Obituaries
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Former Phillies All-Star infielder Tony Taylor dies at 84
Jul 16, 2020 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tony Taylor, a former Philadelphia Phillies infielder and coach, died Thursday. He was 84. The Phillies said in a statement that Taylor died from com...
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'Magic School Bus' author Joanna Cole dies at age 75
Jul 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Author Joanna Cole, whose 'œMagic School Bus'ť books transported millions of young people on extraordinary and educational adventures, has died at age 75...
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World-class hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance dies
Jul 14, 2020 7:00 am - Champion hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance, who traveled the world performing with Cirque du Soleil then returned to New Mexico to coach youth dancers, has died at age 30. La...
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'Mythbusters' star Grant Imahara dies from brain aneurysm
Jul 14, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Grant Imahara, the longtime host of Discovery Channel's 'œMythbusters,'ť died from a brain aneurysm, the network said Tuesday. Imahara died Monday at...
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British journalist Jo Tuckman dies in Mexico after illness
Jul 14, 2020 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Soon after arriving in Mexico in 2000, British journalist Jo Tuckman reported on what many Mexicans could scarcely have imagined: the election defeat ...
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Naya Rivera, who rose to fame on TV show 'Glee,' dies at 33
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Naya Rivera, a singer and actor who played a gay cheerleader on the hit TV musical comedy 'œGlee,'ť was found dead Monday in a Southern California lake. ...
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Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in 'œJerry Maguire'ť to Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'œTwins,'ť died S...
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Jockey Ken Church, winner of over 2,000 races, dies at 90
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - Ken Church, who rode over 2,000 winners during a 20-year career that included four mounts in the Kentucky Derby, died Monday. He was 90. Church was diagnosed with pneumo...
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Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dies at 59
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59. State television...
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Suurbier, mainstay of Ajax, Dutch teams of 1970s, dies at 75
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Wim Suurbier, a defender who helped establish the free-flowing 'œTotal Football'ť on the great Ajax and Dutch national teams of the 1970s, has died, his ...