Obituaries
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Julio Canani, trainer of Breeders' Cup-winning horses, dies
Feb 05, 2021 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Julio Canani, who trained three Breeders' Cup winners and thoroughbred racing's 2-year-old Eclipse champion filly in 2004, died Friday after a lo...
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"Midnight Train to Georgia' songwriter Jim Weatherly dies
Feb 05, 2021 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hall of Fame songwriter Jim Weatherly, who wrote 'œMidnight Train to Georgia" and other hits for Gladys Knight, Glen Campbell and Ray Price, has ...
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Oscar winner, '~Sound of Music' star Christopher Plummer dies
Feb 05, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film 'œThe Sound of Music'ť and at 82 became the oldest Academy ...
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Oscar-winner, 'Sound of Music' star Christopher Plummer dies
Feb 05, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Aw...
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Les Levine, 74, longtime Cleveland sports broadcaster, dies
Feb 04, 2021 6:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Les Levine, a longtime broadcaster and the self-proclaimed 'œvoice of truth and reason" when it came to analyzing Cleveland's sports teams, has died. He...
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Tony Trabert, 5-time major singles champion, dies at 90
Feb 04, 2021 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Tony Trabert, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion and former No. 1 player who went on to successful careers as a Davis Cup captain, broadcaster and exec...
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Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, dies
Feb 04, 2021 6:00 am - Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Thursday in Chicago following a short illness, her husband said. She was 52. Dur...
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Woody Hughes, former Maine West coach and witness to Iwo Jima flag-raising, dies at 95Feb 03, 2021 12:00 am - Elwood "Woody" Hughes, one of the state's last survivors of the Battle of Iwo Jima and a witness to the iconic flag-raising by his fellow Marines, died Tuesday. After th...
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Grant Jackson, winning pitcher in '79 WS Game 7, dies at 78
Feb 02, 2021 6:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the 'œWe Are Family'ť Pittsburgh Pirates and a reliable left-hander for 18 se...
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Capt. Tom Moore, WWII vet whose walk cheered UK, dies at 100
Feb 02, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Capt. Tom Moore, the World War II veteran who walked into the hearts of a nation in lockdown as he shuffled up and down his garden to raise money for healt...