“The Message” helped rap music become a tool of social justice.
Died January 13
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    He was known for his pioneering glam punk riffs. 
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    Siegfried & Roy took Las Vegas by storm with their flamboyant magic act. 
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    All-Star pitcher became a premier pitching coach 
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    Fans gave him standing ovations during his last season as an umpire… 
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    Starred opposite Abbott and Costello and Mickey Rooney… 
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    Dick Gautier, the comedic actor who played Hymie the Robot on “Get Smart,” died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Arcadia, California, after a long illness, according to The Hollywood Reporter. … 
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    David Modell, a former president of the Baltimore Ravens football team, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, after a lengthy battle with lung cancer, according to multiple news sources. He was … 
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    Lord Snowdon, known for his 18-year marriage to Great Britain’s Princess Margaret as well as for his work as a photographer and filmmaker, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. He was … 
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    The first play-by-play announcer for ESPN, Jim Simpson, died Wednesday morning in Scottsdale, Ariz.