Obituaries
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Former AFL-CIO President John Sweeney dies at age 86
Feb 02, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - John Sweeney, who spent 14 years steering the AFL-CIO through a time of declining union membership and rising internal dissent, has died. He was 86. He...
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Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95
Feb 02, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Hal Holbrook, the award-winning character actor who toured the world for more than 50 years as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice "F...
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Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in 'œSounder,'ť won a Tony Award in 2013 ...
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'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - 'œSaved by the Bell'ť star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer, according to his representative. He was 44. 'œDustin did not suffer. He did n...
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Famed San Francisco private eye Palladino dies after attack
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jack Palladino, the flamboyant private investigator whose clients ranged from presidents and corporate whistleblowers to scandal-plagued celebrities...
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John Forbes, horse trainer and racing advocate, dies at 73
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) - John Forbes, a horse racing advocate and thoroughbred trainer who won more than 2,100 races, has died. He was 73. Forbes, the president of the New...
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Olympic cycling silver medalist Szurkowski dies at 75
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Ryszard Szurkowski, a two-time Olympic cycling silver medalist from Poland, died Monday. He was 75. Iwona Arkuszewska-Szurkowska said her husband d...
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'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44
Feb 01, 2021 12:00 am - "Saved by the Bell" star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer, according to his representative. He was 44. "Dustin did not suffer. He did not ...
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Hilton Valentine, founding Animals guitarist, dies at 77
Jan 31, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock and roll band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening r...
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Sophie, Grammy-nominated Scottish musician, dies at age 34
Jan 30, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Sophie, the Grammy-nominated Scottish disc jockey, producer and recording artist who had worked with the likes of Madonna and Charli XCX, has died followin...