Obituaries
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Correction: Obit-Jose Antonio Abreu story
Mar 25, 2018 7:00 am - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - In a story March 24 about the death of Venezuelan musical educator Jose Antonio Abreu, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Abreu was...
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Wayne Huizenga, who built his fortune from trash, dies at 80
Mar 24, 2018 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - H. Wayne Huizenga, a college dropout who built a business empire that included Blockbuster Entertainment, AutoNation and three professional sports franchise...
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Former US Sen. Zell Miller dies; he was 2-term governor
Mar 23, 2018 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - As Georgia's governor, Zell Miller successfully championed selling lottery tickets to fund scholarships in a Bible belt state and lost a fight to change t...
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Wayne Huizenga, who went from trash to billions, dies at 80
Mar 23, 2018 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - College dropout Wayne Huizenga started with a trash hauling company, struck gold during America's brief love affair with VHS tapes and eventually owned thre...
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Houseman, World Cup-winning Argentina striker, dies at 64
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Rene Houseman, a striker who won the 1978 World Cup with Argentina, died after fighting tongue cancer for the past year. He was 64. The Ar...
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Report: Famed Iranian philosopher Shayegan dies at age 83
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Famed Iranian philosopher Dariush Shayegan, who challenged Western domination of philosophical thought and wrote the book "Cultural Schizophrenia" on...
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TV personality known for playing Bozo the Clown dies at 89
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Longtime Boston television personality and entertainer Frank Avruch, who was the star of the popular children's TV program "Bozo the Clown," has died. He w...
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Toys R Us founder dies days after chain's announced shutdown
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys R Us six decades ago and transformed it into an iconic piece of Americana, died Thursday at...
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Tony-winner Sammy Williams from 'A Chorus Line' dies at 69
Mar 21, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sammy Williams, who won a Tony Award in the original Broadway production of "A Chorus Line," has died. He was 69. Family spokeswoman and friend Brandee B...
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Wheeling auto dealer remembered as ardent adoption supporterMar 21, 2018 1:00 am - Cruise down Dundee Road in Wheeling and you'd see Bill Stasek's Chevrolet auto dealership. It's hard to miss its rows of shiny, new Corvettes, Camaros and Silverados. ...