{"id":34221,"date":"2021-10-18T08:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T14:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=34221"},"modified":"2026-08-16T10:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:53:39","slug":"newsweek-colin-powell-dies-from-covid-complications-was-fully-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/newsweek-colin-powell-dies-from-covid-complications-was-fully-vaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsweek: &#8220;Colin Powell Dies From COVID Complications, Was Fully Vaccinated&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GEN_Colin_Powell-466x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34223\" width=\"307\" height=\"395\"\/><figcaption>Colin Powell (photo from Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LTRP Note:<\/strong> The following is posted for informational and research purposes and not meant to be an endorsement of the source. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Jack Dutton<br \/>Newsweek<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colin Powell, the first black U.S. Secretary of State, has died as a result of\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0complications, his family has said. 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