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Shareholder activist Evelyn Y. Davis dies at 89

By The Associated Press
Nov 05, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The brash shareholder activist Evelyn Y. Davis, who owned stock in more than 80 public companies and rarely failed to make her presence known at corpor...
Swiss downhill skier Barandun dies in paragliding accident

The Associated Press
Nov 05, 2018 6:00 am - BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Gian Luca Barandun, a World Cup downhill skier from Switzerland, has died in a paragliding accident. He was 24. The Swiss ski federation said Ba...
Vikings: Pro Bowl fullback Bill 'Boom Boom' Brown dies at 80

The Associated Press
Nov 04, 2018 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Bill Brown, the Minnesota Vikings fullback who was a four-time Pro Bowl pick in 14 seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 80. The Viking...
Jeremy Heywood, who ran Britain's civil service, dies at 56

The Associated Press
Nov 04, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Jeremy Heywood, a powerful government adviser who ran Britain's civil service until illness forced him to step down, has died of cancer, the government sai...
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove dies at age 49

By ANDREW DALTON
Nov 03, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Trumpeter Roy Hargrove, a prolific player who provided his jazz sound to records across a vast range of styles and won two Grammys, has died at age 49...
Longtime leader of ACLU's Southern California chapter dies

The Associated Press
Nov 03, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ramona Ripston, a longtime activist who built up the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California into a major organization, has died. She wa...
Mari Hulman George, Indy's quiet pioneer, dies at 83

By JENNA FRYER
Nov 03, 2018 7:00 am - Mari Hulman George, the "quiet pioneer" of auto racing who was instrumental in the expansion of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and became known to millions of fans over the...
Wheaton native 'made the world a little bit better for everyone'

By Jake Griffin
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - From the moment Meghan Liddy set foot in Africa nearly eight years ago, her heart found its home. "She struggled more when she would leave Africa than I did when she fir...
Raymond Chow, film producer behind Bruce Lee, dies at age 91

The Associated Press
Nov 02, 2018 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Legendary Hong Kong film producer Raymond Chow, who introduced the world to Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan and even brought the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ...
'She shined a spotlight on suburban moms and dads': Daily Herald's first women's editor dies at 92.

By Eileen O. Daday
Nov 02, 2018 1:00 am - Lois Seiler was hired as the Daily Herald's first women's editor in the late 1940s and went on to create the "Cook of the Week" column, showcasing suburban cooks and the...

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