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  "publishedAt": "2026-07-01T05:29:34.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Victor Willis, whose voice powered some of disco's most enduring anthems, has died at 74 following a brief illness, his band announced. The Village People frontman and co-writer helped turn songs like \"YMCA,\" \"In the Navy,\" and \"Go West\" into global staples of late-1970s pop culture. The Texas native was...",
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