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Mike Wallace dead: ’60 Minutes’ legend was 93. Wallace in 2006 (AP/Bebeto Matthews) Mike Wallace, the legendary CBS News broadcaster, interviewer and "60 Minutes" icon, has died, the network said Sunday.

Mike Wallace dead: ’60 Minutes’ legend was 93

He was 93. Wallace, whose "probing, brazen style made his name synonymous with the tough interview -- a style he practically invented for television more than half a century ago" died "peacefully" on Saturday night, surrounded by family in New Canaan, Conn., CBS said. Davy Jones on the Brady Bunch- Girl. Davy Jones, a Singer in the Monkees, Dies at 66.

Gary Carter obituary: Baseball Hall of Fame catcher dies at 57. Gary Carter, a Hall of Fame catcher from Fullerton who helped lift the New York Mets to a dramatic victory over the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 World Series, died Thursday in Florida.

Gary Carter obituary: Baseball Hall of Fame catcher dies at 57

He was 57 and had brain cancer. Nicknamed "Kid" for his grit and youthful exuberance, Carter was an 11-time All-Star who hit .262 with 324 home runs and 1,225 runs batted in during 19 seasons playing for the Montreal Expos, Mets, San Francisco Giants and Dodgers.

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Tom Cavanagh: A tortured life. Jack LaLanne.