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Singer/actress Mariah
Carey was admitted to
a Westchester County,
Hank Ketcham, creator of the "Dennis N.Y., hospital after suf­
the Menace" comic strip, which ran for fering what her publicist
50 years in 1,000 newspapers through­ called an emotional and
out 48 countries, died at the age of 81. physical breakdown.

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Rock singer Bono was honored
with a special tribute from fellow
celebrities at the First Annual
"Love Rocks: Celebrating The Big­
gest Hearts in Entertainment" Hol­
lywood fundraiser. In his two
decades as front man for the polit­
ically active rock group U2, Bono
has promoted and raised money
for many causes, including debt
relief and AIDS awareness in the
Third World.

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Dave Thomas, the founder of
Wendy's hamburger chain,
I died at age 69 of liver cancer.
Unable to find a burger he
liked in his hometown of
Columbus, Ohio, Thomas
opened his first Wendy's in
1969. Today there are more than
6,000 Wendy's restaurants.
AP Photo/Chris Kasson

A Eric Weihenmayer
became the first blind
man to scale Mt.
Everest's 29,035-foot
peak. An avid mountain
eer, Weihenmayer had
already climbed four of
the world's seven tallest
peaks before taking on
Everest.

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