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James Powers, Brooklyn Gallerist Who Nurtured Black Artists, Dies at 80
Openings at Mr. Powers’s Spiral Gallery on Vanderbilt Avenue were rollicking festivals of art and jazz featuring emerging artists from the neighborhood and beyond.
Paul Findley, Congressman Behind War Powers Act, Dies at 98
The main author of the resolution that limited a president’s ability to wage war, he also made overtures to the Arab world and earned the opposition of the pro-Israel lobby.
William C. Powers Jr., 72, Author of Scathing Enron Report, Is Dead
In investigating one of the nation’s largest corporate scandals, he called Enron’s actions “absolutely appalling.” He also led the University of Texas.
Paul D. Boyer, 99, Dies; Nobel Winner Decoded Enzyme That Powers Life
He shared the 1997 prize in chemistry for his work on understanding how organisms get energy from their environments and process it to stay alive.
Verne Troyer, Mini-Me in Austin Powers Movies, Dies at 49
At 2 feet 8 inches, Mr. Troyer was a versatile actor who was widely recognizable from the movies he appeared in.
Powers Boothe, Actor Known for ‘Deadwood’ and Other Dark Roles, Dies at 68
The actor had lent his burly frame and Texas drawl to TV and films since the 1970s.
Peter Powers, Mayor Giuliani’s Steady Right Hand, Dies at 72
Mr. Powers was a high school friend whom Rudolph W. Giuliani recruited to impose order on his chaotic novice mayoral campaign and later installed as his even-tempered alter ego in City Hall.
Deaths Stir a Dispute on Powers of F.D.A.
A Congressional panel and Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, the F.D.A. chief, tussled in a hearing over the meningitis outbreak caused by a drug from New England Compounding Center.
Melvin Lane Powers Is Dead at 68; Cleared of Murder With Lover-Aunt
Mr. Powers managed to escape conviction thanks to a lawyer who persuaded the jury to overlook clear motive, bloodstains, palm prints, fingerprints and love letters.
S.I. Officials Turn Out for Powers Funeral
Francis H. Powers, an M.T.A. board member and retired Wall Street executive who was planning to run for Congress, was mourned by Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94
A writer, dissident, teacher and critic, he was deeply affected by an early experience of his life: incarceration as a boy in a concentration camp near Prague.
Patricia Routledge, Hoity-Toity Housewife of ‘Keeping Up Appearances,’ Dies at 96
Before she became known as the snooty suburbanite Hyacinth Bucket, Ms. Routledge was an acclaimed stage performer, appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and on the West End and Broadway.
Margaret Markey, Who Championed Victims of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 83
As a New York State assemblywoman, she began a campaign that finally bore fruit in 2019, when the Legislature extended the deadlines for victims to file claims.
Leo Hindery Jr., Dealmaking Power in the Cable TV Industry, Dies at 77
As an executive, he helped negotiate AT&T’s $50 billion acquisition of TCI and later led the Yankees’ YES Network. He also drove his sports car to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Jane Goodall, Revered Chimpanzee Expert and Conservationist, Dies at 91
Her discoveries as a primatologist in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behave in the wild were hailed as “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”
Arthur Jones, Former Baltimore Ravens Player, Dies at 39
He played for the Ravens when the team won the Super Bowl in 2013.
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