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This Week in Death brings you: Notes from around the pool! We already stuck our toe in and the water is perfect... So come on in as we take you from the shallow to the deep end, and catch you up on all the news you need to know to be an educated death pool competitor.
No points received for three straight weeks. Did you guys stop trying? We here at TWID didn't... And now: Health.
Chavez Nurses Castro Back to Health; Lifetime Movie to Follow
Cuban leader Fidel Castro spent several days on the point of death, but is now out of his sickbed, his close friend and protege Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday.
Lionel Is No Sugar Daddy
The reason behind actress Nicole Richie's constant health problems on the sets of 'Simple Life' is hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. The actress, who had to be hospitalized for dehydration when she suddenly fell ill on the sets of the reality series, was recently diagnosed with hypoglycemia, a syndrome produced by a lower than normal amount of sugar in the blood.
Full Nelson Holding On
A spokeswoman of Nelson Mandela on Tuesday denied rumors that the former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate was ill, or even dead.
Diego Indulges In Too Many Mara-donuts
Diego Maradona is smoking too many cigars, putting on weight and is planning a trip to Switzerland to get himself back into shape, his doctor said. The former Argentina captain, who lost around 30 kilos after a stomach-stapling operation in 2005, has visibly put weight back on in the last few months.
"Great Balls of Fire" Keep Rolling
Jerry Lee Lewis is 71 going on 103. "I'm having a good time," he drawls in a garbled voice. "I'm livin' and I'm breathin.'"
Without further ado, Death
A Christmas Carol with a Tragic Ending
Carol Richards, who teamed with Bing Crosby on the Christmas classic "Silver Bells," died of heart disease in a Vero Beach, Fla., hospital. She was 84.
Basically Every Jewish Grandfather, Minus the Success
The balding, bespectacled nebbish who gained cult status as the oddball Larry "Bud" Melman on David Letterman's late-night television shows has died after a long illness.
An Extra-Sad Ramadan This Year
Taha Yassin Ramadan, the former vice president under Saddam Hussein, was hanged just before dawn Tuesday, according to a source close to Iraq's High Tribunal.
God Is, in Fact, a Cowboys Fan, and He Wanted Some Company
Wilford "Crazy Ray" Jones, the boisterous Dallas Cowboys fan who energized crowds for decades with his cowboy getup and sideline cheerleading, died Saturday. He was 76.
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