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Feder: Radio legend Ron Britain dies

By Robert Feder
Oct 26, 2020 1:00 am - Ron Britain, a gifted radio performer with a brilliantly creative mind and a sensitive soul, left a legacy of laughter for generations of Chicago listeners. “King B,” as...
'Brian's Song,' 'Roots,' 'Purple Rain' writer dies at 83

By LYNN ELBER
Oct 25, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Blinn, a screenwriter for the landmark TV projects 'œBrian's Song'ť and 'œRoots'ť and the Prince film 'œPurple Rain,'ť has died. He was 83. Bl...
Lee Kun-Hee, force behind Samsung's rise, dies at 78

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM
Oct 25, 2020 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics but...
Two-sport standout Tom Yewcic dies at age 88

The Associated Press
Oct 24, 2020 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) - Tom Yewcic, a multisport standout who played one game at catcher for the Detroit Tigers before spending several years as a punter with the Boston...
Jerry Jeff Walker, Texas singer and songwriter, dies at 78

By KEN MILLER
Oct 24, 2020 7:00 am - Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song 'œMr. Bojangles,'ť has died at age 78. Walker died Friday of cancer, family spokesman Joh...
James Randi, dazzling magician and skeptic, dies at 92

By MATT SEDENSKY
Oct 21, 2020 7:00 am - James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country's foremost skeptic, ...
Retired AP investigative reporter Pete Yost dies at age 73

By WILL LESTER
Oct 21, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pete Yost, a retired Associated Press investigative reporter with a fierce, determined style of interviewing that contrasted with his low-key, modest p...
Woman's obituary: In lieu of flowers 'do not vote for Trump'

The Associated Press
Oct 21, 2020 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An obituary for a Minneapolis-area woman who died at age 93 included one specific request for her mourners: Do not vote for Donald Trump. Georgia ...
Longtime MLB umpire Derryl Cousins dies at 74

The Associated Press
Oct 20, 2020 7:00 am - PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Former major league umpire Derryl Cousins, who worked three World Series during a career that lasted over three decades, has died. He was 74....
JosÃ© Padilla, DJ famed for Ibiza chill-out music, dead at 64

The Associated Press
Oct 20, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - JosÃ© Padilla, a Spanish disc jockey known as the Emperor of Chill for the chill-out music he played at sets in Ibiza, has died. He was 64. Padilla died Su...

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