Obituaries
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Former Lebanese PM Karami dies at 80Dec 31, 2014 10:00 pm - BEIRUT (AP) - Former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami died Thursday at the age of 80 after suffering from an undisclosed illness, the government said. Karami died Thu...
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Son learns of mom's lost love through old letterDec 31, 2014 10:00 pm - WILTON, N.Y. (AP) - On her 80th birthday, Helen O'Conor pulled an old letter from her dresser drawer and asked her son, Ray O'Conor, to read it to her. She had read it i...
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Beyond marriage, challenges ahead for gay rights groupsDec 31, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Even as same-sex marriage edges closer to becoming legal nationwide, gay rights advocates face other challenges in 2015 that may not bring quick victorie...
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Ex-state Rep. Mulligan recalled as fearless advocate for women, gays, disabledDec 31, 2014 12:01 am - Longtime suburban state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan, a straight-talking, trailblazing Republican legislator who championed the rights of women, gays and people with disabilit...
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Hammerstein museum plan hits sour note for someDec 30, 2014 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A plan to convert Broadway lyricist Oscar Hammerstein's former home into a tourist attraction appears to be falling on deaf ears, but his grandson ho...
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Mother of NFL great Jerry Rice diesDec 30, 2014 10:00 pm - STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Eddie B. Rice, the mother of former NFL great Jerry Rice, has died. She was 77. Rice died at a Jackson hospital on Christmas Day. The cause of d...
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Brewer barber struck by car dies at hospitalDec 30, 2014 10:00 pm - BREWER, Maine (AP) - Police say a longtime Brewer barber struck by a car as he crossed the street on his way to work earlier this month has died of his injuries. Police ...
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Stage, screen actor Edward Herrmann dies at 71Dec 30, 2014 10:00 pm - Edward Herrmann, the towering, melodious-voiced actor who brought Franklin D. Roosevelt to life in films and documentaries, won a Tony Award and charmed audiences as the...
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Newlywed man, 95, dies after wife taken awayDec 30, 2014 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A 95-year-old newlywed Virginia man has died just weeks after his 96-year-old wife was taken away by family members to Florida. Rebecca Wright, who was...
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Blues musician Melvin Jackson diesDec 30, 2014 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Blues musician Melvin Jackson, who performed for years with legends B.B. King and Bobby "Blue" Bland, has died. He was 79. Jackson died Tuesday evening ...