Obituaries
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OBITUARY: Christopher E. Boroughs of Ozark, ArkansasFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - Christopher E. Boroughs, 74, passed away suddenly at his home in Ozark, Arkansas on Saturday, Feb. 13, after a long battle with heart and kidney disease. He was a Chris...
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Rush Limbaugh, 'voice of American conservatism,' has died
Feb 17, 2021 12:00 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...
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Johnny Pacheco, an idol in world of salsa, dies at age 85
Feb 16, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Salsa idol Johnny Pacheco, who was a co-founder of Fania Records, Eddie Palmieri's bandmate and backer of music stars such as Rubén Bladés, Willie ColÃ...
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Cardiologist, anti-war activist Bernard Lown dies at 99
Feb 16, 2021 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Dr. Bernard Lown, a Massachusetts cardiologist who invented the first reliable heart defibrillator and later co-founded an anti-nuclear war group that was ...
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Peter G Davis, New York Magazine critic, dies at age 84
Feb 16, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Peter G. Davis, the longtime classical music critic of New York Magazine, has died at age 84. Davis died Saturday at Mount Sinai West Hospital in New Yor...
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Marriott CEO Sorenson, 62, dies of pancreatic cancer
Feb 16, 2021 6:00 am - Marriott Chief Executive Arne Sorenson, who grew the company into the world's largest hotel chain and steered it through a global pandemic that has been catastrophic for...
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Wheaton restaurant manager remembered as 'larger-than-life personality'Feb 16, 2021 12:00 am - Restaurant manager from Geneva recalled for his philanthropic efforts
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Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in hotel room
Feb 15, 2021 6:00 am - BRANDON, Fla. (AP) - Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead Monday at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare c...
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Flamboyant former Argentine President Carlos Menem dies
Feb 14, 2021 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Carlos Menem, a former Argentine president who delivered short-lived economic stability and forged close ties with the United States in th...
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Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster dies
Feb 13, 2021 6:00 am - Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other a...