Obituaries
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Former boxing world champion Johnny Famechon dies aged 77
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Former boxing world champion Johnny Famechon has died in Melbourne after a lengthy illness. He was 77. The Sport Australia Hall of Fame annou...
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Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn an...
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Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, who entertained and informed Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years. Scul...
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Evidence of Vin Scully's greatness: In a storied 67-year career, 68 seconds of silenceAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - Broadcasting legend Vin Scully died Tuesday in Los Angeles. This essay was first written in September 2016, shortly before his retirement. Only days away from retiring ...
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Mo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95
Aug 02, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over Warner Bros. Records' rise to a sprawling, billion-dollar emp...
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Al-Zawahri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida
Aug 02, 2022 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - The doors of jihad opened for Ayman al-Zawahri as a young doctor in a Cairo clinic, when a visitor arrived with a tempting offer: a chance to treat Islamic ...
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Mo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95Aug 02, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over Warner Bros. Records' rise to a sprawling, billion-dollar empire a...
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Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94Aug 02, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los...
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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on '~Star Trek,' has died at 89
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original 'œStar Trek'ť television series, has died at the ag...
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Jerry Ceppos, distinguished editor, educator, dies at age 75
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Jerry Ceppos, a distinguished news editor, executive and educator, whose career included leading Pulitzer Prize winning teams and two journalism ...