Obituaries
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Jim Lehrer of the 'MacNeil-Lehrer Report' dies at 85
Jan 23, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jim Lehrer, co-host and later host of the nightly PBS "NewsHour" that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events, has died, PBS said Thursda...
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Aurora soldier's remains arrive in Texas for burialJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Some praying, some crying and some holding American flags, dozens of community members gathered at the Brownsville-South Padre International Airport...
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Hall of Fame HS basketball coach Morgan Wootten dies at 88
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 am - HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Morgan Wootten, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who built DeMatha High School into a national powerhouse and mentored several future NBA stars du...
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Coroner featured in 'Midnight in the Garden' book dies at 88
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Dr. James C. Metts Jr., a Savannah physician whose four decades serving as an elected coroner earned him a small part in the bestselling book 'œMidn...
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'Naughty boy': Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as 'œthe complete Renaissance comedian" and 'œa man of endl...
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Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
Jan 22, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON — Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by a colleague as “the complete Renaissance comedian,” has died after a battle...
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GOP congressman who backed Nixon impeachment dead at 87
Jan 21, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Thomas Railsback, an Illinois Republican congressman who helped draw up articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon in 1974, has died at age 8...
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Minnesota man exposed as commander of Nazi-led unit dies
Jan 21, 2020 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A retired Minnesota carpenter whom The Associated Press exposed as a former commander of a Nazi-led unit accused of war atrocities has died. Michael K...
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Jazz composer and saxophone player Jimmy Heath dies at 93
Jan 20, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Heath, a Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and composer who performed with such greats as Miles Davis and John Coltrane before forming the popular ...
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'Proud to carry the name': Carol Stream remembers village's namesakeJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - There's a minor detail in the story of how Carol Stream got its name: Carol Stream, the person it's named after, never actually lived there. How much time Carol Stream s...