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Tony Hoagland, witty, prize-winning poet, dead at 64

The Associated Press
Oct 24, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Hoagland, a prize-winning poet admired for his candor and sharp, off-beat humor, has died at age 64. Jeff Shotts, executive editor of Graywolf Press...
Woman who created green bean casserole dies at 92

SHAWN MARSH
Oct 24, 2018 7:00 am - HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) - The woman who created a Thanksgiving staple enjoyed by millions - the green bean casserole - has died at age 92. Dorcas Reilly died on Oct. 15 o...
Former NFL, CFL, college coach Rod Rust dies at age 90

The Associated Press
Oct 24, 2018 7:00 am - OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) - Rod Rust, who coached Hall of Fame defensive lineman "Mean" Joe Greene at North Texas and later served as defensive coordinator for the New Engla...
Dorcas Reilly, inventor of the green bean casserole, has died at 92

Timothy Bella The Washington Post
Oct 24, 2018 1:00 am - It started with a call from The Associated Press and a question: What's a good recipe for a vegetable side dish that features common pantry products? In 1955, the AP, li...
Norwegian hero Roenneberg who blew up Nazi plant dies at 99

By JAN M. OLSEN
Oct 22, 2018 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Norway on Monday mourned World War II saboteur Joachim Roenneberg, who headed a five-man team that daringly blew up a plant producing heavy wa...
Japanese Nobel chemistry laureate Shimomura dies at 90

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Oct 22, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese-born Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died. He was 90. His alma mater Nagasaki University said Monday th...
Medtronic co-founder who created wearable pacemaker dies

The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2018 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Earl Bakken, an electronics repairman who created the first wearable external pacemaker and co-founded one of the world's largest medical device compa...
Gilberto Benetton, a founder of fashion brand, dies at 77

By COLLEEN BARRY
Oct 22, 2018 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Gilberto Benetton, one of the four founding siblings of the iconic Benetton fashion brand known as much for its provocative ad campaigns as its colorful kni...
Charles Wang, former New York Islanders owner, dies at 74

The Associated Press
Oct 21, 2018 7:00 am - OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) - Charles Wang, a technology company founder and former owner of the New York Islanders hockey team, died Sunday. He was 74. Wang died of lung canc...
Richard Violette Jr., horse trainer and advocate, dies at 65

The Associated Press
Oct 21, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Richard Violette Jr., a thoroughbred trainer who advocated tirelessly on behalf of racetrack backstretch workers and improved care for retired racehorses...

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