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Maps: Where the Earthquake Struck Morocco

An earthquake, which had a magnitude of at least 6.8, struck Morocco on Friday, killing more than 1,000 people and devastating a region where many vulnerable buildings were unable to withstand the shaking. Sources: U.S. Geological Survey (earthquake intensity); WorldPop (population data) The epicenter was about 35 miles west of Oukaimeden, a popular ski resort …

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Toto Cutugno, Singer Whose ‘L’Italiano’ Struck a Chord, Dies at 80

Toto Cutugno, an Italian singer and songwriter whose 1983 hit song “L’Italiano” became a worldwide sensation and was still hugely popular decades later, died on Tuesday in Milan. He was 80. His longtime manager, Danilo Mancuso, said the cause of Mr. Cutugno’s death, at San Raffaele Hospital, was cancer. In a career that began when …

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