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BY NATHAN BYRNE  

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Singer Donna Summer died Thursday morning in her Florida home after a battle with cancer. She was 63.


HLN talks about how the artist transcended an era that could’ve defined her.

“Unlike any other artist of the disco era, Donna Summer was in a unique situation in that she was actually able to evolve past disco once disco died.”

Autopsy results are in for Mary Kennedy — the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. found dead Wednesday. Here’s CNN .


“The medical examiner’s office has confirmed to CNN that Mary Kennedy died from asphyxiation due to hanging.”

Some lawmakers are looking to re-impose taxes on U.S. expatriates after Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin gave up his American citizenship to become a citizen of Singapore.


Fox Business has Saverin’s response.

Reporter reading Saverin’s statement on-air: “My decision to expatriate was based solely on my interest in working in Singapore where I have been since 2009. …  I have paid and will continue to pay taxes on everything I earned while a U.S. citizen.”

Republicans are moving to distance themselves from a super-PAC-funded ad campaign linking President Obama and controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright.


MSNBC reports.

“We’ve already seen Joe Ricketts, the billionaire person, the founder of TD Ameritrade, who said, ‘Look, we reject this type of advertising campaign … ”  

Stay with Newsy for more multisource video news throughout the day. For Newsy, I’m Nathan Byrne, highlighting the top headlines making you smarter, faster.