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Russia's most famous human rights activist dies at 91

By JIM HEINTZ and MATTHEW BODNER
Dec 08, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Lyudmila Alexeyeva, a human rights pioneer and dissident who challenged the Soviet and Russian regimes for decades, demanding that they free political pris...
Anthony York, younger brother for 49ers CEO, dies at age 35

The Associated Press
Dec 08, 2018 6:00 am - SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Anthony York, the younger brother of San Francisco 49ers chief executive office Jed York, has died. He was 35. The 49ers said Anthony York die...
Ex-Colombian President Belisario Betancur dies at 95

By JOSHUA GOODMAN
Dec 07, 2018 6:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Former Colombian President Belisario Betancur, whose bold efforts to reach a peace deal with leftist rebels in the 1980s were undone by drug-fuel...
Tim Rossovich, actor and former NFL player, dies at 72

The Associated Press
Dec 07, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tim Rossovich, a consensus All-America defensive end at Southern California who played in the NFL before going on to an acting career, has died. He wa...
Longtime lawmaker remembered as 'effective advocate' in Springfield

By Katlyn Smith
Dec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story included incorrect dates for services. Veteran state lawmaker Tom Johnson, a West Chicago Republican who had a reput...
Buzzcocks co-founder Pete Shelley dies at 63

The Associated Press
Dec 06, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Pete Shelley, the singer-songwriter and co-founder of the punk band the Buzzcocks, has died at age 63. On Thursday, the band confirmed "with great sadness"...
Arlington Heights judge to be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery

By Eileen O. Daday
Dec 06, 2018 4:33 am - In legal circles and in his hometown of Arlington Heights, Robert Buckley was known as "Judge." At his burial today, he will be saluted as "Colonel." Buckley died Nov. 2...
Philip Bosco, Tony-winning actor, dies at 88

The Associated Press
Dec 04, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Philip Bosco, the Tony Award-winning actor known for his roles in films "Working Girl" and "The Savages," has died. He was 88. The actor's daughter, C...
Former Barcelona president Nunez dies at age 87

The Associated Press
Dec 03, 2018 6:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Josep Lluis Nunez, the Barcelona president who oversaw the club's transformation into a soccer powerhouse, has died. He was 87. Barcelona says Nu...
Belgian billionaire Albert Frere has died at age 92

The Associated Press
Dec 03, 2018 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Albert Frere, the industrialist who became one of Belgium's richest people during more than a half-century of deal-making, has died at age 92, according ...

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