Jack Quinn, a prominent lobbyist and White House adviser, has died at the age of 74
Jack Quinn, an influential lobbyist and lawyer who served as White House counsel under President Bill Clinton and then represented Marc Rich, the fugitive financier who received a controversial pardon in Clinton's final hours in office, died May 8 at his home in Washington. He was 74 years old.
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James Simons, quantum investing pioneer and philanthropist, has passed away at the age of 86
Billionaire investor James Simons, a Cold War-era mathematician and code breaker who founded one of the world's best-known and most profitable hedge funds, Renaissance Technologies, has died at age 86, his foundation said Friday. Simons' foundation did not give a cause of death. Sixty years ago, Simons - he preferred to be called Jim - changed course from teaching math and working in U.S. intelligence to investing.
Paul Auster, author of the "New York Trilogy", has died at the age of 77
Paul Auster, the celebrated American author of the New York Trilogy, has died at the age of 77.
Mandisa, a Grammy Award-winning singer and American Idol alumna, has died at the age of 47
The singer was found dead in her home, her representative said.