Chuck Negron, Voice of Three Dog Night, Dies at 83
Chuck Negron, a founding member of the band Three Dog Night, died Monday at the age of 83. According to his publicist, Zach Farnum, Negron died from complications of heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles. Negron was the voice behind many of the band's hits, including "Joy to the World," "One," and "An Old Fashioned Love Song," which propelled Three Dog Night to become one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s, according to CBS News.
Negron also sang lead on "Easy To Be Hard" and "The Show Must Go On." Other notable hits by Three Dog Night include "Black and White," "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," "Never Been to Spain," and "Shambala," CBS News reported.
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A preliminary study from the American Heart Association suggested that a little-known brain blood vessel disorder could quadruple the risk of dementia in older adults, Fox News reported. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a condition in which protein builds up in the brain and weakens blood vessels. According to the association, as people age, some of these proteins can collect in the brains blood vessels with few to no symptoms.
Laura Fernández of the Sovereign People party won Costa Rica's presidential election in a landslide after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade, The Guardian reported. Fernández's nearest rival, centre-right economist Álvaro Ramos, conceded defeat as results showed the ruling party trailing far behind.
Unusually heavy snow in Japan has killed 30 people and buried some regions under 4.5 meters of snow, forcing troops to help clear roads and support the elderly, Euronews reported. According to officials, the heavy snowfall has been linked to 30 deaths over the past two weeks. In Aomori, images showed a home badly damaged under the weight of the snow, and residents were struggling to move through streets lined with deep drifts. Authorities said a strong cold air mass along the Sea of Japan contributed to the heavy snowfall.
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