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German husband of Danish queen's younger sister dies at 82.

The Associated Press
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark's royal household says the German husband of Queen Margrethe's younger sister, Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, has died...
Jack Harris, who produced horror film 'The Blob,' dies at 98

By LINDSEY BAHR
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Harris, who cemented his place in Hollywood history by producing the 1958 horror film "The Blob," has died. He was 98. Harris died of natural cau...
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, best-selling author, dead at age 51

By HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 13, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a popular author, filmmaker and speaker who brightened lives with her wide-eyed and generous spirit - and broke hearts when she wro...
Joni Sledge, member of Sister Sledge, dies at 60

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY
Mar 11, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Joni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the enduring dance anthem "We Are Family," has died, the band's representative said Saturday. She was 60. Sled...
Former Formula One champion John Surtees dies at 83

The Associated Press
Mar 10, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - John Surtees, who won the 1964 Formula One championship to become the only man to win world titles on two and four wheels, died on Friday. He was 83. The B...
'Bridges of Madison County' author Robert James Waller dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Mar 10, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Robert James Waller, whose best-selling, bittersweet 1992 romance novel "The Bridges of Madison County" was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and...
George A. Olah, who won Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 89

By JOHN ROGERS
Mar 09, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - George A. Olah, whose work won a Nobel Prize in chemistry and paved the way for more effective oil refining and ways of producing less polluting forms...
Renowned British painter Howard Hodgkin dies at 84

The Associated Press
Mar 09, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Renowned British artist Howard Hodgkin, whose bold paintings fused abstraction with the glorious beauty of nature, has died. He was 84. The Tate group of g...
Mother Divine, widow of religious leader Father Divine, dies

The Associated Press
Mar 08, 2017 6:00 am - GLADWYNE, Pa. (AP) - Mother Divine, the widow of Father Divine and leader for decades of a religious movement he founded that advocated racial equality and provided free...
Ex-civil rights lawyer dies days after terror client's death

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Mar 08, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A rebellious civil rights lawyer who was sentenced to a decade behind bars for helping a notorious Egyptian terrorist communicate with followers from his...

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