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Kurdish leader Talabani, onetime hope for Iraqi unity, dies

By SUSANNAH GEORGE
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - IRBIL, Iraq (AP) - As he stepped into office in 2005 to become Iraq's first Kurdish president, Jalal Talabani told his followers, "I am casting off my Kurdish clothes an...
NASCAR champion owner, engine maker Robert Yates dies at 74

The Associated Press
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Robert Yates, a pioneering NASCAR owner and engine builder who with Dale Jarrett won the 1999 Cup title, has died at 74. He was voted into the Hal...
'Goodfellas' actor Charles Low, Robert De Niro's buddy, dies

The Associated Press
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - ALLENDALE, N.J. (AP) - A real estate developer whose friendship with Robert De Niro led him to an acting career that included a notable appearance in "Goodfellas" has di...
Musicians and celebrities pay tribute to rocker Tom Petty

The Associated Press
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reaction to the death of rock superstar Tom Petty, who died Monday after suffering cardiac arrest at his Malibu home: - "Tommy's passing feels like I'...
Donald Malarkey, portrayed in 'Band of Brothers,' has died

The Associated Press
Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Donald Malarkey, a World War II paratrooper who was awarded the Bronze Star after parachuting behind enemy lines at Normandy to destroy German artille...
Media titan Samuel 'Si' Newhouse is dead at 89

By DEEPTI HAJELA
Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - S.I. Newhouse Jr., the low-profile billionaire media mogul who ran the parent company of some of the nation's most prestigious magazines, died Sunday. He...
Mormon leader Robert D. Hales dies; served on top panel

By BRADY McCOMBS
Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Top-ranking Mormon leader Robert D. Hales, who left a successful career as a businessman to help guide the church, has died from causes related to ...
Indian theater actor Tom Alter has died at age 67

The Associated Press
Sep 30, 2017 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Tom Alter, a well-known Indian theater, television and Bollywood actor of American descent, has died in Mumbai of cancer. He was 67. A statement issued ...
Former Purdue coach Joe Tiller dies at age 74

The Associated Press
Sep 30, 2017 7:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller has died at age 74. Tiller's Boilermakers won 87 games over 12 seasons, from 1997 through 2008. That'...
'Let's Make a Deal' host, philanthropist Monty Hall dies

By LYNN ELBER
Sep 30, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Monty Hall, the genial TV game show host whose long-running "Let's Make a Deal" traded on love of money and merchandise and the mystery of w...

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