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Actor Dennis Haskins, best known for playing Principal Richard Belding on the NBC sitcom 'Saved by the Bell,' has died. Haskins played the affable school principal across the show's late-1980s and early-1990s run and its spin-offs, making him a familiar figure to a generation of viewers. Details about his age, cause of death, and when he passed have not been included in initial reports, and fans have begun remembering his most famous role.

The BBC has published a list of foods to stock up on in case supply chains are disrupted by extreme weather or global conflicts. Commentators note the guidance resembles the British government's early 1980s 'Protect and Survive' civil defence booklet, though with healthier food suggestions. The advice has reignited debate about preparedness and rising global instability.

Anatoly Kashpirovsky, the Soviet-era psychic and self-styled faith healer, has died, according to reports by the media outlet Snob. Kashpirovsky became a household name in the late 1980s through televised séances in which he claimed to heal viewers remotely, making him one of the most famous and controversial figures of late-Soviet mass culture.

Actor Dennis Haskins, best known for playing Principal Richard Belding on the sitcom "Saved by the Bell," has died at the age of 75. Haskins was a familiar face to a generation of viewers, portraying the amiable Belding across the original series and its spin-offs from the late 1980s into the 2000s. Tributes from fans and former co-stars have been pouring in online.

Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for playing principal Richard Belding on the hit sitcom Saved by the Bell, has died at the age of 75. News of his death is prompting an outpouring of tributes from fans who grew up watching him on the show, with many recalling his cheerfully exasperated principal as a defining figure of late-1980s and 1990s television.

Netflix is moving ahead with a reboot of the classic sitcom 'A Different World', the late-1980s spin-off of 'The Cosby Show' set at a historically Black college. The news comes alongside word of a new series titled 'Brothers' heading to Apple TV, adding to a wave of revivals of beloved television franchises from the era.

Advice columnist Carolyn Hax tackles a reader's complaint that their sister, a parent, is far more intense and protective than the free-range upbringing typical of the 1980s. The column explores generational differences in parenting norms, and readers are weighing in on whether today's hands-on approach is justified or overdone.

A comparison is drawing attention to mortgage rates today versus the early 1980s, when rates hit 18%. Despite today's 7.5% being far lower in nominal terms, the argument goes that affordability, home prices relative to income, and household debt levels make the current burden comparable or worse in real terms for buyers.

Michael Douglas has reportedly acknowledged a secret relationship with his 'Romancing the Stone' co-star Kathleen Turner, reversing a denial he maintained for roughly four decades. The claim, reported by Page Six, has drawn fresh attention to the pair's famous on-screen chemistry and their long-running working relationship, prompting widespread discussion of the actor's admission in both the UK and the US.

Kathleen Turner is topping search charts in the US, UK, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands. The spike follows Michael Douglas publicly admitting to a secret romance he says he lied about for decades. Fans are revisiting his decades-long connection with Turner, his co-star in the 1980s hits 'Romancing the Stone' and 'The War of the Roses'.

Conrad 'Cronos' Lant, singer and bassist of British black metal pioneers Venom, has died at the age of 63, according to Rolling Stone. Lant fronted the Newcastle band, whose early 1980s albums helped define extreme metal and influenced generations of metal musicians. Fans and musicians are sharing tributes across social media.

Pete Byrne, the British new wave singer best known as frontman of Naked Eyes and for the 1983 hit 'Always Something There to Remind Me,' has died at the age of 74. The news, reported by The New York Times, has prompted tributes from fans recalling the duo's synth-pop hits of the early 1980s, including 'Promises, Promises.'

Richard Gere is drawing fresh attention in Spain, coinciding with Michael Douglas's disclosure that he was not the original choice to play Gordon Gekko in Wall Street. The casting story has revived interest in 1980s Hollywood and the actors who did and did not land iconic roles, prompting fans to revisit Gere's career from that era.

IEEE Spectrum has published a retrospective on the Bloomberg terminal, the financial data workstation that has linked Wall Street professionals since the early 1980s. The piece traces how Michael Bloomberg's company turned specialized market data hardware and software into one of finance's most essential and enduring tools, and readers are discussing its legacy and continued dominance.

Pete Byrne, the British synth pop singer best known for the 1983 hit 'Always Something There to Remind Me' with the duo Naked Eyes, has died at the age of 74. News of his death is being reported widely, with fans revisiting the band's brand of early-1980s electronic pop that helped define the era's sound.

A British man who has lived in Australia for more than two decades says he has kept his accent, and that locals who hear it immediately ask which UK football team he supports. He replies that he followed football in the 1980s but lost interest when big money began pouring into the game, a sentiment many fans share about the sport's commercialisation.

Michael Douglas has revealed that he had a romance with a co-star from a film made in the 1980s. The actor's admission about a past relationship with a colleague from that era is drawing attention, with the claim spreading quickly through entertainment and celebrity news coverage.

A sticker dating from the early 1980s was rediscovered while tidying up, and its message still lands. The finder says it is alarming how current the decades-old slogan reads today, and others are sharing it under a photo-prompt about stickers. Comments reflect unease that issues of that era remain relevant more than forty years later.

Interest is surging around the cast of John Hughes's 1985 comedy Weird Science, with a retrospective piece asking what became of its stars in the decades since release. The film, which followed two teenagers who create their ideal woman with a computer, made household names of several young actors whose later careers and lives remain a topic of curiosity for fans revisiting the movie.

A Utah judge is set to rule on whether Douglas Lee Anderson Carter, who has spent 41 years behind bars, will be released on bail while his case proceeds. Carter has long maintained his innocence in the 1980s killing he was convicted of, and his legal team has sought his release pending further review of the case.

Night Wars, a low-budget horror film released on March 1, 1988, follows two Vietnam veterans whose nightmares about the war become so realistic that they sustain real injuries and bring physical objects back from their dreams. The pair eventually arm themselves and enter the dream world to confront what is haunting them, blending war trauma with supernatural horror.

Student groups at Indiana University are calling on the university to divest from countries accused of human rights abuses, explicitly invoking the anti-apartheid divestment campaigns of the 1980s as a precedent. The push follows a broader wave of campus divestment activism, and the students argue the university's endowment should not be invested in governments credibly accused of rights violations.