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Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over parties and allegations of corruption, has died.
ROME (AP) Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to his television network. He was 86. Mediaset announced his death with a smiling photo of the man on its homepage and the headline: “Berlusconi is dead.” […]