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Greek music great Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96

By DEREK GATOPOULOS
Sep 02, 2021 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home, ...
Delano Robinson, sister-in-law of Jackie Robinson, dies

By BETH HARRIS
Sep 02, 2021 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Delano Robinson, wife of Olympic track medalist Mack Robinson and sister-in-law of baseball great Jackie Robinson, has died. She was 88. Robinson...
Geelani, Kashmir's staunchest anti-India leader, dies at 91

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ
Sep 02, 2021 7:00 am - SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Syed Ali Geelani, an icon of disputed Kashmir's resistance against Indian rule and a top separatist leader who became the emblem of the region's d...
Husband of 'Real Housewives' star NeNe Leakes dies at 66

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Sep 01, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gregg Leakes, the husband of 'œThe Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes, has died. He was 66. Family friend and publicist, Ernest Dukes, said...
Gospel singer Lee Williams of The Spiritual QC's dies at 75

The Associated Press
Aug 31, 2021 7:00 am - TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Gospel music artist Lee Williams, the leader and founder of the award-winning Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's, has died. He was 75. Williams' d...
Jamaican reggae legend "Lee Scratch" Perry dies at 85

The Associated Press
Aug 30, 2021 7:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Jamaican singer and record producer "Lee Scratch'ť Perry, considered one of reggae's founding fathers, died on Sunday. He was 85. Perry, who...
Actor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

By MARCELA ISAZA
Aug 29, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy '...
Jacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79

By CHRIS LEHOURITES
Aug 29, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Jacques Rogge approached the job of running the Olympics the same way he approached his work as a physician: Listen, analyze and consult. Before taking ove...
Ed Asner, TV's Lou Grant and the voice of Carl in "Up," dies at 91

By MARCELA ISAZA Associated Press
Aug 29, 2021 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy "The M...
South African photojournalist John Parkin dies at age 63

By ANDREW MELDRUM
Aug 27, 2021 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African photographer John Parkin, who covered the country's anti-apartheid struggle, its first democratic elections, and the presidency of Nels...

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