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The singer Isaac Hayes died on Sunday afternoon after collapsing near a treadmill in his home. He was pronounced dead at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. His wife, son, and wife’s cousin had returned home from the grocery store when they found him collapsed in a downstairs bedroom. A sheriff’s deputy gave him CPR until paramedics arrived on the scene.

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The comedian George Carlin has died at the age of 71 of heart failure on Sunday. He has had a history of heart problems and was taken to St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica after complaining about having chest pains on Sunday afternoon. He died later that evening. He has done comedy shows for many years and has even done appearances in movies. He is famous for his “Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV” routine.

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