Obituaries
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"Blind Sheik" guilty of 1990s terror plots dies in US prison
Feb 19, 2017 6:00 am - The so called Blind Sheik, Omar Abdel-Rahman, who was convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11 has died in a federal prison. He wa...
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Tennessee prep Hall of Fame coach Henry Bowles dies at 80
Feb 19, 2017 6:00 am - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Chattanooga funeral home says longtime Howard High School basketball coach Henry Bowles has died. He was 80. A notice posted on the website o...
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Ex-Australia rugby forward Dan Vickerman dies at age 37
Feb 19, 2017 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Dan Vickerman, who played 63 rugby tests for Australia and was involved in three World Cups, has died at his home in Sydney. He was 37. The Australian Rugb...
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Olympic 800-meter gold medalist Olizarenko dies at 63
Feb 19, 2017 6:00 am - KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Nadiya Olizarenko, gold medalist in the women's 800 meters at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, has died. She was 63. The Ukrainian athletics federation sai...
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James Brown's 'Funky Drummer' Clyde Stubblefield dies at 73
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Clyde Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, died Saturday. He was 73. His wife, Jody ...
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Some involved in Omar Abdel-Rahman's case had own notoriety
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind Egyptian cleric who died in prison Saturday, was convicted in 1995 along with nine followers of a conspiracy to blow up the United Natio...
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Ivan Koloff, wrestling's "Russian Bear," dies at 74
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Ivan Koloff, the Canadian professional wrestler known as "The Russian Bear" in the ring, had died after fighting liver cancer. He was 74. Koloff'...
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Danish badminton great Kops dies at age 80
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Erland Kops, a Danish badminton great who won the All England tournament seven times in singles and four times in doubles, has died. He was 80...
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Blind cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11 and spiritual guide to a generation of Islam...
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McCorvey, who was at center of Roe v. Wade, dead at 69
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" led to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision that legalized abortion but who late...