Longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek dies at 80 after cancer battle

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Longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has died at the age of 80.

Trebek battled stage 4 pancreatic cancer for over a year since he first announced his illness in March 2019. He began chemotherapy treatments immediately after the diagnosis but made no plans to retire.

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