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Johnny Clegg, anti-apartheid musician in South Africa, dies

By CARA ANNA and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
Jul 16, 2019 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed under the country's apartheid system decades ago and cele...
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99

By Mark Sherman and Connie Cass Associated Press
Jul 16, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court's leading liberal, died Tu...
Boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies; hit by car in Virginia

By TIM DAHLBERG
Jul 15, 2019 7:00 am - Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four-division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car ...
Longtime Ruston Daily Leader sports editor Davis dies

The Associated Press
Jul 14, 2019 7:00 am - RUSTON, La. (AP) - Longtime Ruston Daily Leader Sports Editor Buddy Davis has died. Louisiana Tech University said Davis died Saturday morning in his sleep at a nursing ...
Slain Canadian-Somali journalist Nalayeh a trailblazer

By NATALIE SCHACHAR and TRACEY LINDEMAN
Jul 13, 2019 7:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - As bombings and attacks rocked the African nation of Somalia in recent years, Canadian-Somali journalist Hodan Nalayeh found what she believed was...
Jerry Lawson, leader of a cappella Persuasions, dies at 75

By ANDREW DALTON
Jul 12, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jerry Lawson, who for four decades was the lead singer of the eclectic cult-favorite a cappella group the Persuasions, has died. He was 75. Lawson die...
Services Saturday for Karen Kublank, Title IX pioneer at Palatine High

By John Leusch
Jul 11, 2019 1:00 am - Karen Bock Kublank, one of the first Title IX coaches at Palatine High School, died last week after battling brain cancer since October 2017. She was 69. She was Palatin...
Japanese entertainment tycoon Johnny Kitagawa dies at 87

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Jul 10, 2019 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Johnny Kitagawa, a kingpin of Japan's entertainment industry for more than half a century who produced famous boybands including Arashi, Tokio and SMAP, has...
Rip Torn of 'Larry Sanders Show,' 'Men in Black,' dies at 88

By BOB THOMAS
Jul 10, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in television, theater, and movies, such as "Men in Bla...
Perot roiled football-crazed Texas with 'No Pass, No Play'

By JIM VERTUNO
Jul 10, 2019 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Part of late billionaire H. Ross Perot's legacy is a clear-cut rule about Texas high school sports: If a student can't pass class, they can't play. ...

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