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"textContent": "Neil Sedaka, the buoyantly up-tempo singer, pianist and songwriter who sidestepped a promising classical career in the 1950s to write and perform pop hits such as “Oh! Carol” and “Calendar Girl,” and who made a comeback in the 1970s with the soft-rock standards “Laughter in the Rain” and “Love Will Keep Us Together,” has died. He was 86. Read More",
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