Obituaries
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Leader, servant of Bartlett, Hanover Twp. Bill Tiknis rememberedDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - The village of Bartlett and Hanover Township are remembering the late Bill Tiknis and the many contributions he made to the community as both leader and servant. The for...
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Romania's ex-king Michael, who ruled during WWII, dies at 96
Dec 05, 2017 6:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Former Romanian King Michael I, who was forced to abdicate by the communists in the aftermath of World War II, died on Tuesday. He was 96. Mich...
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Rock icon Johnny Hallyday, known as French Elvis, dies at 74
Dec 05, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Johnny Hallyday, France's biggest rock star for more than half a century and an icon who packed sports stadiums and all but lit up the Eiffel Tower with his...
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Model in Britain's sex-and-spy Profumo scandal dies at 75
Dec 05, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Christine Keeler, the central figure in the sex-and-espionage Profumo scandal that rocked Cold War Britain, has died at 75. Her son, Seymour Platt, posted ...
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Ex-Illinois Rep. John Anderson, who ran for president, dies
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former longtime Illinois Rep. John Anderson, who ran for president as an independent in 1980, has died at age 95. The World War II veteran and former pros...
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Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor dies at age 79
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Shashi Kapoor, a leading Bollywood actor and producer from the 1970s and '80s, has died after a long illness. He was 79. A family member, Randhir Kapoor...
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Yemen's Saleh ruled by shifting alliances as nation crumbled
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Ali Abdullah Saleh survived for decades as Yemen's strongman, the master of shifting alliances, playing both sides - or flipping sides freely - in th...
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Member of group behind "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" dies
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mitch Margo, a member of the group behind the hit song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the early 1960s, has died at his California home. He was 70. His f...
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Golden Krust founder, CEO dies in New York at age 57
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lowell Hawthorne, the founder and CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill, has died in New York City. He was 57. The city's medical examiner's sai...
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Eminent architecture historian Vincent Scully dead at 97
Dec 02, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Yale University scholar Vincent Scully, a revered architecture historian and professor who inspired generations of students ranging from David McCullough...