Obituaries
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Steamy romance novelist Judith Krantz dies at 91
Jun 23, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Writer Judith Krantz, whose million-selling novels such as "Scruples" and "Princess Daisy" engrossed readers worldwide with their steamy tales of the ...
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Elliot Roberts dies; manager for Neil Young, Joni Mitchell
Jun 22, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The manager of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and many other rock stars has died. Elliot Roberts was 76. His agency Lookout Management says in a statement tha...
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Brazilian striker Thalles dies in motorcycle crash near Rio
Jun 22, 2019 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Former Vasco da Gama striker Thalles Lima de Conceicaão Penha is one of two people who died from a motorcycle crash outside Rio de Janeiro. Thalle...
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Tuskegee Airman who flew 142 WWII combat missions dies at 99
Jun 22, 2019 7:00 am - LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - World War II pilot Robert Friend, one of the last original members of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen, has died at the age of 99. Friend's ...
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Journalist who exposed corruption, wouldn't name source dies
Jun 22, 2019 7:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Jim Taricani, an award-winning TV reporter who exposed corruption and served a federal sentence for refusing to disclose a source, has died. He w...
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Cyprus ex-President Dimitris Christofias dead at 72
Jun 21, 2019 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Dimitris Christofias, Cyprus' first communist president whose troubled tenure was marked by near financial ruin that necessitated an international...
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Cyprus ex-president Dimitris Christofias has died
Jun 21, 2019 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' president says his predecessor Dimitris Christofias has died. He was 72. President Nicos Anastasiades said he was informed of Christofias'...
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Cupich to perform funeral Mass today for founding pastor of St. Mary of VernonJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - The funeral Mass for the Rev. John P. Finnegan, founding pastor of St. Mary of Vernon Parish in Indian Creek, will be said at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church by Cardinal ...
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Jim Pike, co-founder of Lettermen vocal group, dies at 82
Jun 20, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jim Pike, co-founder and lead singer of The Lettermen, whose lush vocal harmonies made the Grammy-nominated trio one of the most popular vocal groups ...
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Italian woman who was Europe's oldest person has died at 116
Jun 18, 2019 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - A 116-year-old Italian woman who authorities say was the oldest person in Europe and the second oldest in the world has died. The Italian news agency ANSA s...