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Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and THOMAS BEAUMONT
Aug 05, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Richard Trumka, the powerful president of the AFL-CIO who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the largest labor organizatio...
Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golf star, dies at 74

The Associated Press
Aug 05, 2021 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Jocelyne Bourassa, a star Canadian golfer and the LPGA Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1972, has died. She was 74. Her death was announced Thursday by Golf C...
'Flower Drum Song' and screen star Alvin Ing dies at 89

By MARK KENNEDY
Aug 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor and singer Alvin Ing, known for roles on Broadway and on tour in 'œPacific Overtures'ť and 'œFlower Drum Song'ť as well as in films such as "The Ga...
Pioneering WMAQ cameraman dies at 88

Chicago Sun-Times
Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - When Billy Jennings was a young news photographer at WMAQ-TV, it hit him: He'd landed a big job in a big market with big on-air talent. He started to pace the newsroom f...
Charles Connor, drummer for Little Richard, dies at age 86

The Associated Press
Aug 01, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Charles Connor, known for being Little Richard's drummer who performed with other music greats including James Brown and Sam Cooke, has died. He was 8...
Saginaw Grant, noted Native American character actor, dies

The Associated Press
Jul 30, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Saginaw Grant, a prolific Native American character actor and hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has died. He was 85. Grant died pe...
Saginaw Grant, noted Native American character actor, dies

The Associated Press
Jul 30, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Saginaw Grant, a prolific Native American character actor and hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has died. He was 85. Grant died pe...
Roberto Calasso, Italian publisher and literary figure, dies

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
Jul 30, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Roberto Calasso, a towering figure in European publishing as the driving force behind an esteemed Milan-based publisher, as well as an inquisitive and prolif...
Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, COREY WILLIAMS and DAVID EGGERT
Jul 30, 2021 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back ...
Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, COREY WILLIAMS and DAVID EGGERT
Jul 30, 2021 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back ...

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