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3rd Iditarod champion, nicknamed 'Yukon Fox,' dies at 79

By RACHEL D'ORO
Apr 03, 2020 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Emmitt Peters Sr., an Alaska Native who won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race as a rookie in 1975, has died at age 79 in his home village of Ruby...
Anick Jesdanun, longtime AP technology writer, dies at 51

By TED ANTHONY
Apr 03, 2020 7:00 am - He ran marathons on every continent, including Antarctica - 83 of them in all, many followed by a visit to an obscure craft brewery. Last year, he watched 365 movies - m...
'~Lean On Me,' '~Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81

By MARK KENNEDY
Apr 03, 2020 7:00 am - Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including 'œ Lean on Me, 'ť 'œLovely Day'ť and 'œAin't No Sunsh...
'Lean On Me,' 'Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including " Lean on Me, " "Lovely Day" and "Ain't No Sunshine,"...
Former United Airlines CEO, Barrington resident 'saw the future of aviation'

By Russell Lissau
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - A former chairman, CEO and president of United Airlines has died. James Hartigan, 95, of Barrington, died Saturday of natural causes, his family announced in a news rele...
Former Wake Forest basketball coach Carl Tacy dies at 87

The Associated Press
Apr 02, 2020 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Former Wake Forest and Marshall basketball coach Carl Tacy has died. He was 87. Tacy's son, Carl Jr., told The Associated Press his father die...
Spanish WWII liberator of Paris dies of coronavirus at 99

The Associated Press
Apr 02, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Rafael Gomez Nieto, the last surviving member of a company of Spanish soldiers that fought with French forces in liberating Paris from Nazi occupation in 19...
Son: Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead, 85; COVID involved

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and REBECCA SANTANA
Apr 02, 2020 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday from pneumonia brought on by the new co...
Tony Lewis, co-developer of cricket's DLS method, dies

By The Associated Press
Apr 02, 2020 7:00 am - Tony Lewis, the co-developer of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method used in cricket for calculating target scores in weather-affected limited-overs matches, has died. He wa...
Ed Farmer, White Sox broadcaster, former pitcher, dies at 70

By ANDREW SELIGMAN
Apr 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Ed Farmer rooted for the White Sox growing up on Chicago's South Side and went on to become an All-Star reliever for them. Where he really made his mark w...

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