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Riesterer, wrote Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling," dies

The Associated Press
Aug 21, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Frederic Riesterer, the producer and creator of electronic dance music who co-wrote the Grammy-nominated hit "I Gotta Feeling" with The Black Eyed Peas, has...
Bubba Hiers, brother of Paula Deen, dies of cancer at 65

By RUSS BYNUM
Aug 19, 2019 7:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Bubba Hiers, who left behind landscaping to help his celebrity sister Paula Deen grow her Savannah restaurant business as she rose to fame, has died...
Al Jackson, tough left-hander on original Mets, dies at 83

The Associated Press
Aug 19, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Al Jackson, a tough left-hander who provided a rare glint of hope in the early days of the woebegone New York Mets, has died at 83. His death was announc...
Ex-Gov. Kathleen Blanco dies, led Louisiana through Katrina

By MELINDA DESLATTE
Aug 19, 2019 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Even after Hurricane Katrina ended her political career and as cancer ate away her strength, former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco still describe...
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's governor during Katrina, dies

By MELINDA DESLATTE
Aug 18, 2019 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state's first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed b...
Jack Whitaker, Hall of Fame sports broadcaster, dies at 95

The Associated Press
Aug 18, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jack Whitaker, whose Hall of Fame broadcasting career ranged from the first Super Bowl to Secretariat's Triple Crown to short essays from major sporting ...
'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' animator Richard Williams has died

By RAPHAEL SATTER
Aug 17, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Richard Williams, a Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" helped blur the boundaries between the ...
Italian cycling great Felice Gimondi dies at age 76

The Associated Press
Aug 17, 2019 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Felice Gimondi, one of only seven cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, has died. He was 76. The Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) said efforts to resus...
'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79

By LINDSEY BAHR and ANDREW DALTON
Aug 16, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture class...
Paule Marshall, novelist of diverse influences, dead at 90

By HILLEL ITALIE
Aug 16, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paule Marshall, an exuberant and sharpened storyteller who in fiction such as "Daughters" and "Brown Girl, Brownstones" drew upon classic and vernacular ...

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