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Levon Helm, former drummer for the Band, has lost his battle with throat cancer. The legendary musician, whose  soulfully southern voice gave life to classic songs such as ‘The Weight,’ ‘Up on Cripple Creek’ and ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,’ was 71 years old.

Warren Buffett, the 81-year-old billionaire investor who has been at the center of the debate about taxing the very rich, said yesterday that he has prostate cancer, but he "feels great" and will continue to run Berskshire Hathaway while undergoing treatment.