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Dutch writer, cabaret performer and theater maker Paulien Cornelisse has died at the age of 50, as reported by NRC, Het Parool and de Volkskrant. She had recently canceled her theater performances due to health problems. Obituaries praise her as a keen collector of observations about human behavior and language, and her death is being widely mourned in the Netherlands.

Writer and columnist Aaf Brandt Corstius and comedian Lies eponymous show 'Aaf en Lies' have cancelled upcoming performances following the death of their close friend, comedian and writer Paulien Cornelisse. Dutch media, including Het Parool and AD, report the cancellations, while de Volkskrant also carries a new review by Brandt Corstius of Tove Ditlevsen's 'Vilhelms kamer'. Readers are reacting to the loss of Cornelisse and the pair's decision to step back from the stage.

A person has died after a shooting on the Amstelveenseweg in Amsterdam. Police are searching for a suspect, and regional outlets including Het Parool, NH Nieuws and AT5 are covering the investigation. The same street was also the scene of a separate incident in which a one-year-old boy fell from a third-floor window.