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@ponderable said
Flaco, the owl, which had a thread here recently: Thread 198496
yup, that was my thread, I am somewhat hurt over the loss of Flaco.

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Aaron Bushnell, 25, of San Antonio, Texas.

A US airman has tragically died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68405119#

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yup. Bushnell said he was not going to support genocide. good man

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@earl-of-trumps said
yup. Bushnell said he was not going to support genocide. good man
What a dreadful way to end a life. His family will never get over it. I’d be destroyed if one of my sons did that. He must have had some serious mental health issues, poor soul.

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Dave Myers, one half of TV cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66.

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@drewnogal said
Dave Myers, one half of TV cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66.
Shame they always made me smile although I did think Si King was the funniest.

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@drewnogal said
Dave Myers, one half of TV cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66.
That's sad to hear.

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Brian Mulroney, 18th PM of Canada, aged 84.

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@great-big-stees said
Brian Mulroney, 18th PM of Canada, aged 84.
May have been the Best PM of our time.

May he R.I.P.

-VR

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Iris Apfel, US fashion guru, aged 102.

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@earl-of-trumps said
yup, that was my thread, I am somewhat hurt over the loss of Flaco.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/central-park-memorial-service-for-flaco-the-owl-draws-huge-crowd/ar-BB1jhcFi

Central Park memorial service for Flaco the owl draws huge crowd

loved by thousands of people at the memorial service

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“Canada's first lady of jazz” Eleanor Collins has reportedly died at the age of 104. The Edmonton-born Collins began performing in the 1930s on television and radio shows across the country and has worked with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Oscar Peterson.18 hours ago

-VR

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@very-rusty said
“Canada's first lady of jazz” Eleanor Collins has reportedly died at the age of 104. The Edmonton-born Collins began performing in the 1930s on television and radio shows across the country and has worked with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Oscar Peterson.18 hours ago

-VR
I have to admit, that the name didn't ring a bell, but I have heard some of her songs and she was a great singer.

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@earl-of-trumps said
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/central-park-memorial-service-for-flaco-the-owl-draws-huge-crowd/ar-BB1jhcFi

Central Park memorial service for Flaco the owl draws huge crowd

loved by thousands of people at the memorial service
Aw poor creature, they are such beautiful birds with those big eyes. I passed a dead tawny owl this morning that had got hit at the roadside. I always feel a little bit sad to see dead wildlife yet never batted an eyelid when I was young.

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