Remembrances

Mourners From Far And Wide Honor Muhammad Ali At Muslim Prayer Service

11:23am June 10, 2016

by Tara Anderson

A Muslim prayer service to honor the life of Muhammad Ali was held on Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky — in the same building where he won his final hometown fight in 1961.

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Actors Theresa Saldana and Joe Pesci in the 1980 film Raging Bull. Saldana died at the age of 61.

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Actress, Victims Advocate Theresa Saldana Dies At 61

5:06pm June 08, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

Saldana was in films such as Raging Bull. In 1982, she was stabbed 10 times by an obsessed fan. She survived the attack and later helped start support groups for other victims of violent crimes.

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Relatives carry the coffin of Afghan journalist Zabihullah Tamanna ahead of funeral prayers Tuesday in Kabul. Tamanna, a 38-year-old father of three killed alongside NPR photographer David Gilkey in a Taliban ambush in southern Helmand province, is seen a

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Afghan Journalist Zabihullah Tamanna Laid To Rest In Kabul

1:43pm June 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Tamanna died on Sunday, along with NPR photojournalist David Gilkey, when the Afghan convoy they were traveling in was attacked by Taliban fighters.

Kimbo Slice signs autographs at the UFC 100 Expo in Las Vegas in 2009. Slice died suddenly Monday at the age of 42.

Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Kimbo Slice Dies At 42

1:21pm June 07, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Slice parlayed videos of his street fights into a career as an MMA fighter. He reportedly died Monday at a Florida hospital of as-yet-undisclosed causes.

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NPR Photojournalist David Gilkey Is Remembered By Colleagues

7:17pm June 06, 2016

David Gilkey, an NPR photojournalist who chronicled pain and beauty in war and conflict, was killed in Afghanistan along with NPR's Afghan interpreter and fellow journalist Zabihullah Tamanna.

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Remembering NPR Photojournalist David Gilkey

7:10pm June 06, 2016

NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed Sunday along with NPR's Afghan interpreter, journalist Zabihullah Tamanna, while the two were on assignment in southern Afghanistan.

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Young boys wave smoldering tin cans at cars in Kabul, Afghanistan. The smoke from the seeds inside the cans is believed to ward off evil.

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'He Had A Great Eye For A Story'

6:13pm June 06, 2016

by Philip Reeves

NPR's Philip Reeves remembers Zabihullah Tamanna, a brave Afghan journalist who brought compassion to his work. Tamanna was killed along with NPR photojournalist David Gilkey in Afghanistan on Sunday.

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David Gilkey Was 'An Incredibly Thoughtful' Photographer In The Midst Of Plight

6:08pm June 06, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

NPR's Jason Beaubien remembers NPR photographer David Gilkey who was killed Sunday in Afghanistan.

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British Playwright Peter Shaffer, Who Wrote 'Equus,' Dies At 90

6:08pm June 06, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Playwright Peter Shaffer has died. He was best known for Equus and Amadeus, both of which became movies.

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Sports

Muhammed Ali Vs. Sonny Liston: The 'Worst Mess In History Of Sports'

4:26pm June 06, 2016

In remembrance of Muhammed Ali, NPR looks back at Robert Siegel's conversation with filmmaker Gary Robinov, director of Raising Ali, about the 50th anniversary of the heavyweight boxing match between Ali and Sonny Liston in Lewiston, Maine. This story originally aired on May 22, 2015, on All Things Considered.

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