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Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89 in Lima; ‘He enjoyed a long, adventurous and fruitful life,’ family says in tribute

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, a towering figure in Latin American literature and winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, died on Sunday at the age of 89. His death was confirmed in a statement shared on social media by his son Álvaro Vargas Llosa.“It is with deep sorrow that we announce that our […]

‘Mario is going to be so upset’: Internet reacts to US seeking death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder

File photo: Luigi Mangione (Picture credit: AP) Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty, faces both state and federal charges, with prosecutors arguing the killing was […]