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Oscar winner Stapleton dies
Maureen Stapleton, an actress whose subtle vulnerability and down-to-earth toughness earned her dramatic and comedic roles on stage, screen and TV, died in Massachusetts on Monday at age 80. The longtime smoker died from chronic pulmonary disease, said her son, Daniel Allentuck. Stapleton won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as anarchist-writer Emma Goldman in Warren Beatty's 1981 film Reds after three previous nominations. She earned an Emmy for Among the Paths to Eden in 1967 and two Tony awards, for The Rose Tattoo and The Gingerbread Lady.
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Pageant winner killed
The reigning Miss Deaf Texas died after being struck by a train, officials said in Austin. Tara Rose McAvoy, 18, was walking on Monday near railroad tracks when she was struck, authorities said. A witness said the train sounded its horn right up until the accident occurred. She had been deaf since birth.
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