Obituaries
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Musician who wrote 'Lake Shore Drive' dies at 71
Oct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Skip Haynes, who wrote the Chicago anthem "Lake Shore Drive," died of cancer Monday in California. Haynes, 71, had been the last surviving member of Aliotta, Haynes and ...
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Longtime 'Prairie Home Companion' truck driver dies at 81
Oct 04, 2017 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Russ Ringsak, a former architect who became the longtime truck driver for Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" public radio variety show,...
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Correction: Obit-Scream Doctor story
Oct 04, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a headline for a story Oct. 3 about the death of the psychotherapist who created "Primal Therapy," The Associated Press erroneously reported his na...
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Tom Petty, down-to-Earth rock superstar, dies at 66
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new classics such as "Fr...
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Kurdish leader Talabani, onetime hope for Iraqi unity, dies
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...
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NASCAR champion owner, engine maker Robert Yates dies at 74
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...
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'Goodfellas' actor Charles Low, Robert De Niro's buddy, dies
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...
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Musicians and celebrities pay tribute to rocker Tom Petty
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'...
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Donald Malarkey, portrayed in 'Band of Brothers,' has died
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...
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Media titan Samuel 'Si' Newhouse is dead at 89
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...