Obituaries
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Al Jackson, tough left-hander on original Mets, dies at 83
Aug 19, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Al Jackson, a tough left-hander who provided a rare glint of hope in the early days of the woebegone New York Mets, has died at 83. His death was announc...
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Ex-Gov. Kathleen Blanco dies, led Louisiana through Katrina
Aug 19, 2019 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Even after Hurricane Katrina ended her political career and as cancer ate away her strength, former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco still describe...
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Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's governor during Katrina, dies
Aug 18, 2019 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state's first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed b...
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Jack Whitaker, Hall of Fame sports broadcaster, dies at 95
Aug 18, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jack Whitaker, whose Hall of Fame broadcasting career ranged from the first Super Bowl to Secretariat's Triple Crown to short essays from major sporting ...
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'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' animator Richard Williams has died
Aug 17, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Richard Williams, a Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" helped blur the boundaries between the ...
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Italian cycling great Felice Gimondi dies at age 76
Aug 17, 2019 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Felice Gimondi, one of only seven cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, has died. He was 76. The Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) said efforts to resus...
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'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79
Aug 16, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture class...
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Paule Marshall, novelist of diverse influences, dead at 90
Aug 16, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paule Marshall, an exuberant and sharpened storyteller who in fiction such as "Daughters" and "Brown Girl, Brownstones" drew upon classic and vernacular ...
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Boxing great "Mantequilla" Napoles dies at 79
Aug 16, 2019 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles, the Hall of Famer Mexican boxer who was a two-time welterweight world champion, has died. He was 79. The World Boxing Coun...
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Charles Santore, illustrator of children's books, dies at 84
Aug 16, 2019 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Charles Santore, an illustrator known for his richly detailed and whimsical interpretations of classic children's books has died, his daughter said F...