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Kevin Conroy, the iconic voice of Batman, has died Kevin Conroy, the voice actor who was the Batman for a generation, passed away at the age of 66, The Verge has confirmed. In an email seen by The Verge, DC public relations wrote, “It is with profound sadness that I send this to you today. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/23453374/kevin-conroy-batman-died

The first member of Congress has died from COVID-19 Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX) has died after two weeks in the hospital with COVID-19, his office announced today. Wright was the first sitting member of Congress to die from the disease. Wright was 67 years old and had a number of comorbidities. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/8/22272521/ron-wright-dies-covid-texas-gop-congress

Sean Connery, star of the James Bond films, dies at 90 Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who brought James Bond to the silver screen as part of a four-decade career, has died at 90, the BBC reported. Connery played Ian Fleming’s 007 spy in seven films, starting with Dr. No in 1962, a role he got without taking a screen test, according to Variety. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/31/21543223/sean-connery-james-bond-dies

Chuck Peddle, one of the most important engineers of the early home computing era, has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 82. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/25/chuck-peddle-cpu-pioneer-dies/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D2983%252C1985%252C0%252C622%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1065%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-12%252F40d18670-2694-11ea-be6b-8c01f42a09f9%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D5a392e5741cc3b17a4697497b18b43ef49c9fae1&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=5ceb7627bbe1ed1d95e9c6137eadb16caa209daa

" We often talk about whether human beings can survive a cataclysmic space event, such as a large asteroid hitting the Earth. But even if we're wiped out, other life will go on. Scientists have discovered that the tardigrade, also called the water bear, is the world's most indestructible living species. " ...  http://buff.ly/2telPU9 via Buffer

Carrie Fisher Dies at 60 https://t.co/2ecmJP73vS What a very sad week.  — Mike (@mikezmac) December 27, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/mikezmac