Obituaries
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Pelé's brother Zoca dies at 77 after fight with cancer
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian soccer club Santos says that Pelé's brother, who was known as Zoca, has died after a fight with prostate cancer. He was 77. Santos an...
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Political historian-commentator Richard Reeves dies at 83
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Richard Reeves, an author and syndicated columnist who wrote about politics for more than 50 years and published books on Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy ...
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Harlem Globetrotters great Curly Neal dies at 77
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - Fred 'œCurly'ť Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, has died. He was 77. The Globetrotters said ...
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Michel Hidalgo, who coached France to Euro 1984 title, dies
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - For Michel Hidalgo, playing soccer the right way always meant playing the beautiful way. The coach who led France to the 1984 European Championship title an...
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Multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at 81
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Terrence McNally, one of America's great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Ma...
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Chef Floyd Cardoz dies at 59 of coronavirus complications
Mar 25, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chef Floyd Cardoz, who competed on 'œTop Chef,'ť won 'œTop Chef Masters'ť and operated successful restaurants in both India and New York, died Wednesday ...
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Former Texas A&M basketball player David Edwards dead at 48
Mar 25, 2020 7:00 am - COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Former Texas A&M basketball player David Edwards, whose single-season school record for assists has stood for more than 25 years, has died ...
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Senior track athlete dies of coronavirus complications
Mar 25, 2020 7:00 am - NORWALK, Conn. (AP) - Mary Roman, a world-class senior athlete who held numerous national age records in track and field, has died of complications from COVID-19, the ma...
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Albert Uderzo, a creator of French hero Asterix, dies at 92
Mar 24, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Albert Uderzo, one of the two creators of the beloved comic book character Asterix, who captured the spirit of the Gauls of yore and grew a reputation world...
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African jazz great Manu Dibango dies in France of virus
Mar 24, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Manu Dibango, who fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music, died Tuesday with the coronavirus, a...