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Businessman Ted Stanley, who gave $650M gift, dies at age 85

The Associated Press
Jan 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW CANAAN, Conn. (AP) - Businessman and philanthropist Ted Stanley, who made one of the largest private donations for scientific research, has died, his son said Monday...
'Deer Hunter,' 'Close Encounters' cinematographer dies at 85

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jan 03, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The legendary cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, best known for "The Deer Hunter" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," has died. His business partn...
Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, has died

By SANDY COHEN and MESFIN FEKADU
Jan 02, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, who carved out her own success with R&B hits like "Our Love" and "This Will Be" before triump...
Larry Gordon, surfing visionary, dies at 76

By OLGA RODRIGUEZ
Jan 02, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Larry Gordon, who helped turn surfing into a mainstream sport with the foam boards he created at his California company, has died. He was 76. Gordon...
Natalie Cole, master of past and present styles

By SANDY COHEN and HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 02, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - She began as a 1970s soul singer hyped as the next Aretha Franklin and peaked in the 1990s as an old-fashioned stylist and time-defying duet partner t...
Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, has died

By SANDY COHEN and MESFIN FEKADU
Jan 01, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, who carved out her own success with R&B hits like "Our Love" and "This Will Be" before triump...
Ex-Rep. Mike Oxley dies; helped create post-Enron law

By JOHN SEEWER
Jan 01, 2016 6:00 am - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Mike Oxley, who helped write landmark anti-fraud legislation following a wave of corporate scandals that brought down Enron Corp. an...
Former Pioneer Press sports columnist Don Riley dies at 92

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
Jan 01, 2016 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Don Riley, the former St. Paul sports writer who spent more than four decades penning a widely read column in the city's newspapers, has died. He was ...
Rusty Paul, who promoted legacy of dad Les Paul, dies at 74

The Associated Press
Jan 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An archivist and filmmaker who promoted the legacy of his father, Les Paul, has died. Lester "Rusty" G. Paul was 74. Publicist Caroline Galloway tells Th...
Mike Cleary, longtime college executive, dies at 81

The Associated Press
Jan 01, 2016 6:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Mike Cleary, the longtime National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics executive officer, has died. He was 81. The NACDA said Friday that C...

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