Brian Murphy

• Middle East

The recent flare-up of violence between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip has brought new attention to an old problem.

• Arts & Entertainment

He was hailed for capturing the essence of his native land as a storyteller and memory keeper with songs such as “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

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For more than four decades, Mr. Ratchford shaped spending in Annapolis and later as an adviser to Baltimore mayors.

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Dr. Carhart faced threats and protests as one of the nation's few providers of late-term abortions.

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Mr. Groat had part of one season with the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons before the Pittsburgh Pirates forced him to choose a sport.

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Mr. Maddox had his law license suspended in 1990 after refusing to attend misconduct hearings related to the Brawley case.

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A chance meeting as a teenager with Jesse Owens inspired Mr. Douglas, who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics in London.

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Dame Edna began as a satire about suburbia and evolved into a global goddess of bling and irreverence.

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Mr. Riordan won a long-shot bid for mayor while Los Angeles was still reeling from the riots after the police beating of Black motorist Rodney King.