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Leading intellectual in Benin, Albert Tevoedjre, dies at 89

By VIRGILE AHISSOU
Nov 06, 2019 6:00 am - COTONOU, Benin (AP) - Albert Tevoedjre, a Benin political scientist and one of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's most trusted experts on social and economic dev...
Canadian Olympic basketball star Eli Pasquale dies at 59

The Associated Press
Nov 05, 2019 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Canadian Olympic basketball star Eli Pasquale has died at 59. Canada Basketball says in a statement he died Monday of cancer. Pasquale led Canada to a fou...
Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86

By CHEVEL JOHNSON and REBECCA SANTANA
Nov 05, 2019 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal tales o...
Black man who led neo-Nazi group dies amid bid to destroy it

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Nov 04, 2019 6:00 am - A black activist who took control of one of the nation's largest neo-Nazi groups - and vowed to dismantle it - has died amid a legal fight over who would lead the group....
Legendary Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado dies at 88

By DÃNICA COTO
Nov 03, 2019 6:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Television astrologer Walter Mercado, whose glamorous persona made him a star in Latin media and a cherished icon for gay people in most of ...
Brian Tarantina of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' dead at 60

The Associated Press
Nov 03, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Brian Tarantina, a character actor who was most recently known for his role in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," has died in his Manhattan home. He was 60. Th...
Colorful Columbia Sportswear Co. chairwoman Gert Boyle dies

The Associated Press
Nov 03, 2019 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Gert Boyle, the colorful chairwoman of Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear Co. who starred in ads proclaiming her as "One Tough Mother," died Sunday. ...
Rudy Boesch, early fan favorite on 'Survivor,' dies at 91

By The Associated Press
Nov 02, 2019 7:00 am - Rudy Boesch, a retired tough-as-nails Navy SEAL and fan favorite on the inaugural season of "Survivor," has died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 91....
Tony-nominated actress Ann Crumb dies from cancer at 69

The Associated Press
Nov 01, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ann Crumb, a Tony Award-nominated actress who originated the role of Rose Vibert in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Aspects of Love," has died. She was 69. Crumb ...
'Friday' actor-comedian John Witherspoon dies at 77

The Associated Press
Oct 30, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube's father in the "Friday" films, has died. He was 77. Witherspoon's family issued a stat...

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