Tiébilé Dramé, Voice for Rights in Mali, Is Dead at 70

A former foreign minister, he founded an opposition political party and then served in the government as an unflagging negotiator with northern rebels.

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Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88

Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.

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Gary Karr, Virtuoso Who Elevated the Double-Bass, Dies at 83

He made the cumbersome bass soar, sing and leap, and became one of few bassists in history to successfully pursue a career outside an orchestra.

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Roy Black, Defense Lawyer for William Kennedy Smith and Epstein, Dies at 80

With a national profile, he represented the notorious and the celebrated, helping to secure an acquittal in the Smith rape case and a lenient plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein.

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Jean-Pierre Azéma, 87, Dies; Chronicled French Collaboration With Nazis

He was among the historians who challenged national myths about the compromises his country made after being occupied by Germany in World War II.

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Sandy Gall, War Correspondent Without Swagger, Dies at 97

For nearly 50 years, he was ubiquitous on British television — first as a reporter and then as an imperturbable presenter on Independent Television’s “News at Ten.”

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Blake Farenthold, 63, Congressman Who Quit in Harassment Case, Dies

A Texas Republican, he gave up his seat after news broke that public funds had been used to settle the case, made by his former communications director.

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Sunny Jacobs, a Celebrity After Freed From Death Row, Dies at 77

Her story, fashioned into an Off Broadway play and television movies, was later questioned by an investigator in a 2021 book.

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Simon Mann, Mercenary Who Sought to Overthrow African Ruler, Dies at 72

After Eton and a successful career in the British Army, he became the go-to guy for military coups, he said. The rewards (and risks) were enormous.

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Odile de Vasselot, Teenage Aristocrat in the French Resistance, Dies at 103

During World War II, she deceived her watchful mother so she could take part in dangerous missions. Later, she founded a girls’ school in Ivory Coast.

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