three people to the hospital with knife injuries.

Police Treating Stabbing Of 3 At U.K. Train Station As Terrorism

On New Year's Eve, a man with a knife was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three people were stabbed at a busy railway station in Manchester, England.

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