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Vic Bubas, who coached Duke to 3 Final Fours, dies at 91

The Associated Press
Apr 16, 2018 7:00 am - DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Former Duke coach Vic Bubas, who led the Blue Devils to three Final Fours in 10 seasons, has died. School spokesman Jon Jackson says family members t...
Vittorio Taviani, of Italian brother directing team, dies

By COLLEEN BARRY
Apr 15, 2018 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Italian film director Vittorio Taviani, who with his brother Paolo Taviani created masterpieces of the Italian cinema that claimed top honors at the Cannes ...
Romanian caricaturist whose art irked Communists dies at 78

The Associated Press
Apr 14, 2018 7:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian caricaturist Mihai Stanescu, censored for mocking the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, has died at 78. Daiana Stanescu said her ...
Nevada sheriff: Radio show host Art Bell dead at 72

The Associated Press
Apr 14, 2018 7:00 am - PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) - Art Bell, a radio host best known for a paranormal-themed nightly show syndicated on hundreds of stations in the 1990s, died at his home in southern...
Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director, dies at 86

By ANTHONY MCCARTNEY
Apr 14, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus" won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best dir...
Holocaust survivor Aaron Elster dies but will live on in hologram exhibit

By Doug T. Graham
Apr 14, 2018 1:00 am - Holocaust survivor Aaron Elster, who died Wednesday at 86, made part of his life's work sharing his story. And now thanks to state-of-the-art technology, his storytellin...
Outdoors humor columnist Patrick F. McManus dies at 84

By KEITH RIDLER
Apr 13, 2018 7:00 am - BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Patrick F. McManus, a prolific writer best known for his humor columns in fishing and hunting magazines who also wrote mystery novels and one-man com...
Leading elephant conservationist Daphne Sheldrick dies at 83

The Associated Press
Apr 13, 2018 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A Kenya-based wildlife organization says prominent conservationist Daphne Sheldrick has died at age 83. A statement by The David Sheldrick Wildlife...
Renowned Mexican writer Sergio Pitol dies at 85

By BERENICE BAUTISTA and PETER ORSI
Apr 12, 2018 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Sergio Pitol, a celebrated Mexican author, essayist and translator and winner of the most prestigious award for literature in the Spanish-speaking wor...
Highly regarded poet J.D. McClatchy has died at age 72

By HILLEL ITALIE
Apr 11, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - J.D. McClatchy, a revered and versatile man of letters praised as a poet, librettist, educator, editor and translator, died Tuesday night at his home in ...

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