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Academy Award-nominated UK actor Frank Finlay dies at 89

The Associated Press
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British actor Frank Finlay, who was Academy Award-nominated for his work alongside Laurence Olivier in "Othello," has died aged 89. Finlay's family said he...
3-star chef Benoit Violier found dead in apparent suicide

By PHILIPPE SOTTO
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Chef Benoit Violier, whose 3-star restaurant in western Switzerland with its game specialties recently topped a list of the world's best, has been found dea...
Paul Aiken, director of Authors Guild, dies at 56

The Associated Press
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Aiken, the executive director of the Authors Guild who served for nearly 20 years as it confronted such digital age issues as copyright, e-book roya...
Terry Wogan, beloved BBC presenter, dies at 77

By JILL LAWLESS
Jan 31, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Terry Wogan, whose warm Irish brogue and sly, gentle humor made him a star of British television and radio for decades, has died. He was 77. Wogan died Sun...
Former president of El Salvador Francisco Flores dies at 56

By MARCOS ALEMAN
Jan 31, 2016 6:00 am - SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Former Salvadoran President Francisco Flores, whose five years in power were tarnished by accusations of corruption and elitism, died Sa...
Former co-owner of Texas Rangers, Rusty Rose, dies

The Associated Press
Jan 30, 2016 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Rusty Rose, a former co-owner of the Texas Rangers with former president George W. Bush, has died at the age of 74. His family says in a statement that he ...
Kenny Sailors, star Wyoming jump shot pioneer, dies at 95

The Associated Press
Jan 30, 2016 6:00 am - LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Kenny Sailors, the college basketball Hall of Famer credited by some with being the first to use the modern jump shot, died Saturday. He was 95. He ...
Buddy Cianci, dominant in Rhode Island politics, dies at 74

By MICHELLE R. SMITH
Jan 29, 2016 6:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Mayor Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking political rogue who presided over the revitalization of Providence during two stints in office cut sh...
Jefferson Airplane co-founder Paul Kantner dies at age 74

BY HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 29, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane who stayed with the seminal San Francisco band through its transformation from 1960s hippies to...
Great train robber Gordon Goody dies in Spain aged 86

The Associated Press
Jan 29, 2016 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Officials in a southern Spain beach town say a member of the British gang that pulled off the 1963 "Great Train Robbery" has died. Gordon Goody was 86 and ...

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