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Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his three eldest children, has died, her family said Thursday. She was 73. “I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” Donald Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform. “She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life. Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. She was so...

Sad News from the National Review Family [Kathryn Jean Lopez] Patricia Aldyn Austin Taylor Buckley — Pat Buckley, as so many knew her, WFB's beloved — died last night at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. She died of septic poisoning following a vascular operation on her left leg. Pat had been married to WFB since July 1950 and is mother of the acclaimed writer Christopher Buckley. She's been a core part of the NR family — hosting editorial dinners in her home, among many other intrusions — since its conception and her loss will be felt by many. Bill and Christopher...