Puppeteer who performed Sesame Street's Big Bird dies aged 85
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird, the towering yellow-plumed character, during 50 years on the groundbreaking children's television show "Sesame Street" and even made garbage-loving Oscar the Grouch loveable, died on Sunday at the age of 85, the Sesame Workshop said.

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Lil Nas X and Camila Cabello lead tributes after rapper Juice Wrld dies
Lil Nas X and Camila Cabello are among the figures from the music world who have paid tribute to US rapper Juice Wrld, who has died aged 21.

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Rapper Juice Wrld dies after a ‘medical emergency&
US rapper Juice Wrld has died after a&medical emergency& at an airport, authorities have said.

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US naval base fatal shooting presumed to be terror act, says FBI
The FBI is working under the presumption that a fatal shooting at a Florida naval base carried out by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia was an act of terrorism.

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'It's performance' - rogue artist eats banana artwork valued at €108,000
If you duct-tape a banana to a wall at a posh art gallery and slap a title on it, is it really art?

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Saudi restaurants no longer need to segregate women and men
Women in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to use separate entrances from men or sit behind partitions at restaurants.

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