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This undated image shows the Stumpff Lock of hair from German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in a laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, in Jena, Germany. - Beethoven died in Vienna nearly 200 years ago after a lifetime of composing some of the most influential works in classical music. Ever since, biographers have sought to explain the causes of the German composer's death at the age of 56, his progressive hearing loss and his well-documented struggles with chronic illness. A team of researchers who sequenced Beethoven's genome using locks of the German composer's hair may now have some answers. Liver failure, or cirrhosis, was the possible cause of Beethoven's death brought about by a number of factors, including the composer's alcohol consumption, they said.

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Damage to a building is seen on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Montebello, Calif., after a possible tornado. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

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Alamy Live News. 2PG9K75 Republican JACK FINGER of San Antonio holds a sign as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (not shown) headlines a rally for school choice to a crowd of about 150 on the north steps of the Texas Capitol. Republican legislators have repeatedly tried to pass measures that would use public education money to fund vouchers that parents would use to bypass Texas public schools for private education. Behind Abbott are State Rep. JAMES FRANK, Sen. PAUL BETTENCOURT, Sen. KEVIN SPARKS, Sen. MAYES MIDDLETON, Rep. STEVE TOTH.

March 21, 2023, Austin, Texas, USA: Republican Texas Gov. GREG ABBOTT headlines a rally for ''school choice'' to a crowd of about 150 on the north steps of the Texas Capitol. Republican legislators have repeatedly tried to pass measures that would use public education money to fund vouchers that parents would use to bypass Texas public schools for private education.

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Hager Elhariry, center, high-fives family friend Ali Ghonaim as the Elhariry family breaks their fast during Ramadan in Manalapan, N.J., in 2017.

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Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is accused of injuring another skier, leaving him with a concussion and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

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A beachgoer walks past seaweed that washed ashore on March 16, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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This undated image shows the Stumpff Lock of hair from German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in a laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, in Jena, Germany. - Beethoven died in Vienna nearly 200 years ago after a lifetime of composing some of the most influential works in classical music. Ever since, biographers have sought to explain the causes of the German composer's death at the age of 56, his progressive hearing loss and his well-documented struggles with chronic illness. A team of researchers who sequenced Beethoven's genome using locks of the German composer's hair may now have some answers. Liver failure, or cirrhosis, was the possible cause of Beethoven's death brought about by a number of factors, including the composer's alcohol consumption, they said.

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