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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...
Former US Sen. Zell Miller dies; he was 2-term governor

By RUSS BYNUM and BILL BARROW
Mar 23, 2018 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - As Georgia's governor, Zell Miller successfully championed selling lottery tickets to fund scholarships in a Bible belt state and lost a fight to change t...
Wayne Huizenga, who went from trash to billions, dies at 80

By STEVEN WINE and TERRY SPENCER
Mar 23, 2018 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - College dropout Wayne Huizenga started with a trash hauling company, struck gold during America's brief love affair with VHS tapes and eventually owned thre...
Houseman, World Cup-winning Argentina striker, dies at 64

The Associated Press
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Rene Houseman, a striker who won the 1978 World Cup with Argentina, died after fighting tongue cancer for the past year. He was 64. The Ar...
Report: Famed Iranian philosopher Shayegan dies at age 83

By NASSER KARIMI
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Famed Iranian philosopher Dariush Shayegan, who challenged Western domination of philosophical thought and wrote the book "Cultural Schizophrenia" on...
TV personality known for playing Bozo the Clown dies at 89

The Associated Press
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Longtime Boston television personality and entertainer Frank Avruch, who was the star of the popular children's TV program "Bozo the Clown," has died. He w...
Toys R Us founder dies days after chain's announced shutdown

By ALEXANDRA OLSON
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys R Us six decades ago and transformed it into an iconic piece of Americana, died Thursday at...

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