Obituaries
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Japan's outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99
Nov 11, 2021 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Jakucho Setouchi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan's best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of 'œThe Tale of Genj...
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South Africa's last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, dies
Nov 11, 2021 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa's last apartheid president oversaw the end of the country's w...
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Jerry Douglas, 'Young and the Restless' star, dead at 88
Nov 11, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jerry Douglas, who played handsome family patriarch John Abbott on 'œThe Young and the Restless'ť for over 30 years, has died. Douglas died Tuesday afte...
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Funerals set for Astroworld concert victims from NapervilleNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - Funeral arrangements have been announced for two Naperville friends who were killed in a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival a week ago in Houston. Franco Patin...
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Max Cleland dies; senator and veteran lost limbs in Vietnam
Nov 09, 2021 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Max Cleland, who lost three limbs to a hand grenade in Vietnam and later became a groundbreaking Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator from Georg...
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Dean Stockwell of 'Quantum Leap,' 'Blue Velvet' dies at 85
Nov 09, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor who gained new success in middle age in the sci-fi series 'œQuantum Leap'ť and in a string of indelible perfo...
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Neuqua Valley plans memorial service for grads who died in Astroworld concert surgeNov 09, 2021 12:00 am - Neuqua Valley High School will host a memorial service for two graduates who were killed Friday night in a crush of fans during the Astroworld music festival in Houston....
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Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winner dies in plane crash
Nov 06, 2021 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - MarÃlia Mendonça, one of Brazil's most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner, died Friday in an airplane crash on her way to a concert. She was 26...
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Angelo Mosca, colorful former CFL lineman, dies at 84
Nov 06, 2021 7:00 am - HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) - Angelo Mosca, the five-time Grey Cup champion defensive lineman best remembered for a controversial hit and a subsequent fight with Joe Kapp 40 ...
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British stage and TV veteran Lionel Blair dies at 92
Nov 05, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Entertainer Lionel Blair, who taught himself to dance by watching Fred Astaire movies and became a staple on British stage and television for decades, has ...