The Daily Mail did a poor job of phrasing the headline for its Etta James obit:
The screen grab comes via this post on WebProNews. Thanks to @markjohnh for alerting me to it.
Here’s the newer version currently on the Mail’s site:
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Daily Mail wins the award for worst Etta James obit headline
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