Obituaries
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Egyptian chemist Zewail, Nobel prize-winner, dies at 70
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Ahmed Zewail, a science adviser to President Barack Obama who won the 1999 Nobel Prize for his work on the study of chemical reactions over immen...
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Robert Rosencrans, C-SPAN chairman, dies at 89
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - Robert Rosencrans, the first board chairman of C-SPAN who helped steer the public affairs network through its opening years and worked for the or...
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Former Ohio Congressman Steve LaTourette dies at age 62
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette, who served nine terms representing Ohio in Congress before retiring out of frustration with partisan gridlock, has di...
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'Big Lebowski' actor David Huddleston dies at 85
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - David Huddleston, the character actor best known for portraying titular roles in "The Big Lebowski" and "Santa Claus: The Movie," has died. He was 85....
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NZ Formula One driver Chris Amon dead at 73
Aug 03, 2016 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand motor racing driver Chris Amon, who was considered one of the best Formula One drivers of his generation, has died aged 73, hi...
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Real estate developer, Holocaust survivor Joseph Wilf dies
Aug 03, 2016 7:00 am - HILLSIDE, N.J. (AP) - A Holocaust survivor who along with his brother founded one of the nation's largest real estate development firms has died. Joseph Wilf was 91. Wil...
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Elliot Tiber, helped enable staging of Woodstock, dead at 81
Aug 03, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Elliot Tiber, an artist, screenplay writer and designer best known as the businessman who helped enable the staging of the landmark 1969 Woodstock music ...
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Egyptian chemist Zewail, Noble prize-winner, dies at 70
Aug 02, 2016 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Ahmed Zewail, a science adviser to President Obama who won the 1999 Nobel Prize for his work on the study of chemical reactions over immensely sh...
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German-Jewish writer Angelika Schrobsdorff dies at age 88
Aug 02, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German-Jewish writer Angelika Schrobsdorff, whose bestselling works included a book about her mother growing up in Germany and then having to flee when...
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Veteran Associated Press editor, mentor Carol Druga dies
Aug 01, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Carol Druga, a veteran Associated Press editor who was a newsroom mentor with an acerbic wit and a deep affection for Pittsburgh sports, has died. She was...