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Today's News: Our Take - Edward Woodward of The Equalizer dies at 79

Douglas J. Rowe — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:59:00 -0500

Edward Woodward, who had a long career on stage and in movies but is probably best remembered for the TV series The Equalizer, died Monday at 79.

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Today's News: Our Take - Remote Control Host Ken Ober Dead at 52

Natalie Abrams — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:53:00 -0500

Ken Ober, host of MTV's Remote Control, has died at the age of 52, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

"His body was discovered in his home on Sunday," Mark Measures, Ober's talent agent, said. "The last person to have spoken to him was on Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected, no suicide, it looks like natural causes, just no one knows the exact cause yet."

Gallery: In Memoriam 2009

Ober began his career on...

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Today's News: Our Take - Wipeout Contestant Dies

Joyce Eng — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:13:00 -0500

A contestant who participated on the ABC series Wipeout has died, a spokesman for the L.A. County Coroner's office told TVGuide.com.

Tom Sparks, 33, was hospitalized Oct. 19 after he complained of ...

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Today's News: Our Take - Jon & Kate Plus 8 Caregiver Dies at 72

Adam Bryant — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:05:00 -0500

Janet Weidenheimer, who was known as Nana Janet when taking care of the children on Jon & Kate Plus 8, has died. She was 72.

Weidenheimer, who appeared several times in early seasons of the show, most notably while riding a horse at the sextuplets' third birthday party, was a friend of the Gosselin family and regularly volunteered to help Kate take care of the children.

She passed away on Oct. 28, according to Entertainment Tonight. Details about her death have not been released, but funeral services were scheduled to take place in Pennsylvania Saturday.

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Today's News: Our Take - Expedition Guide for BBC Kids Show Killed By Elephant

Kate Stanhope — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:58:00 -0500

An expedition guide for a children's program was killed by a charging elephant in Tanzania with three children nearby, Britain's Press Association reports.

Anton Turner, 38, was tracing the footsteps of explorer David Livingstone in Africa for the children's BBC series titled...