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MF Doom, masked rapper known for complex lyrics, dies at 49

The Associated Press
Dec 31, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was 49. The British-born rapper rarely appe...
Last of singing McGuire Sisters dies in Vegas; Phyllis, 89

The Associated Press
Dec 31, 2020 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Phyllis McGuire, the last surviving member of the three singing McGuire Sisters who topped the charts with several hits in the 1950s, has died. She was ...
Man called most prolific serial killer in US history dies

By JOHN ROGERS
Dec 31, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, with nearly 60 confirmed victims, died Wednesday in California. He was 80...
Dick Thornburgh, ex-governor and US attorney general, dies

By MARK SCOLFORO
Dec 31, 2020 6:00 am - Dick Thornburgh, who as Pennsylvania governor won plaudits for his cool handling of the 1979 Three Mile Island crisis and as U.S. attorney general restored credibility t...
Ex-Man United, Scotland manager Tommy Docherty dies at 92

The Associated Press
Dec 31, 2020 6:00 am - MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Tommy Docherty, one of soccer's great characters who managed Manchester United and Scotland, has died. He was 92. Affectionately known as '~Th...
Itasca historic preservation leader, Hanover Park battalion chief dies

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 31, 2020 12:00 am - Tom Hatzold of Itasca loved preserving buildings of the past. The architect was an original member of the village's Historic Preservation Commission from the 1980s to to...
'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited

By LYNN ELBER
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom 'œGilligan's Island,'ť died Wednesday o...
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19

By MELINDA DESLATTE
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The death of a newly elected U.S. representative from Louisiana of complications related to COVID-19 stunned the state's political circles Wednes...
Principal Joe Clark, who inspired film 'Lean on Me,' dies

The Associated Press
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 am - GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary me...
'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited

Dec 30, 2020 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island," died Wednesday of cause...

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