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Joe Redner, the ‘Strip Club King’ of Tampa, Has Died

27 octobre 2026 à 05:02
More than just the owner of an adult venue, Joe Redner was a political gadfly and fierce advocate for free speech and gay rights. He was 86.

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Joe Redner at his Mons Venus club in 2019. During his 50-year career in adult entertainment, Mr. Redner owned multiple strip clubs in and around Tampa, Fla.

Richard Riehle, Prolific Actor Who Appeared in ‘Office Space,’ Dies at 78

20 octobre 2026 à 16:32
Mr. Riehle, best remembered for playing an anxious character with “people skills,” built a career in theater, TV and film that lasted more than half a century.

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Richard Riehle, seen at a premiere in Hollywood in 2011. His character’s workplace anxiety and reliance on “people skills” made him one of the most memorable characters in the film “Office Space.”

Cecily Gemmell, Winston Churchill’s Last Surviving Secretary, Has Died

8 octobre 2026 à 16:11
Starting with the British leader at age 18, she traveled the world with him. “I was terrified of him,” she later recalled.

Margaret Papandreou, American-Born First Lady of Greece, Dies at 102

8 octobre 2026 à 14:53
The wife of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou, she led reforms in the 1980s that helped legalize abortion and end other legal and social restrictions on women.

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Margaret Papandreou in 1986. “The women’s movement is a political movement,” she once said. “It is a social revolution.”

Nana Patekar, Indian Actor Who Embodied the Everyman, Dies at 75

8 octobre 2026 à 12:18
He brought the intensity of the stage to the screen and was praised for his craft and philanthropy. He was also accused of sexual harassment.

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Nana Patekar in 2023. He was a theater actor who brought intensity and coarse baritone to the screen.

‘Maricarmen,’ Whose Eviction Enraged Spaniards, Dies at 87

8 octobre 2026 à 02:37
María del Carmen Abascal, aged and ailing, became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis when she was evicted two weeks ago, prompting mass protests and triggering national elections.

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María del Carmen Abascal packs a bag with her belongings in Madrid last month.

Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98

6 octobre 2026 à 09:55
The Senegalese writer was lauded as one of the founding fathers of African literature who subtly captured the shock of colonization from the perspective of the continent’s people.

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Cheikh Hamidou Kane in 2011. Mr. Kane subtly captured the shock of colonization from the perspective of the African people.
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