Obituaries
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Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and MLK aide, dies at 98
Mar 28, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country's first black president and echoed the call for 'œjustice to...
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Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and MLK aide, dies at 98
Mar 28, 2020 1:00 am - ATLANTA - The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country's first black president and echoed the call for "justice to roll ...
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Les Hunter, star on Loyola Chicago championship team, dies
Mar 27, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Les Hunter, a star on Loyola Chicago's barrier-breaking 1963 NCAA championship team, died Friday. He was 77. The university announced Hunter's death, sayi...
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Bill Bartholomay, who moved Braves to Atlanta, dies at 91
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Bill Bartholomay, the former baseball owner who moved the Braves from from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966 to become Major League Baseball's first team in th...
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Pelé's brother Zoca dies at 77 after fight with cancer
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian soccer club Santos says that Pelé's brother, who was known as Zoca, has died after a fight with prostate cancer. He was 77. Santos an...
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Political historian-commentator Richard Reeves dies at 83
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Richard Reeves, an author and syndicated columnist who wrote about politics for more than 50 years and published books on Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy ...
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Harlem Globetrotters great Curly Neal dies at 77
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - Fred 'œCurly'ť Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, has died. He was 77. The Globetrotters said ...
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Michel Hidalgo, who coached France to Euro 1984 title, dies
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - For Michel Hidalgo, playing soccer the right way always meant playing the beautiful way. The coach who led France to the 1984 European Championship title an...
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Multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at 81
Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Terrence McNally, one of America's great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Ma...
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Chef Floyd Cardoz dies at 59 of coronavirus complications
Mar 25, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chef Floyd Cardoz, who competed on 'œTop Chef,'ť won 'œTop Chef Masters'ť and operated successful restaurants in both India and New York, died Wednesday ...