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It's a tragedy for the rap world, especially those who came up during the 1990s: Heavy D died suddenly on Tuesday, completing a bizarre trifecta of celebrity deaths this week.
Every afternoon The Atlantic Wire highlights the day's video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
The curmudgeonly essayist of CBS' 60 Minutes died just weeks after his final broadcast.
When Andy Rooney went in for minor surgery last week nobody really noticed, but things turned grave on Tuesday when CBS announced its former 60 Minutes commentator had suffered "serious complications" and had to go to the hospital.
Elliott Kalan may not be the most famous Daily Show staffer but he sure is opportunistic
Plus: Herman Cain's biggest celebrity endorsement to date gets overshadowed
Also in video: Jay Leno counters by letting someone else make a funny phone call
The 92-year-old commentator is taking a step back after over three decades on the show
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