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Alexei Leonov, world’s first spacewalker, dies – Spaceflight Now
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. Credit: Roscosmos Legendary cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space — an experience that almost killed him — and later the commander of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that docked with a NASA Apollo capsule, symbolizing a historic thaw in the Cold …
Alexei Leonov: First person to walk in space dies aged 85
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Leonov went into space twice, in 1965 and 1975 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who became the first person in history to spacewalk in 1965, has died aged 85. Tethered to a spaceship by a 4.8m (16ft) cable, the Russian floated above Earth for 12 minutes. “You just can’t comprehend …
Skelmersdale ‘murder’: Man dies after being set on fire when he answered his door
Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a man who died when he was set on fire after he answered his door. Robert Beattie, 48, fought for his life in hospital for weeks following the attack at his Skelmersdale home. Lancashire Police said they believe he was set alight on his own …
Woman in her 60s dies from vape-related illness, health officials say – Boston Herald
A Hampshire County woman in her 60s has died from a vape-related illness, state health officials announced today, becoming the first person in the state to die from from the growing health emergency. “The number of confirmed and probable cases of vaping-associated lung injury we’re seeing continues to escalate and today I was deeply saddened …
Driver dies trying to rescue passengers from submerged car; two others found dead
Police said an 18-year-old man died a hero while trying to rescue four passengers in a car that plunged off the banks of a Delaware canal on Sunday morning. He got one of the passengers safely to shore, but two others were later found dead, and a fourth was still missing Sunday night, police said. …
busbee, Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer, dies
“Our hearts are broken by the loss of our friend busbee,” WCM said in a statement posted to Twitter on Monday. The Californian songwriter and producer, whose name was Michael James Ryan, was known professionally as “busbee,” and worked with artists including Pink, Shakira, and Keith Urban, Variety magazine reported. “His generosity, spirituality and humor …
16-year-old driver in Thomson crash dies
McDUFFIE COUNTY, GA (WRDW/WAGT)– We are learning the 16-year-old driver in Thursday’s fatal Thomson car accident died early Friday morning.The McDuffie County deputy coroner confirms Bryson Dinger died at 2:17 a.m. due to his injuries from the crash. Dinger is now the third victim killed. The other two include his sister and brother, 12-year-old Bella …
Moped driver dies in Saluda County wreck with semitruck | Breaking
A person driving a moped was killed when their vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer in Saluda County, according to the state Highway Patrol. The wreck happened at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday along Norris Brooks Road between Ridge Spring and Monetta. A westbound 2018 Mack tractor-trailer was passing a moped along the rural, dirt road when the …
Carl Ruiz, celebrity chef, dies
“On behalf of the La Cubana family, with heavy hearts, we are deeply saddened to share the passing of our beloved Executive Chef Carl Ruiz,” La Cubana posted on its social media sites. “No words can fully express our sadness at the sudden loss of our dear friend and brother,” the post said. La Cubana …
Ben Ali: Tunisian autocrat ousted in Arab spring dies in exile | World news
The ousted Tunisian autocrat Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has died in exile in Saudi Arabia aged 83, days after a free presidential election in his homeland, his family lawyer has said. “Ben Ali just died in Saudi Arabia,” the lawyer, Mounir Ben Salha, told Reuters by phone. Ben Ali fled Tunisia in January 2011 as …
