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Only woman to win math equivalent of Nobel Prize dies

The Associated Press
Jul 15, 2017 7:00 am - STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics, has died....
Fresh Kid Ice of 2 Live Crew dies in Miami at age 53

By JENNIFER KAY
Jul 14, 2017 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Christopher Wong Won, a founding member of the Miami hip-hop group 2 Live Crew whose sexually explicit lyrics triggered a national debate over the legal lim...
Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies

By DOUG FERGUSON
Jul 14, 2017 7:00 am - Hootie Johnson, the South Carolina banker and Augusta National chairman who stubbornly stood his ground amid pressure for the club to invite female members, died Friday ...
Chinese political prisoner Liu Xiaobo dies at age 61

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, GILLIAN WONG and HAN GUAN NG
Jul 13, 2017 7:00 am - SHENYANG, China (AP) - Imprisoned for all the seven years since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Liu Xiaobo never renounced the pursuit of human rights in China, in...
The Latest: Chinese media say Liu was victim misled by West

The Associated Press
Jul 13, 2017 7:00 am - SHENYANG, China (AP) - The Latest on the death of imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died Thursday night in the northeastern city of Shenyang ...
St. Charles loses beloved former football, golf coach

By Harry Hitzeman
Jul 12, 2017 3:00 pm - The 1974 football season was a dud for Bill Schwab. He had injured his shoulder, and the St. Charles High School football team was coming off a 2-win season after head c...
Chuck Blazer, who touched off soccer scandal, dead at 72

By RONALD BLUM
Jul 12, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chuck Blazer, the disgraced American soccer executive whose admissions of corruption set off a global scandal that ultimately toppled FIFA President Sepp...
South African jazz musician Ray Phiri dies at age 70

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
Jul 12, 2017 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Ray Phiri, a South African jazz musician who founded the band Stimela and became internationally known while performing on Paul Simon's Graceland tou...
Jim Bush, US track and field Hall of Fame coach, dies at 90

By BETH HARRIS
Jul 11, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jim Bush, who guided UCLA to five NCAA track and field championships during his 20 years coaching the Bruins, has died. He was 90. Bush died Monday of...
Diane Nelson, jockey with over 1,000 winners, dies at 54

By BETH HARRIS
Jul 11, 2017 7:00 am - Diane J. Nelson, a multiple graded-stakes winning jockey who rode over 1,000 winners while capitalizing on her good looks with a modeling career, has died. She was 54. N...

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