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I was surprised I cried when Kobe died.

1/26/2021

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Black Mamba’s death one year ago today prepared the world for the pandemic
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I was sitting in a crowded coffee shop in Providence, R.I., when my baby brother texted me the news. Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others, had died in a helicopter crash on a foggy Sunday morning.
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My reaction was immediate, visceral...

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Crown of death.

5/14/2020

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​I now know how my cousin died. Eric. 38. Husband. Father. NYPD Blue.

He died in agony.


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