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Dr. Jane Goodall — one of the most respected conservationists and wildlife researchers of all time — has died at age 91.

"The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes," her organization announced on social media. "She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States."

Goodall leaves behind her son, Hugo, and three grandchildren...

Jane Goodall, Legendary Primatologist And Conservationist, Dies At 91
 
Hip-hop icon Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison Friday — a paltry term compared to the 11 years sought by prosecutors after a blockbuster, stomach-churning sex crimes trial exposed the mogul’s depraved secrets.

The emotional, nearly six-hour sentencing hearing on prostitution charges in Manhattan federal court closed with Judge Arun Subramanian condemning Combs’ horrific abuse of victims Cassie Ventura and an influencer known as “Jane.”

“You abused them, physically, emotionally and psychologically,” Judge Arun Subramanian told Combs before heading down the sentence of 50 months...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to only 4 years in prison after salacious trial exposed mogul’s reign of terror
 
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Diane Keaton, whose long, versatile career was indelibly highlighted by her Academy Award-winning performance as Woody Allen’s titular love interest in the actor-writer-director’s 1977 romantic comedy “Annie Hall,” has died. She was 79.
 
The doctor was in for the last time. After 55 years of weirding out radio listeners and influencing the likes of “Weird Al” Yankovic, Dr. Demento honked his horn for one final broadcast yesterday, hosting the final episode of The Dr. Demento Show. To mark the occasion, Demento treated dementors and dementoids to the longest nationally broadcast Dr. Demento Show ever, a three-and-a-half-hour-long extravaganza, counting down Demento’s “top 40 most demanded demented discs and tapes” from across his career.
Minneapolis native Barret Hansen first introduced radio listeners to his demented alter ego in 1970. Originating on KPPC in Pasadena, California, Demento has been bringing his vast collection of obscure novelty and comedy records to the ears of delighted listeners ever since. Perhaps best known for giving “Weird Al” his start, Demento is the type of cultural figure that’s too rare, someone who takes seriously the unserious ephemera that makes our world tolerable without overhyping, overintellectualizing, or acting above it. Where else on the radio is someone going to hear the dolcet burps of “It’s A Gas” by MAD magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman? Sirius? Don’t be ridiculous...

Dr. Demento ends 55-year run as radio's weirdest DJ
 
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