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Alexei Leonov, 1st human to walk in space, dies in Moscow

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA
Oct 11, 2019 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Alexei Leonov, the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space 54 years ago - and who nearly didn't make it back into his space ...
Barrington area couple known for their love of nature

By Eileen O. Daday
Oct 11, 2019 1:00 am - Judson Bergman and Mary Miller-Bergman loved to spend time at their Barrington-area home, nestled near Cuba Marsh amid its tall grasses, oak savannas and woodlands. Fam...
Sherwood Chillingworth, former racing executive, dies at 93

The Associated Press
Oct 09, 2019 7:00 am - ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Sherwood C. Chillingworth, a longtime executive with the Oak Tree Racing Association who had partnerships in several stakes-winning thoroughbreds,...
AndrÃ©s Gimeno, oldest French Open champion, dies at 82

The Associated Press
Oct 09, 2019 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - AndrÃ©s Gimeno, the Spanish tennis player who became the oldest man to win the French Open in the professional era, has died. He was 82. The Spanish tennis...
Suburban engineer who had key role in early NASA success, moon landing dies

By Eileen O. Daday
Oct 09, 2019 1:00 am - A brilliant suburban engineer who helped lay the groundwork for the first manned space orbit and ultimately the moon landing has died. Paul Chung lived with his family i...
Sanders' daughter-in-law dies at 46 after cancer diagnosis

By The Associated Press
Oct 08, 2019 7:00 am - The daughter-in-law of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has died, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. RainÃ¨ Riggs was 46. The Lee & Martin Funera...
Alabama sports promoter Art Clarkson dies

The Associated Press
Oct 08, 2019 7:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The promoter responsible for a string of professional sports teams that played in Alabama has died. The Birmingham Bulls hockey team announced Tu...
Bob LarraÃ±aga, ex-St. John's basketball player, dies at 78

The Associated Press
Oct 07, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bob LarraÃ±aga, a former St. John's basketball player and the older brother of Miami Hurricanes coach Jim LarraÃ±aga, has died at 78. St. John's said in ...
Correction: Obit-Rip Taylor story

The Associated Press
Oct 07, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story Oct. 6 about the death of comedian Rip Taylor, The Associated Press reported erroneously that he was 84. The age came from his publicist, w...
Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80

By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press
Oct 06, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON - Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded blues power and jazz finesse and helped shatter boundaries of time, temp...

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