Obituaries
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Greek socialist ex-minister Valyrakis, 77, found dead at sea
Jan 24, 2021 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Sifis Valyrakis, a former minister and resistance fighter against Greece's 1967-74 military dictatorship who twice made daring escapes, was found d...
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South Africa mourns anti-apartheid trombonist Jonas Gwangwa
Jan 24, 2021 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Tributes are pouring in for South Africa's Oscar-nominated anti-apartheid jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, who has died at the age of 83....
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Jimmie Rodgers, singer of 'Honeycomb' and other hits, dies
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 am - PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) - Jimmie Rodgers, singer of the 1957 hits 'œHoneycomb'ť and 'œKisses Sweeter Than Wine'ť whose career in music and movies was disrupted by a sev...
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Aaron lauded for grace amid racism during home run pursuit
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 am - Reaction to Hank Aaron's death from former presidents to fellow Hall of Famers to everyone who knew him followed a theme: how the one-time home run king handled the raci...
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Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton praise and mourn Larry King
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 am - Celebrities and interview subjects, from Bill Clinton to Oprah Winfrey, are mourning the death of Larry King. His broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars an...
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Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conve...
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Screenwriter Walter Bernstein dies at 101
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Screenwriter Walter Bernstein, among the last survivors of Hollywood's anti-Communist blacklist whose Oscar-nominated script for 'œThe Front'ť drew upon ...
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From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Larry King was easy to poke fun at, particularly late in his career at CNN: the pinched look, guffaws and coke-bottle glasses, the suspenders and old-tim...
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Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conve...
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Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Jan 23, 2021 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversati...