The New York DJ, Mr. Magic, who helped promote hip-hop and rap has died of a heart attack. Read more on Mr. Magic’s death below.

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It’s being reported that at least 111 people are dead in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.  Local rescuers fear the death toll will rise as they journey to outlying villages squashed by the wave.

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William Safire, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for the New York Times and speechwriter and aide to President Nixon, has died of cancer at the age of 79. Read more on William Safire’s death below.

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The two men that have been accused of attempting to extort millions from actor John Travolta in return for handing over documents connected to the death of Travolta’s son, Jett Travolta, were caught on tape trying to make a deal with Travolta’s lawyer. Read more on this story below.

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Blues drummer Sam Carr has died at a nursing home in Clarksdale, Mississsippi. Read more on Sam Carr’s death below.
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Although no official statement has been made on Patrick Swayze’s funeral, there are reports that Swayze will be cremated on Friday and his ashes spread on his beloved ranch in New Mexico. Read more on this story below.

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Jack Kramer, a tennis champion in the 1940s and ’50s as well as a promoter for tennis for over 60 years, died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 88.

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Comedy writer Larry Gelbart, who co-created M*A*S*H and co-wrote the Dustin Hoffman movie “Tootsie,” has died at the age of 81. Read more on Larry Gelbart’s death below.

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