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Frank Moe, legislator and avid dog sled musher, dies at 56

Former legislator Frank Moe, DFL-Bemidji, died Wednesday.

The former northern Minnesota lawmaker died Wednesday from brain cancer, according to his family.

Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang 'Be My Baby,' dies at 78

Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" as the leader of the girl group The Ronettes, has died. She was 78.

Clyde Bellecourt, AIM co-founder and longtime civil rights leader, dies

Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, died Tuesday at age 85.

One of the most important leaders in the history of the American Indian struggle for civil rights, he was 85.

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