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Former senator Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a ‘hoax,’ dies

Mr. Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for over six decades, died Tuesday morning after he had a stroke over the July Fourth holiday, his family said in a statement.

Joe Bonsall, tenor in the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 76
The singer was part of the band through its golden period in the ’80s and beyond, which included its signature 1981 song, “Elvira.”

Martin Stolar, lawyer who fought for social justice, dies at 81
Mr. Stolar was one of a generation of idealistic lawyers who, inspired by the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, forsook lucrative careers to lend their expertise to social justice causes.

Jane F. McAlevey, who empowered workers across the globe, dies at 59

She believed that worker-driven unions — led from the bottom up rather from the top down — were the most effective engines to combat economic inequality.

Mirta Díaz-Balart, wife of Fidel Castro before Cuban revolution, dies at 95
Ms. Díaz-Balart was a member of prominent Cuban family who was married to Fidel Castro during his rise as a guerrilla leader, and who later was forced to leave their son behind when she fled after Castro’s communist forces seized control.

Mary-Lou Pardue, MIT professor whose anti-bias efforts lifted women in science, dies at 90
When Dr. Pardue and her MIT colleague Nancy Hopkins decided in the mid-1990s to take on gender bias at the school, "I knew the world had shifted," Hopkins said.

Stanley Moss, poet who evoked a troubled world, dies at 99
Mr. Moss was a lyrical American poet who for seven decades evoked a troubled world of sorrows and sensual pleasures ruled by a silent God seemingly indifferent to the fate of humanity.

Paal Enger, who stole Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ is dead at 57
Graduating from boosting candy to cracking safes and blowing up automated teller machines with neighborhood friends, he proved to be a phenom in athletics and crime.

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Vic Seixas, winner of 15 Grand Slam tennis titles, dies at 100

“From 1940 to 1968 Vic Seixas was the face of American tennis,” the International Tennis Hall of Fame declared when he was inducted in 1971.

Wayne S. Smith, a leading critic of the embargo on Cuba, dies at 91

A veteran Cuba expert at the State Department, Wayne Smith resigned in protest over America’s embargo against the island nation in 1982.

Bruce Bastian, WordPerfect co-founder and LGBTQ+ champion, dies at 76

Bruce Bastian, an Idaho farmer’s son who co-created WordPerfect, the once-ubiquitous word processor that a generation of computer users relied on to write and edit documents - and who later came out as gay and became an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights - died June 16 at his home in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 76.

Michael Tracy, artist who helped restore a Texas border town, dies at 80

Michael Tracy, a flamboyant artist inspired by religion, violence, and sensuality who dedicated much of his life to preserving neglected 19th-century architecture on the Texas-Mexico border, died June 15 at his studio compound in San Ygnacio, Texas. He was 80.

Nancy Azara, sculptor who created a haven for feminist artists, dies at 84

Nancy Azara, a sculptor who evoked ancient feminine imagery in her carved and painted wood pieces, and who in 1979 was a founder of the New York Feminist Art Institute, a school run by and for women artists, died June 27 in Manhattan. She was 84.

Rob Stone, master marketer of hip-hop, is dead at 55

Mr. Stone, who offered early exposure to rappers such as Kanye West and Drake, helped artists obtain lucrative endorsements from a corporate America that was still resistant to hip-hop.

V. Craig Jordan, who discovered a key breast cancer drug, dies at 76

Dr. Jordan was a leader in the war on cancer, initially working with tamoxifen.

Shay Youngblood, influential black author and playwright, dies at 64

Her works about her upbringing by a churchgoing cohort of “Big Mamas” and her adventures in Paris as a young aspiring writer inspired a generation of young Black women.