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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter smiles as he waits to receive an honorary degree at York University on Oct. 14, 2005 in Toronto. Carter, the former American boxer imprisoned nearly 20 years for three murders before the convictions were overturned, has died at his home in Toronto. He was 76. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Former boxer Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter dies in Toronto

TORONTO – Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the former American boxer imprisoned nearly 20 years for three murders before the convictions were overturned, has died at his home in Toronto.

He was 76.

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