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Annette Dionne, Last of the Celebrated Quintuplets, Dies at 91

She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.

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Annette Dionne, left, in 2017, with her sister Cécile, who died in July. “It’s tiring, always being watched,” Annette said, recalling her childhood. “It was exploitation. We were not animals.”
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Perry Bamonte, Guitarist and Keyboardist in the Cure, Dies at 65

A former roadie, Mr. Bamonte joined the band in 1990. He played on five albums and in hundreds of shows and was “a vital part of the Cure story,” the band said.

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Perry Bamonte of the Cure performing at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in 2000 in Mountain View, Calif.
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A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving

It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.

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Peter Thiel, a tech venture capitalist, could face a tax bill of more than $1.2 billion if the proposed wealth tax is placed on the California ballot and approved by voters.
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How Ryan Wedding, a Canadian Olympic Snowboarder, Turned into a Drug Lord

Ryan Wedding rose to fame as a Canadian Olympic athlete, but the authorities say he became one of the world’s biggest drug lords, who ordered an informant executed.

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Ryan Wedding, the police said, ordered the murder of an associate who became an informant. The man was shot and killed while dining in Medellín, Colombia.
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Michal Urbaniak, Pioneering Jazz Fusion Violinist, Dies at 82

One of the first jazz musicians from Poland to gain an international following, he recorded more than 60 albums and played with stars like Miles Davis.

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“Fusion” (1974), Mr. Urbaniak’s first major solo album, was an “enigmatic recording at once lyrical and noisy,” one reviewer wrote.
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Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground

President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.

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President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday. He said that the targets of Thursday’s strike on Sokoto State in Nigeria were members of the Islamic State.
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New Jail Term for Ex-Malaysian Leader Najib Razak in Corruption Scandal

Najib Razak, the former prime minister already serving a sentence linked to the looting of the 1MDB fund, was found guilty of corruption in a related case.

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Najib Razak, left, the former prime minister of Malaysia, arriving for a court hearing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday.
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Zelensky Says He’ll Meet With Trump Soon to Discuss Ukraine Peace Plan

There was no immediate confirmation from the White House about a meeting, which President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has sought since the latest U.S.-.led push for peace got underway.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has acknowledged major sticking points in talks on a peace plan for Ukraine.
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