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Big Names Bid Farewell to 'Queen of Soul'

by Reuters

   Notables gathered to pay tribute to soul singer Aretha Franklin during
   an epic, hours-long funeral service in Detroit, Aug. 31, 2018. Franklin
   died Aug. 16, 2018, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76.