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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 28 May 2014

    Author and poet Maya Angelou has died, aged 86, mayor's office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, confirmshttp://bbc.in/1mq2P6S 

    6:33 AM - 28 May 2014
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      1. Genevieve Flight™‏ @GenevieveFlight 28 May 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking May her beautiful #Soul be welcomed into #Heaven by the Heavenly Angels and ArchAngels #MayaAngelou

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      1.  🕉 Lauren  🕉‏ @xlellis 28 May 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Author and poet Maya Angelou has died, aged 86, mayor's office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, confirms” NO NO NO NONFHKLF

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      1. Kwani?‏ @kwanitrust 28 May 2014
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        Rest in power, phenomenal woman "@BBCBreaking: Author and poet Maya Angelou has died, aged 86 http://bbc.in/1mq2P6S ”

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      1. Cllr Lynda Turner‏ @lstshipdham 28 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking. " I heard the caged bird sing" was my favorite study book at UEA - sad loss of a great lady

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      1. jason parker‏ @jasonpa81916386 28 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking ..an amazing & powerful woman.. So important for American literature, wonder if Michael Gove has banned her work too?

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      1. Dennis‏ @dennimbo 28 May 2014
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        RIP “@BBCBreaking: Author and poet Maya Angelou has died, aged 86, mayor's office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, confirms”

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      1. Abigail Holloway‏ @abigaillaurian 28 May 2014
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        ... :-( “@BBCBreaking: Author & poet Maya Angelou has died, aged 86, mayor's office in North Carolina, confirms http://bbc.in/1mq2P6S ”

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      2. Karen Walrond‏Verified account @Chookooloonks 28 May 2014
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        Well SHIT. RT @BBCBreaking Author and poet Maya Angelou has died, aged 86 http://bbc.in/1mq2P6S 

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      1. jon vincent‏ @jonvincent565 31 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking This sensitive author,playwright came to the people to their den through the community college and was heard!

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      1. Out of Many, One‏ @theConservVoice 31 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking I know you're across the sea and all BBC, but that's old news now.

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      1. Zoe Bamford‏ @ZoeBamford1 31 May 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Author and poet Maya Angelou has died, aged 86 : I know why the caged bird sings

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      1. Transparency‏ @funton08 29 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou" It was captivating titles with music melody continues to echo in back of mind

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      1. Pramila Chettri‏ @pragu66 28 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking RIP. Maya Angelou. An icon.

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      1. Happy Randall‏ @Tweeboe 28 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking # My prayers for her (RIP)

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      1. Adiguna Purnama  🇮🇩 🇬🇧‏ @adigunap 28 May 2014
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        #RIP Maya Angelou “@BBCBreaking: Author and poet Maya Angelou has died, aged 86 http://bbc.in/1mq2P6S ”pic.twitter.com/mxF8jekYrJ

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      1. Priti Solanki‏ @PritiSolanki7 28 May 2014
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      1. /aka/Rabbiteater‏ @reidpatrickk 28 May 2014
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        "@BBCBreaking: Author and poet Maya Angelou has died, aged 86, mayor's office...confirms" RIP to one of the best writers.

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      1. obama‏ @obama74115205 28 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking no-credibility-for-sif14-w-out-snowden-more-whistleblowers-coming-wikileaks-5-28-14 http://cnnnext.com/video/7553 

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