Mr. Tàpies grounded his work in the brute reality of the Spanish street and in the turbulent political dramas of his youth in Catalonia.

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Antoni Tàpies, Spanish Abstract Painter, Dies at 88

In South Carolina, debate over his work as a businessman has spared Mitt Romney an inquisition on social issues.

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Political Memo: For Romney, Attacks on Bain Career Have Upside

GREER, S.C. — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney appeared Thursday to have successfully blunted attacks on his work at Bain Capital, with still more conservatives coming to his defense, his rivals backing down and voters at campaign stops in South Carolina saying they disapproved of the critique. Read full article > >

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Blasts his work at Bain Capital.

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Pro-Gingrich Ad Attacks Romney

Mr. Handlin used unorthodox sources for his work, delving into newspaper accounts, personal letters and diaries as well as historic archives.

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Oscar Handlin, Historian Who Chronicled United States Immigration, Dies at 95

A German court has found John Demjanjuk, a 91-year-old man who was extradited from Ohio in 2009, guilty on thousands of counts as acting as accessory to murder for his work during World War II as a Nazi death-camp guard. Demjanjuk was not accused of a…

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Demjanjuk Convicted of Nazi Crimes

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in the Seychelles this morning to begin their delayed honeymoon, following their wedding 11 days ago. After the wedding, the two spent a private weekend together before William returned to his work as an RAF…

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Will & Kate Leave for Honeymoon

A Wakefield electrician could face disciplinary action after placing a palm cross on the dashboard of his work van, which goes against company policy.

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Job fear after cross put in van

Composer John Barry, famous for his work on Born Free, Midnight Cowboy and the James Bond films, dies aged 77 of a heart attack.

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Composer John Barry dies aged 77

Actor Kevin Whately speaks about his mother’s death from dementia and his work as an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society.

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Kevin Whately on his mother’s dementia

A firefighter commended for his work in the 7 July London bombings is jailed for 14 years for smuggling 110kg of cocaine into the UK.

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Drug-smuggling 7/7 hero is jailed

Sir Maurice Wilkes, dubbed the ‘father’ of British computing for his work on some of the first machines, has died aged 97.

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Father of British computing dies

Markus Lüpertz is about to erect another sculpture in a public space, and in the past his work has been, to put it kindly, misunderstood.

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The Saturday Profile: Artist Puts Hercules, and Himself, on Pedestals

US documentary film-maker Marshall Flaum, who won five Emmy awards for his work, dies at the age of 85.

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Documentarian Flaum dies aged 85

Television producer Stephen J. Cannell, known for his work on shows including “21 Jump Street” and “The A-Team,” died Thursday, his publicist said. Cannell was 69.

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‘A-Team’ producer Cannell dies