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Dr. Spencer Johnson, author of self-help best-seller, dies

The Associated Press
Jul 08, 2017 7:00 am - ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) - Dr. Spencer Johnson, whose book "Who Moved My Cheese?" sold 25 million copies and became a business and self-help phenomenon, has died. Johnson'...
'True Blood' actor Nelsan Ellis dead at 39

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Jul 08, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for his memorable portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's "True Blood," has died at the age of 39. Ellis' manager, Emily ...
Sheila Michaels, who popularized 'Ms.' for women, dies at 78

By MARK KENNEDY
Jul 07, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sheila Michaels, a feminist and civil-rights activist in the 1960s who has been credited with popularizing the courtesy title "Ms.," died June 22 in New ...
International Tennis Hall of Famer Nancy Jeffett dies

The Associated Press
Jul 07, 2017 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Nancy P. Jeffett, who was instrumental in arranging the first network broadcast of women's tennis, has died. She was 88. International Tennis Hall of Fame ...
6-year-old English soccer mascot dies of cancer

By STEVE DOUGLAS
Jul 07, 2017 7:00 am - Bradley Lowery, a soccer mascot who struck up a close friendship with England striker Jermain Defoe after being diagnosed with a rare cancer and gained fans across the s...
Joan Lee, wife of comics legend Stan Lee, dies at age 93

The Associated Press
Jul 06, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The wife of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee died Thursday at age 93. Lee and his family released a statement saying Joan Lee died peacefully Thursday mo...
Actress who played British TV witch Grotbags dies

The Associated Press
Jul 06, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Carol Lee Scott, the actress best-known for entertaining British children on television as the colorful TV witch Grotbags, has died. She was 74. The entert...
Gene Conley, MLB and NBA champion, dies at 86

The Associated Press
Jul 05, 2017 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Gene Conley, one of the only players in history to win championships in two major professional sports, has died. He was 86. The Boston Red Sox, for whom Co...
Russian author Daniil Granin dies at 98

The Associated Press
Jul 05, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Daniil Granin, a Russian author who wrote a chronicle of the Nazi siege of Leningrad and several widely popular novels, has died. He was 98. Granin, a Worl...
Pope John Paul II's longtime spokesman dies at age 80

By VICTOR L. SIMPSON
Jul 05, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Joaquin Navarro-Valls, a suave, silver-haired Spaniard who was a close confidant of Pope John Paul II, serving for more than two decades as chief Vatican spo...

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