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Marianne Faithfull, Chanteuse of Survival, Is Dead at 78

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Marianne Faithfull, Chanteuse of Survival, Is Dead at 78

A fresh-voiced pop star and Mick Jagger’s muse in the 1960s, she went on to experience more than her share of hard times before emerging triumphant.

By Jim Farber

Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Screenwriter, Dies at 66

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Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Screenwriter, Dies at 66

After chronicling the crack boom of the 1980s as an investigative reporter, he had a high-profile but brief second career in Hollywood.

By Alex Williams

Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82

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Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82

The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer.

By Alex Williams

Inside Trump’s Decision to Pardon Ross Ulbricht, the Creator of the Silk Road Drug Marketplace

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Inside Trump’s Decision to Pardon Ross Ulbricht, the Creator of the Silk Road Drug Marketplace

Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.

By David Yaffe-Bellany and Ryan Mac