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This undated photo, provided by WTNH-TV, shows Mark Davis, a television news journalist who covered Connecticut politics for three decades for a local ABC affiliate. Mark Davis has died, he was 76. (WTNH-TV via AP)

Mark Davis, longtime Connecticut TV political reporter, dies at 76

Mark Davis, a television news journalist who covered Connecticut politics for three decades, has died. He was 76. New Haven-based WTNH-TV says Davis died on Monday. The station did not disclose a cause.
 
Indian players observe a minute's silence in memory of former Indian cricketer Dilip Doshi before the start of play on day five of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Dilip Doshi, former India left-arm spinner, dies at 77

 
Paul Rodgers, left, and Mick Ralphs, members of the band Bad Company, pose in New York April 5, 1999. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, File)

Mick Ralphs, founding member of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dies at 81

 
FILE -- Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro attends the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Arnaldo Pomodoro, whose bronze spheres decorate prominent public spaces around the world, dies at 98

 
PA FILE - David 'Syd' Lawrence of Gloucestershire County Cricket Team, the first British-born black cricketer to play for England, smiles on June 2, 1998, Lawrence has died at the age of 61. (PA via AP)

David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, England’s first British-born Black cricketer, has died at 61

 

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This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Cardinal Peter Erdo, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, middle row from left, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Robert Prevost, Cardinal Robert Sarah, and bottom row from left, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, Cardinal Luis Tagle and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. (AP Photo)

AP PHOTOS: Cardinals seen as contenders to be the next pope

 
Maria Teresa Delgado holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis during Mass at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland

 
Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio, D- North Providence, listens as the Democratic caucus nominates him to run for Senate President at the Rhode Island Statehouse, March 23, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, file)

Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator, dies at 76

 
Argentina's Boca Juniors' players Hugo Gatti, right, Ernesto Mastrangelo, center, and Daniel Pavon celebrate after a penalty shootout in the Copa Libertadores final soccer match in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sept. 14, 1977. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia, File)

Argentine goalkeeper great Hugo ‘El Loco’ Gatti has died at 80

 
Argentina's cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, right, kisses the foot of Cristian Marcelo Reynoso during a Mass with youth trying to overcome drug addictions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 20, 2008. (AP Photo)

Pope Francis led the church with humility and simplicity

 
This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Cardinal Peter Erdo, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, middle row from left, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Robert Prevost, Cardinal Robert Sarah, and bottom row from left, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, Cardinal Luis Tagle and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. (AP Photo)

Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?

 
Pope Francis twirls a soccer ball he was presented by a member of the Circus of Cuba, during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)

Sports world mourns soccer-loving Pope Francis with games in Italy and Argentina postponed

 
Fans and players stand during a moment of silence as a portrait of Pope Francis is displayed at Citi Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

AP PHOTOS: Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

 
In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio gives a Mass outside the San Cayetano church where an Argentine flag hangs behind in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)

AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

 
Tables and chairs line the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in preparation for the conclave, on April 16, 2005. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)

What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

 
A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

 
Faithful hold candles during a Mass honoring the late Pope Francis under a highway bridge in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Obit Pope Francis Global Reaction

 
Pope Francis sits by the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square during a funeral mass at the Vatican, on Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained

 
Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with the media at the Pope VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 16, 2013. Speaking of the moment of his election and his conversation with his friend, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, in the Sistine Chapel as the votes were going his way. “When things were looking dangerous, he encouraged me. And when the votes reached two-thirds, there was the usual applause, because the pope had been elected. And he gave me a hug and a kiss and said: ‘Don't forget the poor!’ And those words came to me: the poor, the poor. Then, right away, thinking of the poor, I thought of Francis of Assisi. Then I thought of all the wars, as the votes were still being counted, till the end. Francis is also the man of peace. That is how the name came into my heart: Francis of Assisi. … How I would like a Church which is poor and for the poor!” (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

‘Who am I to judge?’ Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style

 
Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)

Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

 
Pope Francis attends a prayer on the occasion of the World Day of the Creation's care in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca, File)

Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

 
In this image released by Vatican media on Monday, April 21, 2025, Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell, second from left, flanked by, from left, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Substitute for the Secretariat of State, Cardinal Edgar PeÒa Parra, and Vatican Master of Ceremonies, Archbisop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, announces the death of Pope Francis at the Vatican. (Vatican Media via AP)

Read the announcement of the death of Pope Francis

 
Pope Francis speaks to journalists during the papal flight direct to Rio de Janeiro, Monday, July 22, 2013. (Luca Zennaro/Pool Photo via AP, File)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Obit Pope Francis

 
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)

From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

 
Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

 
Jay Sigel watches his tee shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the Senior PGA Farmers Charity Classic, Saturday, May 25, 2002, in Ada, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis,File)

Jay Sigel, considered America’s best amateur since Bobby Jones, dies of cancer at 81

 
Salzburg's Nikola Pokrivac, left, and Sturm's Peter Hlinka challenge for the ball during the Austrian soccer league match between Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz, in Salzburg, Austria, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, file)

Former Croatia midfielder Nikola Pokrivač dies in car accident at age 39

 
Rochdale's Joe Thompson celebrates after scoring during a League Two match, in Rochdale, England, March 3, 2010. (PA via AP, File)

Former Man United prospect Joe Thompson dies at 36 after third cancer diagnosis

 
Actress Nora Aunor appears during the photo call for the film '"Sinapupunan" (Thy Womb) at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Nora Aunor, an actor among the Philippines’ biggest stars, dies at 71

 

Gabon soccer federation says striker Aaron Boupendza has died after falling from a building in China

 
Wink Martindale arrives at the International Myeloma Foundation 7th Annual Comedy Celebration at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Nov. 9, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91

 
New England Patriot Don Hasselbeck fights to hold on to a pass as Washington Redskin Monte Coleman tries to shake the ball loose, Oct. 25, 1981. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart, File)

Former NFL tight end Don Hasselbeck dies of a heart attack at age 70

 
Former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose (14) meets with former teammates, left to right, Tommy Helms, Tom Browning, Cesar Geronimo, Tony Perez, and Eric Davis, during ceremonies celebrating the 25th anniversary of Rose breaking Ty Cobb's hit record prior to a baseball game between the Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

Tommy Helms, a Reds second baseman who later managed in Pete Rose’s place in 1988-89, dies at 83

 
Malaysian outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, also Defense Minister, waves during a farewell ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, April 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, File)

Former Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who extended political freedoms, dies at 85

 
Writer Mario Vargas Llosa speaks to reporters in New York, Oct. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89

 
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