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ATLANTA — U.S. life expectancy has hit another all-time high, rising to about 78 years and 2 months. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the estimate Wednesday. It’s for a baby born in 2009, and is based on nearly all the death certificates for that year.
LOS ANGELES — Singer Nate Dogg has died at age 41. His near monotone crooning anchored some of rap’s most seminal songs and helped define the sound of West coast hip-hop. Attorney Mark Geragos says the artist died Tuesday of complications from multiple strokes. Nate Dogg’s real name was Nathaniel D. Hale.
NATORI, Japan — Line after line, a list on the wall of city hall reveals the dead. Some are named. Others are identified only by a short description. Female. About 50. Peanuts in left chest pocket. Large mole. Seiko watch. Male. 70-80 years old. Wearing an apron that says “Rentacom.” One set catches the eye of Hideki Kano, a man who appears to be in his 30s. “I think that’s my mom!” he says. He rushes out into the snow, headed for a makeshift morgue.
In a matchup of the top two teams in the ECHL’s Western Conference, the Alaska Aces hit the Wranglers with a backhander Tuesday night at the Orleans Arena, and Las Vegas never recovered.
