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Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk dies in Toronto at age 90

By ROB GILLIES
Mar 28, 2018 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Peter Munk, a Canadian immigrant who founded Barrick Gold and turned it into the world's largest gold producer, died Wednesday. He was 90. His daughter Ni...
Former Mundelein HR director Carolyn 'Lynne' Maley dies

By Russell Lissau
Mar 28, 2018 1:00 am - Former Mundelein human resources director Carolyn "Lynne" Maley has died after a short battle with cancer, officials announced. Maley, of Mundelein, died at her home Fri...
Delores Taylor, co-star of 'Billy Jack' films, dies at 85

The Associated Press
Mar 27, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Delores Taylor, who co-starred with her husband Tom Laughlin in his productions of the "Billy Jack" series of films, has died in Southern California, ...
Longtime Auburn track coach Mel Rosen has died at 90

The Associated Press
Mar 27, 2018 7:00 am - AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Mel Rosen, a former Auburn and Olympic track and field coach, has died. He was 90. An Auburn spokesman says Rosen died Sunday at an Auburn nursing ho...
Linda Brown, central figure in school segregation case, dies

The Associated Press
Mar 27, 2018 7:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - As a girl in Kansas, Linda Brown's father tried to enroll her in an all-white school in Topeka. He and several black families were turned away, spark...
Kansas girl at center of 1954 school segregation ruling dies

The Associated Press
Mar 26, 2018 7:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Linda Brown, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has die...
First winner of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race dies at 75

By MARK THIESSEN
Mar 26, 2018 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Dick Wilmarth, a miner who won the first-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and then walked away from the sport, has died. He was 75. Wilmarth di...
Alabama gambling magnate Milton McGregor dies at age 78

The Associated Press
Mar 25, 2018 7:00 am - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama gambling magnate Milton McGregor, who waged a legal war to keep his electronic bingo casino open and thwarted federal attempts to prosecu...
Correction: Obit-Jose Antonio Abreu story

The Associated Press
Mar 25, 2018 7:00 am - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - In a story March 24 about the death of Venezuelan musical educator Jose Antonio Abreu, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Abreu was...
Wayne Huizenga, who built his fortune from trash, dies at 80

By STEVEN WINE and TERRY SPENCER
Mar 24, 2018 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - H. Wayne Huizenga, a college dropout who built a business empire that included Blockbuster Entertainment, AutoNation and three professional sports franchise...

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