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Carol Sloane, graceful jazz singer for decades, dies at 85

In a 60-year recording career, Ms. Sloane said she would only sing "the most beautiful songs."

Former US representative John Jenrette, jailed in Abscam scandal, dies

Mr. Jenrette served three terms as a Democrat in the U.S. House, and while his crime and escapades received the most attention, he also was known for securing federal help for his mostly rural district.

Cruz Miguel Ortíz Cuadra, ‌face of Puerto Rican culinary history, dies at 67

Cruz Miguel Ortíz Cuadra, a food historian who as Puerto Rico’s leading gastronomy expert sought to define the island’s cuisine and educate the world about it, died March 8 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was 67.

Rafael Viñoly, architect who designed the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, dies at 78

Among convention center designs, “this may well be the best of its kind in the country,” Globe architecture critic Robert Campbell wrote.

Tejano musician Fito Olivares dies in Houston at 75
A noted saxophonist, Fito Olivares was known for songs that were wedding and quinceanera mainstays including the hit “Juana La Cubana."

Ann Summers lingerie chain boss Jacqueline Gold dies at 62
Under Jacqueline Gold, Ann Summers became a familiar feature of the British high street, with more than 80 stores nationwide.

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Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60

Often put in a suit or a crisp uniform during his career, Lance Reddick regularly played tall, taciturn, and elegant men of distinction.

Jim Mellen, an original member of the militant Weathermen, dies at 87

A Marxist former college professor and ideological firebrand, Jim Mellen in the 1960s became a founding member and philosophical leader of the Weathermen, the headline-grabbing brigade of far-left revolutionaries.

Jim Gordon, rock drummer convicted in mother’s killing, dies at 77

The drummer played with a who's who of rock and pop stars and, as a piano player, wrote the coda to the famed Eric Clapton hit "Layla."

Lynn Seymour, acclaimed ballerina and a dramatic force, dies at 83

The ballerina was widely hailed as one of the greatest of all dance actors.

Frank T. Griswold III, bridge-building bishop, dies at 85

Bishop Griswold III presided at the ordination in New Hampshire of the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the denomination’s first openly gay bishop.

Bobby Caldwell, silky-voiced R&B crooner, dies at 71

His “What You Won’t Do for Love” from his debut album was an R&B hit and he penned songs for an illustrious -- and varied -- cast of singers.

Chinese SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong dies at 91

Reports say Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness, has died.

John Jakes, whose historical novels were big hits, dies at 90

The writer of historical fiction was most known for his multigenerational family sagas of the American Revolution and the Civil War.