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Longtime Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100

By JEFF BAENEN
Oct 18, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers and achieved n...
Former Democratic power broker James A. Johnson dies at 76

The Associated Press
Oct 18, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - James A. Johnson, a former Democratic campaign operative who was CEO of housing lender Fannie Mae in the 1990s and served as chairman of Walter Mondal...
Rhonda Fleming, film star of '~40s and '~50s, dies at 97

By The Associated Press
Oct 17, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress Rhonda Fleming, the fiery redhead who appeared with Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Ronald Reagan and other film stars of the 1...
Scheuer, Philly sports media denizen for decades, dies at 88

The Associated Press
Oct 16, 2020 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jack Scheuer, the go-to guy at courtside, on the field and in the press box, who covered Philadelphia sports from the days of Wilt Chamberlain to Bry...
Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95

By PAN PYLAS
Oct 14, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, has died. He was 95. His family...
New Zealand cricket great John Reid dies at 92

The Associated Press
Oct 14, 2020 7:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - John Reid, the New Zealand cricket great who captained his country for its first three test victories and was one of the world's best allrou...
Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin dies at age 79

By SAMY MAGDY
Oct 14, 2020 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Mahmoud Yassin, an Egyptian actor and pillar of the country's film industry during the second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 79. Yassin had suff...
Former AP sports writer Ken Rappoport dead at age 85

By BARRY WILNER
Oct 13, 2020 7:00 am - Some people light up a room with their smile. Ken Rappoport could energize an entire arena or stadium with his laugh. Not to mention his zest for life, sense of humor an...
'Two and a Half Men' star Conchata Ferrell dies at 77

By LYNN ELBER
Oct 13, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Conchata Ferrell, who became known for her role as Berta the housekeeper on TV's 'œTwo and a Half Men'ť after a long career as a character actor on st...
Surgeon known for first hand transplant in U.S. dies at 92

The Associated Press
Oct 12, 2020 7:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Joseph Kutz, a hand surgeon who helped perform the first hand transplant in the United States, has died. He was 92. Kutz died Saturday, according ...

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