Obituaries
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Beloved Barrington, Richmond chocolatier Leif Anderson dies at 71Jul 11, 2021 1:00 am - Leif Anderson, who took over what is now a 102-year-old family business in Anderson's Candy Shop in Barrington and Richmond in the early 1980s and oversaw its surge to n...
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Former England, Ipswich striker Paul Mariner dies at 68
Jul 10, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Paul Mariner, the former England striker who played at the World Cup in 1982 and later coached in MLS, has died. He was 68. Mariner's death was announced b...
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Auschwitz survivor who fought racism with music dies at 96
Jul 10, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Esther Bejarano, a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp who used the power of music to fight antisemitism and racism in post-war Germany, has died at 96. B...
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Long-time world ski president Kasper dies at 77
Jul 10, 2021 7:00 am - OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) - Gian Franco Kasper, who retired after 23 years as president of the International Ski Federation last month, has died, the governing body sa...
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'They killed a superhero': Family, Glenbrook coach remember Northbrook teenJul 10, 2021 1:00 am - Michael Cooper can't bring himself to read all the letters and cards left at his family's home in Northbrook. It's too soon. His grief is too raw. So, at the front door ...
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Former NHL defenseman Bryan 'Bugsy' Watson dies at 78
Jul 09, 2021 7:00 am - Former NHL defenseman Bryan 'œBugsy'ť Watson, who played for Scotty Bowman, with Doug Harvey and coached Wayne Gretzky during his time in hockey, has died. He was 78. A ...
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'Laredo' actor William Smith dies; played cowboys, brawlers
Jul 09, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor William Smith, who played bikers, brawlers, cowboys and no-nonsense tough guys in films and television shows including 'œLaredo,'ť 'œRich Man, P...
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Dilip Kumar, Bollywood's great 'Tragedy King,' dies at 98
Jul 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Bollywood icon Dilip Kumar, hailed as the 'œTragedy King'ť and one of Hindi cinema's greatest actors, died Wednesday in a Mumbai hospital after a prolon...
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Countercultural filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. dies at 85
Jul 07, 2021 7:00 am - Robert Downey Sr., the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85. Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram that ...
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Jovenel Moïse, Haiti's embattled president, killed at 53
Jul 07, 2021 7:00 am - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a former banana producer and political neophyte who ruled Haiti for more than four years as the country gr...