Obituaries
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Kurdish leader Talabani, onetime hope for Iraqi unity, dies
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - IRBIL, Iraq (AP) - As he stepped into office in 2005 to become Iraq's first Kurdish president, Jalal Talabani told his followers, "I am casting off my Kurdish clothes an...
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NASCAR champion owner, engine maker Robert Yates dies at 74
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Robert Yates, a pioneering NASCAR owner and engine builder who with Dale Jarrett won the 1999 Cup title, has died at 74. He was voted into the Hal...
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'Goodfellas' actor Charles Low, Robert De Niro's buddy, dies
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - ALLENDALE, N.J. (AP) - A real estate developer whose friendship with Robert De Niro led him to an acting career that included a notable appearance in "Goodfellas" has di...
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Musicians and celebrities pay tribute to rocker Tom Petty
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reaction to the death of rock superstar Tom Petty, who died Monday after suffering cardiac arrest at his Malibu home: - "Tommy's passing feels like I'...
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Donald Malarkey, portrayed in 'Band of Brothers,' has died
Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Donald Malarkey, a World War II paratrooper who was awarded the Bronze Star after parachuting behind enemy lines at Normandy to destroy German artille...
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Media titan Samuel 'Si' Newhouse is dead at 89
Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - S.I. Newhouse Jr., the low-profile billionaire media mogul who ran the parent company of some of the nation's most prestigious magazines, died Sunday. He...
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Mormon leader Robert D. Hales dies; served on top panel
Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Top-ranking Mormon leader Robert D. Hales, who left a successful career as a businessman to help guide the church, has died from causes related to ...
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Indian theater actor Tom Alter has died at age 67
Sep 30, 2017 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Tom Alter, a well-known Indian theater, television and Bollywood actor of American descent, has died in Mumbai of cancer. He was 67. A statement issued ...
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Former Purdue coach Joe Tiller dies at age 74
Sep 30, 2017 7:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller has died at age 74. Tiller's Boilermakers won 87 games over 12 seasons, from 1997 through 2008. That'...
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'Let's Make a Deal' host, philanthropist Monty Hall dies
Sep 30, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Monty Hall, the genial TV game show host whose long-running "Let's Make a Deal" traded on love of money and merchandise and the mystery of w...