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The Economic Times
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'True loss for millions of people': Trump orders US flag lowered for a week in honour of late singer Dolly Parton

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) mourned the death of country music legend Dolly Parton, who passed away at the age of 80, and announced that the American flag would be lowered throughout the United States for one week in her honour.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "It is with great sadness to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away. This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will."

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