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Joe Clark, N.J. Principal Who Inspired Film Lean on Me Starring Morgan Freeman, Dies at 82 People 12/30/2020 Joe Clark, a high school principal who served as the inspiration for the film Lean On Me, has died. He was 82. According to a statement from Clark's family, the retired New Jersey principal died on Tuesday in his Gainesville, Florida home after a "long battle with illness." The family did not specify the illness. Clark was the principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, where his quest to improve the school from within earned him national attention. As the statement f...

Everton want answers after Man City game postponed due to COVID outbreak Everton say they are seeking "full disclosure" about Manchester City's COVID-19 outbreak which led to their Premier League match being postponed on Monday. © Getty The match had been due to take place at Goodison Park. File pic The game, which was set to be played in front of 2,000 fans at the Merseyside team's Goodison Park stadium, The Premier League took the decision after Man City said there had been more positive coronavirus cases in its camp in addition to the four announced on Christmas Day. Those earlier fou...

The Only White Kiwi Bird Born in Captivity Dies After Surgery: 'She Will Be Sorely Missed' People 12/29/2020 © Provided by People Mike Heydon/Jet Productions NZ Limited via Getty A rare white kiwi bird that was the first of its kind to be born in captivity has died. The kiwi — named Manukura, which means "of chiefly status" in Māori — died on Sunday, according to a social media statement from the Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre. "It is with great sadness we announce the loss of our dear friend Manukura," the statement from the wildlife center, which is located in New Zealand's Tara...

Plans for the UK to re-establish formal foreign and security policy links with the European Union, frozen during negotiations over a trade deal, may never be revived, as UK foreign policy focuses on bilateral links in Europe and developing new alliances in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East. The freeze marks a little-discussed reversal of thinking from Theresa May’s era, when the political declaration at the time of Britain’s withdrawal spoke...

Man dies after diving incident in south Otago Newshub 27/12/2020 © Getty The man's death is the second diving-related fatality for the holiday period. A man has died after a diving incident near Owaka Heads, Hinahina in south Otago on Sunday afternoon. Police say they were called at about 12pm when the diver became separated from others in his party. A search was launched and the man was found around 1:40pm. He was not able to be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene, police say. The death will be referred to the Coroner.