Obituaries
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Ex-Rep. Hinchey, who pushed to protect the environment, dies
Nov 23, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, a veteran lawmaker known for pressing to protect the environment during a career that spanned from the era of the Love ...
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David Cassidy: A rocking romancer to millions of young fans
Nov 22, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - David Cassidy could sell the heck out of uncertainty. "I Think I Love You," the smash hit that in 1970 launched the Partridge Family musical group plus t...
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Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky dies at 55
Nov 22, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dmitri Hvorostovsky, the Russian baritone known for his velvety voice, dashing looks and shock of flowing white hair, died Wednesday at a hospice near hi...
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Reaction to death of 'Partridge Family' star David Cassidy
Nov 22, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reaction to the death of singer and actor David Cassidy: "I have known, loved, and admired David Cassidy for 48 out of my 58 years. He has been as kin...
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Teen idol David Cassidy, 'Partridge Family' star, dies at 67
Nov 21, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - David Cassidy, the teen and pre-teen idol who starred in the 1970s sitcom "The Partridge Family" and sold millions of records as the musical group's lead...
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Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies at 49
Nov 21, 2017 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jana Novotna, who won the hearts of the tennis world when she sobbed on the shoulder of a member of the British royal family after a heartbreaking loss in ...
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John Hall, director of AP's State Photo Center, dies at 74
Nov 21, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - John Hall, who ended a 41-year journalism career as director of The Associated Press' State Photo Center, has died. He was 74. Hall died Saturday at hi...
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Former AP reporter recalls surreal spectacle of Manson trial
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The first time I saw Charles Manson being led into a courtroom in 1969 at the old Los Angeles Hall of Justice, I was shocked - not because of the myth...
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Della Reese, of TV's 'Touched by an Angel,' has died at 86
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television...
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Charles Manson used charm to turn youths into mass killers
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In summer 1969, a scruffy ex-convict with a magnetic hold on young women sent some of his disciples into the night to carry out a series of gruesome k...