Rest in love: Actor James Caan arrives for the premiere of Mercy at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the United States, on May 3, 2010. Caan, the US actor best known for playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, died aged 82, his manager said on Thursday.

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American actor James Caan, who starred as gangster Sonny Corleone in epic mafia film The Godfather, has died at age 82, his family said in a statement on Thursday.

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Long relegated to an obscure corner of the collectibles market, VHS tapes have been fetching eye-popping prices at auctions in recent months, thanks to nostalgia and an appetite for new investment opportunities. ...

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Former teacher uses puppets to teach threat to world’s rarest rhinos

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