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Prince's former drummer dies at 43 in Florida

The Associated Press
Jul 04, 2017 7:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - One of Prince's drummers, 43-year-old John Blackwell Jr., has died in Florida. Blackwell's wife, Yaritza Blackwell, said in a post Tuesday on his offi...
Comic TV and film actor, Paolo Villaggio, 84, dies in Rome

The Associated Press
Jul 03, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Paolo Villaggio, a comic actor whose invented workplace characters interpreted Italians' foibles, died Monday in Rome at 84. His children said Villaggio had ...
Actress and internet star Stevie Ryan dead at 33

The Associated Press
Jul 03, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stevie Ryan, an actress and comedian who gained fame with impersonations of celebrities on YouTube, has died. She was 33. Los Angeles County coroner's...
Elgin mental health advocate dies at 62

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Jul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Compassionate, funny, dedicated and a visionary. That's how colleagues describe Lisa LaForge, an Elgin advocate for mental health services for children and families. LaF...
Former Greek Olympic Committee President Minos Kyriakou dies

The Associated Press
Jul 02, 2017 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek media mogul Minos Kyriakou, a former president of the country's Olympic Committee, has died. He was 75. Kyriakou died Sunday of a heart attac...
Famed tennis photographer Russ Adams dies at 86

The Associated Press
Jul 01, 2017 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Acclaimed tennis photographer Russ Adams has died after chronicling the sport for more than 50 years. He was 86. The International Tennis Hall of Fa...
Montpellier president Nicollin dies, helped club win title

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Jun 29, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Montpellier president Louis Nicollin, who helped to produce one of the biggest upsets in French football when his unfashionable club won the league in 2012,...
Olympian skier Tom Corcoran dies, founded popular ski resort

By HOLLY RAMER
Jun 28, 2017 7:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Tom Corcoran, an Olympic skier who founded the Waterville Valley ski resort in New Hampshire that became popular with racers and celebrities, has di...
Paddington bear creator Michael Bond dies at 91

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA
Jun 28, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - It was a last-minute Christmas gift for his wife that inspired Michael Bond to create Paddington bear, the marmalade-loving teddy in a duffel coat and flop...
Former US, Canada rugby coach Ric Suggitt dies at 58

The Associated Press
Jun 27, 2017 7:00 am - LETHBRIDGE, Alberta (AP) - Rugby coach Ric Suggitt, who guided national teams for both the United States and Canada, has died. He was 58. Suggitt, coach of the women's t...

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