Obituaries
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Ventures bassist-guitarist Nokie Edwards dead at 82
Mar 13, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nokie Edwards, the influential lead guitarist for the "surf rock" pioneers the Ventures, has died at age 82. Ryan Greenblatt, who works on booking for th...
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Correction: Obit-Desfor story
Mar 13, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Feb. 19 about the death of former Associated Press photographer Max Desfor, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Desfor's wife Cla...
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'Flava in Ya Ear' rapper Craig Mack dies in South Carolina
Mar 13, 2018 7:00 am - WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) - Former rapper Craig Mack, best known for the platinum 1994 hit "Flava in Ya Ear" has died in South Carolina. Colleton County Coroner Richard Harv...
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Former Brazil volleyball coach Freitas dies at 68
Mar 13, 2018 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Bebeto de Freitas, a former volleyball coach who led Brazil to silver at the 1984 Olympics, has died of a heart attack shortly after attending a news co...
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Ken Flach, owner of 6 Grand Slam doubles titles, dies at 54
Mar 13, 2018 7:00 am - Ken Flach, who won four Grand Slam titles in men's doubles and two in mixed doubles, has died, according to the ATP World Tour and International Tennis Federation. He wa...
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Givenchy, designer of Hepburn's little black dress, has died
Mar 12, 2018 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French couturier Hubert de Givenchy, a pioneer of ready-to-wear who designed Audrey Hepburn's little black dress in "Breakfast at Tiffany's," has died at 91...
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British comedy veteran Ken Dodd dies at 90
Mar 12, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British comedian Ken Dodd, whose seven-decade career stretched from the music-hall era to the age of social media, has died, his publicist said Monday. He ...
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Givenchy legacy: Hepburn's little black dress, and much more
Mar 12, 2018 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - In her sleeveless black gown, with rows of pearl at the neck and oversized sunglasses, Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly defined understated elegance. Hers w...
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Russian actor, stage director Oleg Tabakov dies at 82
Mar 12, 2018 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Oleg Tabakov, a Russian actor and theater director who for decades was one of the most revered figures in Russia's theater and film communities, has died. ...
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German ex-Catholic head Cardinal Karl Lehmann dies at 81
Mar 11, 2018 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Cardinal Karl Lehmann, the former head of Germany's Catholic Bishops Conference, has died. He was 81. The Catholic group said in a statement that Lehmann d...