Obituaries
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'Brilliant' man who was an inventor of the calculator dies
Mar 05, 2019 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Jerry Merryman, one of the inventors of the hand-held electronic calculator who is described by those who knew him as not only brilliant but also kind with...
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Former German foreign minister Klaus Kinkel dies at 82
Mar 05, 2019 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Klaus Kinkel, Germany's foreign minister from 1992 to 1998 and a former head of the country's foreign intelligence agency, has died. He was 82. Kinkel's Fr...
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Professional wrestler King Kong Bundy dies at age 61
Mar 05, 2019 6:00 am - GLASSBORO, N.J. (AP) - King Kong Bundy, the 6-foot-4 (193-centimeter) professional wrestler best known for facing Hulk Hogan in WrestleMania 2, has died. He was 61. Bund...
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Legendary Napa Valley vintner John Shafer dies at 94
Mar 04, 2019 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Legendary Northern California vintner John Shafer, who was part of a generation that helped elevate sleepy Napa Valley into the international wine p...
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Luke Perry, heartthrob on '90210,' dies at 52 after stroke
Mar 04, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luke Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210," died Monday after suffering a massive stroke,...
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Keith Flint, singer of electronic band The Prodigy, dies
Mar 04, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Keith Flint, the fiery frontman of British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead Monday at his home near London, the band said. He was 49. Prod...
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Ziering, Ringwald and Whedon react to death of Luke Perry
Mar 04, 2019 6:00 am - Reaction to the death of Luke Perry , whose credits included "Beverly Hills, 90210," ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Riverdale." - "Luke Perry was a kindhearted and inc...
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Pritzker Prize, Irish-born architect Kevin Roche dies
Mar 03, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The acclaimed Irish-born architect Kevin Roche has died, leaving his mark on world-class buildings from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the cit...
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Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Yannis Behrakis dead at 58
Mar 03, 2019 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Yannis Behrakis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, has died. He was 58. His death Saturday was confirmed by his employers, Reuters, where h...
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Longtime Rutgers baseball coach Fred Hill dies at 84
Mar 02, 2019 6:00 am - PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Fred Hill, who coached Rutgers baseball for 30 years and sent a dozen players to the major leagues, died Saturday. He was 84. The university did ...