Obituaries
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Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78
Sep 30, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits 'œA Little Less Conversation'ť and 'œIn the Ghetto,'ť and whose own hits ...
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Argentine cartoonist Quino, creator of 'Mafalda' comic, dies
Sep 30, 2020 7:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - JoaquÃn Salvador Lavado, an Argentine cartoonist better known as 'œQuino'³ whose satirical comic strip about a socially conscious girl na...
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Kuwait ruler, longtime diplomat Sheikh Sabah, dies at age 91
Sep 29, 2020 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait who drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation's top diplomat to push for closer t...
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'I Am Woman' singer Helen Reddy, '70s hitmaker, dies at 78
Sep 29, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem 'œI Am Woman'ť and recorded a string of other hits, has died. She was 7...
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Johnstone, 2-time WS champ and popular prankster, dies at 74
Sep 28, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball's m...
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Sir Harold Evans, crusading publisher and author, dies at 92
Sep 24, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sir Harold Evans, the charismatic publisher, author and muckraker who brought investigative moxie to the British press, newsmaking dash to the American b...
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French media: Top chef Pierre Troisgros dies aged 92
Sep 23, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Pierre Troisgros, one of France's top chefs who helped reinvent the country's traditional cuisine, died Wednesday just weeks after his 92nd birthday. With t...
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French media: Raspy-voiced singer Juliette Greco dead at 93
Sep 23, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Juliette Greco, a French singer, actress, cultural icon and muse to existentialist philosophers of the country's post-War period, has died, French media sai...
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Former Sweden international Agne Simonsson dies at 84
Sep 23, 2020 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Agne Simonsson, a striker who scored a goal for Sweden in the 1958 World Cup final and later briefly played for Real Madrid, has died. He was 84. The Sw...
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Bears, all corners of NFL and beyond, mourn passing of Gale SayersSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - When Matt Forte was a rookie running back in 2008, he visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, with all the other rookies that year. It was a part of the N...