Tag: stroke
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Matthew Sweet, alt-rocker known for ’90s hit ‘Girlfriend,’ suffers ‘debilitating’ stroke on tour
Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a “debilitating” stroke while on tour in Toronto in mid-October, according to a GoFundMe page his management company posted this week to assist with his recovery expenses. The 60-year-old Sweet, who’s best known for ’90s hits like “Girlfriend” and “I’ve Been Waiting,” currently doesn’t have “insurance or touring income,” the page…
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Kennedy family matriarch Ethel Kennedy, 96, hospitalized after stroke
Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of one of America’s most famous political families, has been hospitalized after a stroke, her family said Tuesday. The 96-year-old widow of slain Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and mother of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sleeping on Thursday when she had the stroke, and is now receiving treatment at a hospital, according…