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Philip "P.J." Thomas was a captain and harbor pilot who along with his three children died when Hurricane Dorian roared through Grand Bahama island on Sept. 1.

World News

Friends Remember One Of Dorian's Victims On Grand Bahama

8:05pm September 12, 2019

by Greg Allen

P.J. Thomas was an experienced boat captain and harbor pilot who guided some of the world's largest cruise ships to the dock. During the hurricane, he died saving his wife.

Singer, songwriter and visual artist Daniel Johnston performs in Austin, Texas, in 2005. Johnston died on Wednesday.

Music & Culture

Daniel Johnston, Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter, Dies At 58

9:48pm September 11, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The outsider musician struggled with mental health issues throughout his adult life but found devoted fans, including major rock stars. He was found dead at his Texas home this morning.

T. Boone Pickens founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments. He died Wednesday at age 91.

National

T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91

6:54pm September 11, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The legendary energy executive, whose name symbolized big oil, died Wednesday at age 91. He founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments.

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T. Boone Pickens, Legendary Texas Oilman Dies At 91

5:16pm September 11, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

Legendary Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens has died at the age of 91. Pickens was a pioneer in the energy industry, founded his own hedge fund and was an early activitst for shareholder rights. He was also a generous philanthropist.

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Photographer Robert Frank holds a camera in 1954. His photo book, The Americans, changed the way people saw photography and the way they saw the U.S. Frank died on Monday at the age of 94.

Arts

Influential Documentary Photographer Robert Frank Dies At 94

5:24pm September 10, 2019

by Andrew Limbong

In The Americans, a book of photos taken while road-tripping across the country in the 1950s, his portrait of the United States was dark, grainy and free from nostalgia. He died on Monday night.

Arts

Francisco Toledo, One Of Mexico's Most Celebrated Artists, Dies At 79

6:06pm September 06, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Francisco Toledo, the expressionist artist from Oaxaca, died Thursday. Toledo is famous for his vivid paintings reflecting the colors and animals of Oaxaca.

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Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's First President, Dies At 95

5:25pm September 06, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Zimbabwe's first president Robert Mugabe died Friday at 95. He was the only ruler the nation had known for nearly 30 years after taking power at independence from Britain in 1980.

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Robert Mugabe Dies At 95

5:07am September 06, 2019

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Robert Mugabe has died at 95. He led Zimbabwe from its independence from Britain in 1980 until 2017.

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Zimbabwe African National Union leader Robert Mugabe in Geneva, Switzerland, 1976. Others are unidentified.

World News

Robert Mugabe, Veteran President Of Zimbabwe, Dead At 95

2:40am September 06, 2019

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Mugabe led the nation formerly known as Rhodesia from its independence from Britain in 1980 until 2017. He was once seen as a hero, but his leadership grew increasingly authoritarian.

In her memoir, I, Rhoda, Harper (pictured here in 2013) writes that she was "determined to define [Rhoda's] style" and help soften her sharp edge.

Arts

Valerie Harper, Who Played Beloved TV Sidekick Rhoda, Dies At 80

11:06am August 31, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

Harper's Mary Tyler Moore Show character was the perfect foil for the sitcom's buttoned-up protagonist. "Rhoda had this wonderful quality of saying the unsayable," Harper told NPR in 2010.

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