Obituaries
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Correction: Obit-Donna Douglas storyJan 03, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Jan. 2 about the death of actress Donna Douglas, The Associated Press reported erroneously that television station WAFB is located in New Orle...
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Longtime ESPN sportscaster Scott dies at 49Jan 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Stuart Scott was in his element, working a "Monday Night Football" game, when he was forced to leave for an appendix operation. Doctors discovered a tumor during surgery...
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Notable deaths last weekJan 03, 2015 12:01 am - • Mario Cuomo had a loud and liberal voice that inspired a generation of politicians to turn to public service, and a story of humble beginnings that he wove into calls ...
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Reaction to death of former Sen. Edward W. BrookeJan 02, 2015 10:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Comments on the life of former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts, who died Saturday at his home in Florida at the age of 95. Brooke, a liberal Re...
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Court revives malpractice case in cancerous transplant deathJan 02, 2015 10:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A malpractice case for a Minnesota woman who died after receiving a transplant of a cancerous pancreas may be headed for a trial. The Minnesota Co...
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Funeral plans released for ex-NY Gov. Mario CuomoJan 02, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The Cuomo family says the wake and funeral of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo will be held on Monday and Tuesday in New York City. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's o...
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Cuomo attends cop's wake 2 days after his dad diedJan 02, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo has attended the wake of a slain New York Police Department officer, saying his late father would have wanted him to be there. The gove...
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Edward Brooke, 1st black elected US senator, diesJan 02, 2015 10:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He...
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Little Jimmy Dickens, oldest Opry memberJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Little Jimmy Dickens, a diminutive singer-songwriter known for his sense of humor and as the oldest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry, has died. He wa...
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Donna Douglas, 'Beverly Hillbillies' tomboy starJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Donna Douglas, who played the buxom tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. Douglas died Thursday in Baton Rouge...