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George Lucas, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Warwick Davis, and more honor the actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films.
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Federal system for tracking hospital beds and COVID-19 patients provides questionable data
This story was supported by the Science Fund for Investigative Reporting.
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Darth Vader actor David Prowse dies at 85, Mark Hamill and others pay tribute
Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars film trilogy, dies after a short illness.