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Champions League architect Lennart Johansson dies at 89

The Associated Press
Jun 05, 2019 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Lennart Johansson, who oversaw the introduction of the Champions League during a 17-year reign as president of European soccer's governing body, has die...
Cataract treatment inventor Dr. Patricia Bath dies at 76

The Associated Press
Jun 04, 2019 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Dr. Patricia Bath, a pioneering ophthalmologist who became the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent after she invented a...
Former Syracuse and NBA star Billy Gabor dead at 97

The Associated Press
Jun 04, 2019 7:00 am - SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Former Syracuse basketball star Billy Gabor, who went on to play for the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA, has died. Gabor, who played at Syracuse dur...
Pioneering sailmaker Lowell North dies at 89.

By BERNIE WILSON
Jun 03, 2019 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Lowell North, a pioneering sailmaker who won an Olympic gold medal and four world championships in the venerable Star Class, has died. He was 89. North ...
Legendary Queen of Creole Cuisine, Leah Chase, dies at 96

By REBECCA SANTANA
Jun 02, 2019 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans chef and civil rights icon Leah Chase, who created the city's first white-tablecloth restaurant for black patrons, broke the city's segreg...
Famed New Orleans chef who fed civil rights leaders dies

By REBECCA SANTANA
Jun 02, 2019 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Legendary New Orleans chef Leah Chase always had problems when customers asked if she served "soul food." Well, that would depend on where your soul w...
Pioneering psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson dies at 71

By MARK KENNEDY
Jun 01, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Roky Erickson, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Texan who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s that sc...
Former Spain midfielder Reyes dies in traffic accident at 35

The Associated Press
Jun 01, 2019 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - JosÃ© Antonio Reyes, the former Spain midfielder who won five Europa League titles and was part of Arsenal's unbeaten "Invincibles" squad, has been killed ...
FINA: Vice president Dennis Miller dies aged 61

The Associated Press
May 31, 2019 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Swimming governing body FINA said Friday that vice president Dennis Miller of Fiji had died of cancer. He was 61. FINA said Miller, a former...
Frank Lucas, druglord portrayed in 'American Gangster,' dies

By JENNIFER PELTZ
May 31, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday. Lucas, who...

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