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Desmond Tutu, South Africa's moral conscience, dies at 90

By ANDREW MELDRUM
Dec 26, 2021 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT...
Martha Earnhardt, matriarch of racing family, dies at 91

The Associated Press
Dec 26, 2021 6:00 am - KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) - Martha Earnhardt, the matriarch of one of NASCAR's best-known families, has died. She was 91. Grandchildren Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhar...
Harvey Evans, actor in Broadway's golden years, dies at 80

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 26, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Harvey Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who had a knack for landing roles in the original Broadway productions of such classics as 'œWest Side Story,'ť...
UN chief calls Desmond Tutu 'an inspiration to generations'

The Associated Press
Dec 26, 2021 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Reactions to the death Sunday of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu: 'œArchbishop Tutu was a towering global ...
Wayne Thiebaud, painter of lush colors and textures, dies

The Associated Press
Dec 26, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Artist Wayne Thiebaud, whose luscious, colorful paintings of cakes and San Francisco cityscapes combined sensuousness, nostalgia and a hint of melanch...
Rudy Malnati Jr., member of pizza dynasty, director of Air and Water Show, dead at 65

By Nader Issa and Maureen O'Donnell Chicago Sun-Times
Dec 26, 2021 12:00 am - Rudy Malnati Jr.'s last name is recognizable to any pizza-loving Chicagoan. His father, Rudy Malnati Sr., became a pizza authority while working at Pizzeria Uno, which c...
Influential Bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe has died

The Associated Press
Dec 25, 2021 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grammy-winning bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe, whose influential career spanned more than 50 years, has died. He was 84. His son, David, confirmed...
Wanda Young, member of Motown's The Marvelettes, dies at 78

The Associated Press
Dec 25, 2021 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Wanda Young, a member of Motown's chart-topping The Marvelettes, has died in suburban Detroit. She was 78. Meta Ventress told The New York Times in a stor...
Former England cricket captain Ray Illingworth dies aged 89

The Associated Press
Dec 25, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ray Illingworth, a former England cricket captain who went on to coach the team, has died. He was 89. Illingworth, who led England to a 2-0 series victory ...
List of books Joan Didion's published books

The Associated Press
Dec 23, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Below is a list of published books, in reverse chronological order, by late author Joan Didion. 'œLet Me Tell You What I Mean,'ť 2021, Alfred A. Knopf. '...

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