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**Summary:**
The text is a snippet from The Economist, promoting its digital subscription and highlighting the versatility of duct tape, drawing from its use in Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” It also lists recent obituaries published in the print edition and includes standard website legal disclaimers and copyright information.
**News Article:**
**Duct Tape: A Miracle Cure, According to “A Prairie Home Companion”**
*London* – The Economist highlights the amazing capabilities of duct tape. The versatile tape, capable of sealing, mending, and reinforcing an array of items, also played a role in Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” The American Duct Tape Council featured on the show, would announce miracle cures, signing off with “Thanks, duct tape!”. The anecdote appears in the obituary section of the print edition, alongside recent notices.
Recent obituaries include:
* Survivor of the “Miracle in the Andes” who died on March 29, aged 71
* A busker-turned-star who died on March 25th, aged 72
* Founder of Longborough Festival Opera who died on April 21st, aged 83
* An open-minded pope who died on April 21st, aged 88
* A Peruvian novelist and liberal who died on April 13th, aged 89
* A Bletchley Park “secretary” who died on March 31st, aged 101
Read more obituaries and news on The Economist, now available with unlimited digital access including reporting, podcasts, newsletters, and events.
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