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James Randi, dazzling magician and skeptic, dies at 92

By MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press
Published: October 21, 2020, 7:22pm
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FILE - In this Friday, June 29, 2007, file photo, James Randi talks to a reporter in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Magician Randi, whose daring escapes were later eclipsed by his work as the country'Aos foremost skeptic, has died. The Florida-based James Randi Educational Foundation announced its founder died Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, at 92.
FILE - In this Friday, June 29, 2007, file photo, James Randi talks to a reporter in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Magician Randi, whose daring escapes were later eclipsed by his work as the country'Aos foremost skeptic, has died. The Florida-based James Randi Educational Foundation announced its founder died Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, at 92. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Photo Gallery

James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country’s foremost skeptic, has died, his foundation announced. He was 92.

The James Randi Educational Foundation confirmed the death, saying simply that its founder succumbed to “age-related causes” on Tuesday.

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