Obituaries
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Biz Markie, known for classic rap song 'Just a Friend,' dies
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...
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William Regnery, who funded right-wing extremism, dies at 80
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 ...
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Floyd Cooper, acclaimed children's illustrator, dead at 65
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...
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Gloria Richardson, civil rights pioneer, dies at 99
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...
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Ex-Illini star Roundtree, paralyzed in accident, dies at 23
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...
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Rosenfeld, editor for Post's Watergate coverage, dies at 91
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...
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Biz Markie, known for classic rap song 'Just a Friend,' dies at 57
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...
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Robert Shaw, an AP bureau chief in 3 US states, dies
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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Former State Rep. Dan Forestal dead at Indianapolis hotel
Jul 15, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former state Rep. Dan Forestal of Indianapolis has died. He was 38. Forestal's manner of death wasn't clear pending the return of toxicology results,...
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Long-serving California Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis dies
Jul 15, 2021 7:00 am - REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) - Former Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis, who became a hero in his community for steering hundreds of millions of federal dollars to projects in his in...