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Influential mayor of Mozambique city dies of COVID-19

By ANDREW MELDRUM
Feb 22, 2021 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Daviz Simango, the leader of Mozambique's opposition MDM party and the mayor of the major port city of Beira, died Monday in a hospital in South Afri...
Stan Williams, fearsome pitcher for LA Dodgers, dies at 84

By BETH HARRIS
Feb 21, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stan Williams, the fearsome All-Star pitcher who helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 1959 World Series, has died. He was 84. Williams died Saturday...
Arturo Di Modica, sculptor of Wall Street bull, dies at 80

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
Feb 20, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - The artist who sculpted Charging Bull, the bronze statue in New York which became an iconic symbol of Wall Street, has died in his hometown in Sicily at age ...
Former Cary mayor Alexakos a cheerful man who could 'talk to anybody'

By Cassie Buchman
Feb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Former Cary mayor Gus Alexakos, who was living in Florida at the time of his death, died on Feb. 5. He was 86. He served as the mayor of Cary from 1975 to 1983 and also ...
Serbian pop singer popular in Balkans dies of coronavirus

The Associated Press
Feb 19, 2021 6:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Djordje Balasevic, a Serbian singer who remained widely popular throughout the former Yugoslavia after the wars of the 1990s, has died after cont...
Fat Boys member, radio host Prince Markie Dee dies at 52

The Associated Press
Feb 19, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prince Markie Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died. He was 52. His deat...
Longtime editor Genevieve Young left legacy in publishing

By HILLEL ITALIE
Feb 18, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Genevieve Young was a publishing editor with a long and diverse legacy. She entered the business in the early 1950s, when there were few female editors ...
Lew Krausse, who started Brewers' inaugural game, dies at 77

By The Associated Press
Feb 18, 2021 6:00 am - Lew Krausse, who pitched 12 years in the major leagues and started the first game in Milwaukee Brewers history, has died. He was 77. Chad Krausse, Lew's youngest son, sa...
Rush Limbaugh, voice of American conservatism, has died

By MATT SEDENSKY
Feb 17, 2021 6:00 am - Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals and laid waste to political correctness with a captivating brand of malice that made him one of the most powe...
Rush Limbaugh, voice of American conservatism, has died

By MATT SEDENSKY
Feb 17, 2021 6:00 am - Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals and laid waste to political correctness with a gleeful malice that made him one of the most powerful voices i...

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