World’s oldest person 116 passes in Japan at care home
Itoaka Tomiko Itaoka 116, the world’s oldest, died December 29 in Ashiya Hyogo Prefecture at a care home. Born May 23 1908 in Osaka, she married at 20 and had two daughters and two sons. She climbed Mount Ontake twice and worked at her husband’s textile factory office during World War II. She is survived by one son, one daughter, and five grandchildren. The new oldest is Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas.
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Booker-nominated author London Lodge dies at 89
British novelist and critic David Lodge, famed for Changing Places and the Big Three trilogy, died at 89 with family by his side. The Birmingham professor authored more than 20 books including Deaf Sentence and How Far Can You Go, shaping modern literary criticism and satire.
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Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena dies at 47 in Los Angeles
Los Angeles 47 year old indie filmmaker Jeff Baena known for The Little Hours and I Heart Huckabees died Friday at his home. The Los Angeles County coroner released no cause of death. Baena studied at NYU film school and collaborated with David O. Russell on Huckabees before directing Life With Beth and The Little Hours. He was husband to Aubrey Plaza, with whom he also collaborated on Spin Me Round and Joshy among others. Survived by Plaza and family members including his mother Barbara Stern and father Scott Baena.
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Nobel chemist Fraser Stoddart dies in Australia at 82
Nobel chemistry laureate Fraser Stoddart, famed for pioneering molecular machines, died while visiting Australia at age 82. Born in Edinburgh in 1942, he built nanotech foundations at University of Sheffield and Birmingham before roles at UCLA Northwestern and Hong Kong, earning the 2016 Nobel Prize with Sauvage and Ferain. His work spanned rotaxanes and catenanes, with visions of medicine, climate, and smart materials. He also launched Olympiadane and Noble Panacea, reflecting a public-facing, inventive career. Survivors include two daughters and five grandchildren.
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