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  • Don Imus Dies At 79
    Radio host Don Imus died Friday at 79. He was known for his biting take on politics and shock jock demeanor, including an infamous racist and sexist joke about the Rutgers women's basketball team.
  • Somalia Bombing Kills At Least 79
    A vehicle bomb exploded at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, killing at least 79 people.
  • Larry Smith with Hattie the Witch and Snarfie R. Dog at his home in 2008.
    Puppeteer Larry Smith Dies At 79
    Larry Smith, who entertained thousands of kids with his Hattie the Witch, Teaser the Mouse, Snarfie R. Dog and Nasty Ole Thing puppets, died Monday. He...
  • Tuba Virtuoso Howard Johnson Dies At 79
    Howard Johnson, an American jazz musician known for his mastery of tuba and baritone saxophone, has died at age 79. NPR remembers his life and legacy.
  • Country icon Merle Haggard died today, Wednesday April 6, 2016. It was his 79th birthday. He is pictured here, performing at Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival in 2010. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
    Country Icon Merle Haggard Dead At 79
    Country music icon Merle Haggard died today, his 79th birthday.
  • Street Photographer Jill Freedman Dies At 79
    Street photographer Jill Freedman died Wednesday at 79. She was known for embedding with New York City police and firefighters, traveling with the circus and documenting the Poor People's Campaign.
  • Charles Neville, performing in southeastern France in 2009. The famed New Orleans musician died April 27, 2018 at the age of 79.
    Charles Neville Of The Neville Brothers Dies At 79
    The second oldest brother of a musical dynasty, Charles Neville's saxophone carried New Orleans history in every note.
  • Country Superstar Merle Haggard Dies At 79
    Country music legend Merle Haggard died on Wednesday — his 79th birthday. He'd been fighting various health problems for a long time, but he kept on performing and releasing new albums.
  • Elections 2018: Ohio House District 79 Candidates
    Voters in the midterm elections Tuesday will consider a number of state races. In Clark County’s House District 79, two-term incumbent Kyle Koehler...
  • Merle Haggard, shown performing in 1985, was a country music fixture for 50 years. He died Wednesday, on his 79th birthday.
    Country Legend Merle Haggard Dies At 79
    Outlaw, "Okie from Muskogee," poet of working-class values and a fixture in country music for 50 years, Merle Haggard died Wednesday, April 6, his 79th birthday.
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