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Founder of therapeutic equestrian center in Lake Forest was loyal friend, philanthropist

By Lee Filas
Aug 17, 2018 1:00 am - Friends described Nick Coyne as an amazing philanthropist, a loyal friend and devoted father, who would give the shirt off his back to a person in need. Coyne, founder ...
From giving birth at 12 years old to 'physical fights': The difficult life and times of Aretha Franklin

Travis M. Andrews The Washington Post
Aug 17, 2018 1:00 am - Aretha Franklin's music is tinged with a confident power - most notable in the way she transformed Otis Redding's "Respect" into a towering, demanding hurricane of a son...
The Latest: Fans mourning Franklin in Detroit, New York

The Associated Press
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the death of Aretha Franklin. (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Fans are mourning Aretha Franklin at some of the places where the legendary sing...
The thrill and the truth of Aretha Franklin

By HILLEL ITALIE
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The clarity and the command. The daring and the discipline. The thrill of her voice and the truth of her emotions. Like the best actors and poets, nothin...
'No one did it better' - Reaction to Aretha Franklin's death

By The Associated Press
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - Reaction to the death of soul icon Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday: "Through her compositions and unmatched musicianship, Aretha helped define the American experience...
India's Vajpayee, who set off nuke race and peace, has died

By ASHOK SHARMA
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Hindu nationalist who set off a nuclear arms race with rival Pakistan but later reached across the ...
Olympic gymnastics champion Shushunova dies at 49

The Associated Press
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Elena Shushunova, a Soviet gymnast who won the women's all-around gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, has died. She was 49. The Russian Gymnastics Feder...
Jill Janus, singer of the metal band Huntress, dies at 43

The Associated Press
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Jill Janus, lead singer of the heavy metal band Huntress, has died at age 43, her family and band said Thursday. Janus had long struggled with ment...
'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies at 76

By MESFIN FEKADU and HILLEL ITALIE
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature son...
Aretha Franklin's music rising on charts following her death

By MESFIN FEKADU
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Aretha Franklin's music quickly climbed the iTunes' charts following her death on Thursday. Her "30 Greatest Hits" album hit the No. 1 spot, replacing Ni...

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