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Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC secretary-general, dies days shy of departure

Mr. Barkindo led the crude oil bloc through some of its most turbulent times in recent memory, including during the COVID-19 pandemic when oil prices plummeted due to declining demand.

Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC secretary-general, dies days shy of departure

Mr. Barkindo led the crude oil bloc through some of its most turbulent times in recent memory, including during the COVID-19 pandemic when oil prices plummeted due to declining demand.

Bill Squires, 89, went the distance as the Boston Marathon’s premier coach

"I want the story to be them," Mr. Squires once said, aiming the media spotlight away from himself and at his runners.

Joe Turkel, the spectral bartender in ‘The Shining,’ dies at 94

Mr. Turkel appeared in scores of movies and TV series but is best known for two of his final performances — as Lloyd the bartender in “The Shining” and Dr. Eldon Tyrell in “Blade Runner.”

Clifford Alexander Jr., first Black secretary of Army, dies at 88
Mr. Alexander was among the generation of young Black leaders who, in the 1960s and ‘70s, brought the civil rights movement from the streets into the machinery of the federal government.

Bryant Rollins, pioneering Black journalist who detailed racism in newsroom and beyond, dies at 84
Mr. Rollins wrote that growing up in Boston, he "received powerful messages every day that I was inferior because of the color of my skin."

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Cardinal Hummes, close friend of Pope Francis, dies at 87

He was one of Brazil's most influential religious leaders and a strong advocate for the poor.

Bruce Katz, cofounder of Rockport Shoes in Marlborough, dies at 75

Mr. Katz helped create Rockport, a pioneer in the use of features such as cushioned, removable orthotics in shoes.

Peter Brook, celebrated stage director of scale and humanity, dies at 97

Ambitious, adventurous, and endlessly creative, Mr. Brook staged almost 100 productions across the globe over his long and acclaimed career.

Deborah James, UK cancer research campaigner, dies at 40

A British broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research, Deborah James was recognized by Prince William for her work. She died of bowel cancer.

Martin C. Dreiwitz, who took student musicians on world tours, dies at 91

Martin C. Dreiwitz drew on his twin passions for travel and classical music to found the globe-trotting Long Island Youth Orchestra, conducting his student musicians before audiences near and far.

H.T. Chen, choreographer with broad experience, focus on Asia, dies at 74

A choreographer who blended Eastern and Western influences, H.T. Chen, with his wife, Dian Dong, established the Chen Dance Center, a cultural hub in New York’s Chinatown for more than 40 years.

Richard Taruskin, groundbreaking, polemical musicologist, dies at 77

A commanding musicologist and public intellectual, Richard Taruskin's scholarship and criticism upended conventional classical music history.

Chief of Cuba’s military businesses, ex-Castro in-law dies

General Luis Alberto Rodríguez López-Calleja, who was also a former son-in-law of Raul Castro, was serving as executive president of the armed forces Business Administration Group, which includes an extensive array of hotels, shops, tourist agencies and construction firms.