Obituaries
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Ann Wedgeworth, known for 'Three's Company' role, dies at 83
Nov 18, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actress Ann Wedgeworth, who gained fame on film and Broadway before taking on the role of a flirty divorcee on "Three's Company," has died at age 83. Wed...
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Designer Azzedine Alaia, known for clingy style, dies
Nov 18, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Tunisian-born designer Azzedine Alaia, a fashion iconoclast whose clingy styles helped define the 1980s and who dressed famous women from Hollywood to the W...
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Notorious Mafia 'boss of bosses' Toto Riina dead at 87
Nov 17, 2017 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Cosa Nostra's "boss of bosses," who was serving 26 life sentences as the convicted mastermind of dozens of murders of rivals for power on his Sicilian turf a...
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Ferdie Pacheco _ Muhammad Ali's 'Fight Doctor'_ dies at 89
Nov 16, 2017 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Fernando "Ferdie" Pacheco, "The Fight Doctor" who served as Muhammad Ali's ringside physician, has died. He was 89. Pacheco's daughter, Tina Louise Pacheco,...
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Paul Buckmaster, arranger for Bowie, Elton John, dead at 71
Nov 16, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Grammy winner Paul Buckmaster, who arranged and orchestrated some of the best-known songs of David Bowie, the Rolling Stones and Elton John among others ...
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Rapper, fashion star Lil Peep dies; drug overdose suspected
Nov 16, 2017 6:00 am - Rapper Lil Peep, a budding star whose emotional, downtrodden lyrics gained a cult following online, died of a suspected drug overdose Wednesday night. He was 21. Police ...
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'He always had Fox Lake in his heart.' Longtime trustee dies at 61Nov 16, 2017 12:00 am - Fox Lake Trustee Greg Murrey was remembered Thursday as a loyal friend, gifted public servant, an excellent Santa Claus and a devoted Chicago Bears fan. Murrey, a villa...
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'Manufacturing Consent' co-author Edward Herman dies at 92
Nov 15, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An author, educator and longtime critic of American foreign policy who co-wrote the influential media study "Manufacturing Consent" has died. Edward S. H...
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'Go-Go' Chisox outfielder 'Jungle Jim' Rivera dies at age 96
Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - "Jungle Jim" Rivera, an outfielder on the 1959 "Go-Go" White Sox pennant-winning team, has died. He was 96. The team says he died Monday night in Fort Way...
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Boston Red Sox great Bobby Doerr dies at 99
Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Bobby Doerr, the Hall of Fame second baseman dubbed the "Silent Captain" of the Boston Red Sox by longtime teammate and friend Ted Williams, has...