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Betty White, TV's Golden Girl and America's sweetheart, has died

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer
Dec 31, 2021 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on "The Mary Tyler...
Jeff Dickerson was a friend to everyone, admired by all

By Marty Maciaszek
Dec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Jeff Dickerson was regarded as a great teammate during his two decades of broadcast media work in Chicago. The team-first characteristics "JD" exhibited professionally,...
Deke Houlgate, West Coast auto racing promoter, dies at 91

The Associated Press
Dec 30, 2021 6:00 am - CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Deke Houlgate, a longtime West Coast sports publicist whose clients included such auto racing greats as Mario Andretti, Rick Mears, Richard Petty...
Widow who slayed husband's killer in Mafia feud dies at 86

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
Dec 30, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Assunta 'œPupetta'ť Maresca, the widow of a Naples organized crime boss who was convicted of gunning down her husband's presumed killer for revenge, later ch...
Sandra Jaffe, co-founder of Preservation Hall, dies

By REBECCA SANTANA
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Sandra Jaffe, who co-founded Preservation Hall in New Orleans, introducing countless people to jazz through the intimate French Quarter venue over six...
Harry Reid remembered as a fighter, skilled Senate dealmaker

By LAURIE KELLMAN and KEN RITTER
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - He was an accomplished amateur boxer who'd rather dance. But Harry Reid was fond of reminding his opponents that he knew how to fight, too. That skill ...
Texas oil billionaire William 'Tex' Moncrief Jr. dead at 101

By JAKE BLEIBERG
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - William Alvin Moncrief Jr., a Texas wildcatter who helped build a father-son venture into an oil and gas empire over more than 70 years in the industry, ha...
Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82

By LAURIE KELLMAN and KEN RITTER
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Harry Reid, the former U.S. Senate majority leader and Nevada's longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82. Reid died Tuesday, 'œpeacefully...
Booker Prize-winning novelist Keri Hulme dead at 74

The Associated Press
Dec 28, 2021 6:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Keri Hulme, the New Zealander whose 1984 novel The Bone People won the Man Booker Prize, has died. She was 74. Family members confirmed Hu...
Hugo Maradona, younger brother of Diego, dies at 52

The Associated Press
Dec 28, 2021 6:00 am - NAPLES, Italy (AP) - Hugo Maradona, the younger brother of Diego Maradona and a former soccer player, has died. He was 52. Italian club Napoli announced the death on Tue...

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