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German opera singer Theo Adam dies at 92

The Associated Press
Jan 11, 2019 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Theo Adam, a German opera singer renowned for his Wagner roles, has died. He was 92. German news agency dpa quoted Adam's family Friday confirming that the...
Report: Ex-Nazi camp guard deported by US dies in Germany

By DAVID RISING
Jan 10, 2019 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration camp guard who lived an unassuming life in New York City for decades until his past was revealed and he was deport...
Anatoly Lukyanov, ex-Soviet parliament speaker, dies at 88

The Associated Press
Jan 09, 2019 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Anatoly Lukyanov, a Communist politician who as parliament speaker was imprisoned for his role in a coup attempt that precipitated the Soviet Union's colla...
Jeanne Augier, French Riviera luxury hotel owner, dies at 95

The Associated Press
Jan 09, 2019 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Jeanne Augier, the millionaire owner of a luxury French Riviera hotel appreciated by celebrities and royalty, has died at 95. The Hotel Negresco in Nice ann...
Hoffman Estates mourns passionate historian, retired teacher

By Eric Peterson
Jan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Marilyn Lind, a dedicated volunteer and passionate Hoffman Estates historian, died Saturday at the age of 86. Pat Barch, who's long held the mantle of village historian ...
Lessie Brown, oldest person in the US, dies at 114

By JOHN SEEWER
Jan 08, 2019 6:00 am - Lessie Brown, a 114-year-old Ohio woman who was believed to be the oldest person in the United States, died Tuesday, her grandson said. Brown, who had been living with o...
Olympic water polo champion Antal Bolvari dies at 86

The Associated Press
Jan 08, 2019 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Antal Bolvari, a two-time Olympic water polo champion who scored a goal in Hungary's famous 4-0 win over the Soviet Union in the "Blood in the W...
Moshe Arens, former Israeli defense minister, dies at 93

By ARON HELLER
Jan 07, 2019 6:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Moshe Arens, a former Israeli defense minister, foreign minister and an early political mentor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, died Monday. He was...
Kwamie Lassiter, former Cardinals safety, dead at 49

The Associated Press
Jan 06, 2019 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Kwamie Lassiter, the former Arizona safety who had four interceptions in the Cardinals' season-ending victory that clinched a playoff berth in 1998, died ...
Romanian engineer who saved churches from destruction dies

By ALISON MUTLER
Jan 06, 2019 6:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Eugeniu Iordachescu, a Romanian civil engineer who devised an ingenious way to save 12 churches and many other historic buildings from being de...

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