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August 10, 2026
Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61
She challenged the conventional view that most head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
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August 9, 2026
Dr. Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61
She challenged the conventional view that a majority of head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
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July 29, 2026
Clara Ester, Who Was With Martin Luther King Jr. in His Last Moments, Dies at 78
A Memphis college student and activist, she witnessed Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 when he was shot at his motel and ran to him to check his pulse.
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July 16, 2026
Mary-Dell Chilton Dies at 87; Helped Create First Genetically Modified Plant
In 1982, she led the research team that figured out how to genetically alter plants, a discovery that would eventually transform global agriculture.
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July 10, 2026
Charlie Cunningham, Mountain Bike Innovator, Dies at 77
In the late 1970s, he built what is considered the first off-road bicycle with a frame that was aluminum rather than steel, one of his many inventions.
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May 27, 2026
Russ Hodge Dies at 86; an Olympian, Like His Mother
Nicknamed Russell the Muscle, he finished ninth in the decathlon at the 1964 Games. His mother, Alice Arden, placed the same as a high jumper in 1936.
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