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Ciara Mageean, Ireland’s 2024 European 1,500-metre champion and a two-time Olympian, died aged 34, World Athletics and the Olympic Federation of Ireland announced on 1 November. A report published by Anadolu Agency says Mageean was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in May 2025 and publicly revealed her illness in July 2025. Her family said she died surrounded by loved ones.
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Gerard ‘Gerry’ Collins, former Fianna Fáil minister and European Parliament member, has died aged 88, RTÉ and the Limerick Leader reported on 1 November. He represented Limerick West in the Dáil from 1967 until 1997, held Justice and Foreign Affairs portfolios and later served as a Member of the European Parliament for Munster.
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Hamid Alidoosti, a former Iran national-team footballer and coach, has died in Tehran at 70, Voice of America Persian and Euronews Persian reported on 1 November. He played at the 1980 and 1984 Asian Cups and later coached Iran's under-17 and under-20 teams.
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Jerry Koosman, the left-hander who helped the New York Mets win the 1969 World Series, has died at 83, MLB.com and CBS Sports reported on 1 November. He spent 12 seasons with the Mets, won the deciding Game 5 of the 1969 Series and had his No. 36 retired in 2021.
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Philip “Popoy” Juico, a former Philippine agrarian reform secretary and sports administrator, died in Makati on 31 October at 78, his son announced. GMA News and ABS-CBN reported the death on 1 November. Juico also chaired the Philippine Sports Commission and led the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association.
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June Jones, the former Atlanta Falcons, Hawaiʻi, SMU and Hamilton Tiger-Cats coach known for his run-and-shoot offences, died on the morning of 29 October in Oregon. He was 73, the University of Hawaiʻi said.
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CBS News announced on 29 October that Linda Mason, its first female Evening News producer and a longtime executive, had died at 84. Her 47-year career included work with Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather and leadership of CBS Sunday Morning and CBS Reports.
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Patrick Stewart died in Los Angeles on 28 October, aged 86, his spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak confirmed in reports published on 29 October. He was known internationally as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films.
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German-born actor Elke Sommer, known for The Prize and A Shot in the Dark, died at her home in Bel Air on 28 October, aged 85.
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Alvin K. Hellerstein, the federal judge who handled major September 11 litigation and cases involving Donald Trump and Nicolás Maduro, died on 28 October at 92. The Southern District of New York announced his death through Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain.
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Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the organization that became the United Farm Workers, died on 28 October at 96. Her foundation announced her death at home in Bakersfield, California.
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Jamaican singer and record producer Derrick Harriott's death was reported on 24 October. He was 87. Known for The Loser and his work with other reggae performers, he received Jamaica's Order of Distinction in 2009.