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Michal Kovac, Slovakia's first president, dies at 86

The Associated Press
Oct 05, 2016 7:00 am - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Michal Kovac, who served as the first president of Slovakia after it became an independent state in 1993, has died. He was 86. Kovac died Wed...
Longtime Hawaii sports writer Bill Kwon dies at age 81

By AUDREY McAVOY
Oct 05, 2016 7:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Longtime Hawaii sports writer Bill Kwon, who covered generations of golfers from Arnold Palmer to Michelle Wie, has died. He was 81. Kwon's friend and fo...
'Thriller' songwriter Rod Temperton dies in London at 66

By GREGORY KATZ
Oct 05, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Rod Temperton, a British-born musician and songwriter with a singular knack for pop-funk who wrote the Michael Jackson classics "Thriller," ''Rock With You...
Family of Sleepy Hollow volunteer seeks donations for memorial services

By Lauren Rohr
Oct 05, 2016 1:00 am - Known for his kind heart and willingness to help others, David LaBadie touched the lives of countless people throughout Sleepy Hollow and surrounding communities. LaBadi...
Head of Yellowstone during 1988 fires dies

The Associated Press
Oct 04, 2016 7:00 am - BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - The man who oversaw Yellowstone National Park during the wildfires that burned across the park in 1988 has died. Bob Barbee was 80. Family spokeswo...
Gloria Naylor, who wrote 'The Women of Brewster Place,' dies

The Associated Press
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gloria Naylor, whose debut novel "The Women of Brewster Place," became a best-seller, a National Book Award winner and a TV miniseries released through O...
Ex-Alaska official, son of legendary broadcaster, dies at 92

By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Lowell Thomas Jr., a former Alaska lieutenant governor, author, adventurer, glacier pilot and son of the legendary broadcaster, has died. His daugh...
Conductor Neville Marriner dies, founded London orchestra

By ROBERT BARR
Oct 02, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Conductor Neville Marriner, who led the Academy of St Martin in the Fields to become one of the world's most-recorded classical music groups, has died, the...
'Folksong Festival' radio host Oscar Brand dies at 96

By LYNN ELBER
Oct 01, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oscar Brand, a longtime force on the American folk scene whose radio program "Folksong Festival" showcased Woody Guthrie and a young Bob Dylan among m...
'Folksong Festival' radio host Oscar Brand dies at 96

By LYNN ELBER
Oct 01, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oscar Brand, a longtime force on the American folk scene whose radio program "Folksong Festival" showcased Woody Guthrie and a young Bob Dylan among m...

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