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Pat Oliphant, fearless Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist, dies at 90

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PHOENIX — Pat Oliphant, an influential political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S. and world leaders, died Monday. He was 90. Oliphant died at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from age-related issues, said his son, Grant Oliphant. A multidimensional artist who also created sculptures, lithographs and oil paintings, Oliphant was widely considered … Read more

Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80

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Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died. He was 80. His son, Nat Kidder, confirmed to The Associated Press that Kidder died from lung cancer Tuesday at his daughter’s home in Boston. Kidder won the Pulitzer Prize and … Read more