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'Kansas' rock violinist, singer Robby Steinhardt, dies at 71

The Associated Press
Jul 19, 2021 7:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Robert E. 'œRobby'ť Steinhardt, a violinist and vocalist with the progressive rock band Kansas, has died due to complications from pancreatitis. He w...
Opera director Graham Vick dies at 67 of COVID complications

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Graham Vick, a British director who founded Birmingham Opera Company and worked in opera houses around the world, has died of complications from COVID-19. ...
Biz Markie, known for classic rap song 'Just a Friend,' dies

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Jul 17, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic 'œJust a Friend,'ť has died. He was 57. Markie's...
William Regnery, who funded right-wing extremism, dies at 80

The Associated Press
Jul 17, 2021 7:00 am - BOCA GRANDE, Fla. (AP) - William H. Regnery II, the heir to a family publishing fortune who was known for his quiet but influential support of extreme right-wing causes ...
Floyd Cooper, acclaimed children's illustrator, dead at 65

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jul 17, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Floyd Cooper, an award-winning illustrator and author of children's books whose mission to offer candid and positive images of Black history included sub...
Gloria Richardson, civil rights pioneer, dies at 99

By BRIAN WITTE
Jul 16, 2021 7:00 am - ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gloria Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer whose determination not to back down while protesting racial inequality w...
Ex-Illini star Roundtree, paralyzed in accident, dies at 23

The Associated Press
Jul 16, 2021 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Former Illinois football star Bobby Roundtree, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a swimming accident two years ago, died Friday, the univer...
Rosenfeld, editor for Post's Watergate coverage, dies at 91

The Associated Press
Jul 16, 2021 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Harry M. Rosenfeld, a longtime newspaper editor who helped guide the Washington Post's Pulitzer-winning coverage of the Watergate scandal, died Frida...
Biz Markie, known for classic rap song 'Just a Friend,' dies at 57

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer
Jul 16, 2021 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic "Just a Friend," has died. He was 57. Markie's repres...
Robert Shaw, an AP bureau chief in 3 US states, dies

By JAMIE STENGLE
Jul 15, 2021 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Robert Shaw, whose more than 40-year career with The Associated Press included leading news coverage in three states, has died. He was 79. Shaw died Thursd...

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