Why, state senators in Georgia wore black-and-red armbands to mourn the departure of, arguably, the most dominant player in college-football history.
The families of the victims who died -- Yuille and Forsyth -- provided brief comments through authorities but asked for privacy as they mourn.
On Tuesday, large crowds gathered in Savar to mourn the victims of the collapse - Bangladesh's worst industrial tragedy.
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But nearly everyone agrees on two things - they mourn the passing of the unity that the US felt in the immediate aftermath of the attacks.
For Hun Sen, who has officially retreated into silence until the end of April to mourn the death of his 79-year-old mother, the stakes have never been higher.
His death was not related to the pranks he pulled, but it did galvanize people across the country to mourn the loss of a good-natured fellow whose practical jokes were both funny and respectful.
Gohouri's acrobatic goal meant that instead of celebrating a first away Premier League victory since March 2009, the travelling Hull fans were left to mourn the end of their two-year top-flight adventure - not that many would have arrived at the DW Stadium expecting their team to get the sort of heavy-scoring win that would have given them hope of an unlikely survival.
This should be an easy win for the Department for Transport as no-one will surely mourn the passing of pointless announcements?
When people mourn, they mourn for themselves and there was something self-serving about these elegies, a jockeying for position in the deceased's esteem.
We hope that as Venezuelans mourn the passing of President Chavez and recall his positive legacies -- especially the gains made for the poor and vulnerable -- the political leaders will move the country forward by building a new consensus that ensures equal opportunities for all Venezuelans to participate in every aspect of national life.
If you were a fan of Slacker's old-school black and gold aesthetic, you can mourn its passing today.
Her family - including her ex-husband and two children, now grown - had to live with hope that she would return, and then mourn her once she was declared dead.
If your spouse dies and you happen to be not very popular with your in-laws, then better get resigned to the fact that while you mourn the loss of your partner, you will be accused of having killed him or her.
And, so often forgotten when we come together to mourn the end of a video game, let us also spare a thought for the hard-working employees of BioWare, who waved their beautiful creation out into the world a mere month ago, only to see it hit repeatedly with Internet hammers.
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The civil-rights movement swept away many southern traditions, but none that anyone should mourn.
Bringing fish and seafood from the quay via auctions and wholesalers in curved rows of warehouses through to the end-buyers, it is the last echo of a Tokyo whose loss the governor seems to mourn.
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