Obituaries
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Japanese writer who documented WWII Tokyo firebombing dies
May 11, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Katsumoto Saotome, a Japanese writer who gathered the accounts of survivors of the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo in World War II to raise awareness of the massi...
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Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine's 1st president, dies
May 10, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Leonid Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence during the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, died Tuesday, Ukrainian ...
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Singer Nick Cave confirms son Jethro Lazenby has died at 31
May 10, 2022 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave has confirmed the death of his son Jethro Lazenby at age 31. 'œWith much sadness, I can confirm that my...
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'Ultimate showman' of bass fishing, Ray Scott, dead at 88
May 09, 2022 7:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Ray Scott, a consummate promoter who helped launch professional bass angling and became a fishing buddy to presidents while popularizing the cons...
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Midge Decter, leading neo-conservative, dead at 94
May 09, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Midge Decter, a leading neoconservative writer and commentator who in blunt and tenacious style helped lead the right's attack in the culture wars as she...
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Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86
May 07, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film 'œUrban Cowboy'ť and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, h...
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Minister who was tireless advocate for the homeless dies at 72May 04, 2022 1:00 am - The Rev. Jeffrey Deardorff, one of the early champions of the homeless and marginalized in the Northwest suburbs, has died. Deardorff, former associate pastor of First ...
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Roselle's first full-time fire chief remembered for helping build the departmentMay 04, 2022 1:00 am - Roselle officials are remembering the village's first full-time fire chief for helping build the fire department into what it is today. Jim Sunagel, 83, died on April 28...
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Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies
May 03, 2022 7:00 am - ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after...
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Photographer Ron Galella, sued by Jackie Onassis, dead at 91
May 03, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ron Galella, the photographer known for his visceral celebrity shots and his dogged pursuit of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who sued him and won a restrai...