Obituaries
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Composer of 'Chariots of Fire' score dies at 79
May 19, 2022 1:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Academy Award-winning score for the film "Chariots of Fire" and music for dozens of ...
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Memorial service scheduled for former Des Plaines Alderman Tom BeckerMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - A memorial service will be held Saturday for former Des Plaines Alderman Tom Becker. Becker, 64, represented the city's 6th Ward from 1999 to 2007. He died Friday. Visit...
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Former test cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in auto accident
May 15, 2022 7:00 am - Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds, who has died after a single-vehicle auto accident, was a big-hitting allrounder who built a credible test career and was an e...
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News executive Richard Wald, who helped build ABC News, dies
May 14, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Richard Wald, a longtime journalist who helped build ABC News into a powerhouse following a career in newspapers, has died. He was 92. Wald suffered a st...
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French scientist leading nuclear fusion project dies at 72
May 14, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Bernard Bigot, a French scientist leading a vast international effort to demonstrate that nuclear fusion can be a viable source of energy, has died. He was ...
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UAE's long-ailing leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies at 73
May 13, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler and president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government announced i...
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Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84
May 13, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane, a top aide to President Ronald Reagan who pleaded guilty to charges for his role in a...
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Actor Fred Ward, of 'Tremors,' 'The Right Stuff' fame, dies
May 13, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such films as 'œThe Right Stuff,'ť 'œThe Player'ť and 'œTremors,'ť has di...
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Actor Fred Ward, of 'Tremors,' 'The Right Stuff' fame, dies
May 13, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such films as "The Right Stuff," "The Player" and "Tremors," has died. He was ...
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Slain Al Jazeera journalist was icon of Palestinian coverage
May 12, 2022 7:00 am - An Al Jazeera correspondent who was shot dead on Wednesday during an Israeli raid in the West Bank was a highly respected journalist in the Middle East whose unflinchin...