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Dede Robertson, wife of religious broadcaster, dies at 94

By BEN FINLEY
Apr 19, 2022 7:00 am - NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Dede Robertson, the wife of religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and a founding board member of the Christian Broadcasting Network, died Tuesday at he...
Austrian avant-garde artist Hermann Nitsch dies at 83

The Associated Press
Apr 19, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Hermann Nitsch, an Austrian avant-garde artist known among other things for works in which he used blood and animal entrails, has died. He was 83. Nitsch's...
Wefald remembered as leader who made Kansas State 'relevant'

By JOHN HANNA
Apr 18, 2022 7:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Jon Wefald is being remembered as 'œa human dynamo,'ť a Kansas State University president for more than two decades who increased its enrollment, imp...
Groundbreaking composer Harrison Birtwistle dies at 87

By JILL LAWLESS and ROBERT BARR
Apr 18, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Harrison Birtwistle, the creator of daringly experimental modern music who was recognized as one of Britain's greatest contemporary composers, has died at ...
Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55

The Associated Press
Apr 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19. Grayson's death...
Acclaimed Chicago, suburban theater actress Hollis Resnik dead at 66

Chicago Sun-Times
Apr 18, 2022 1:00 am - Hollis Resnik, a Chicago actress who made her home on musical theater stages in a host of memorable and critically acclaimed performances, has died. She was 66. Resnik d...
Art Rupe, pioneering record executive, dead at 104

By HILLEL ITALIE
Apr 16, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock '~n roll and helped launch the careers of Little...
Zippy Chippy, horse racing's lovable loser, dies at 31

By BETH HARRIS
Apr 16, 2022 7:00 am - Zippy Chippy, horse racing's lovable loser for never winning in 100 races, has died at the age of 31. The bay gelding was living at the Bobby Frankel Division of Old Fri...
Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65

By STEPHEN WHYNO
Apr 15, 2022 7:00 am - Mike Bossy flopped to the ice as the puck went in, then scrambled to his feet and leaped into the air to celebrate scoring another goal. It was a familiar sight as the N...
Holocaust survivor, author Gerda Weissmann Klein dies at 97

By ANITA SNOW
Apr 15, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor who wrote about her ordeal and went on to receive a presidential medal of freedom, will be remembered at a mem...

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