Obituaries
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Co-founder of political party that launched Sanders dies
Aug 31, 2017 7:00 am - DUMMERSTON, Vt. (AP) - Political activist Peter Diamondstone, who helped found the Vermont political party that first launched Bernie Sanders for office in the 1970s, ha...
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Richard Anderson, popular TV actor, dies at 91
Aug 31, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Richard Anderson, the tall, handsome actor best known for costarring simultaneously in the popular 1970s television shows "The Six Million Dollar Man"...
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Susan Vreeland, who blended fiction, visual art, dies at 71
Aug 31, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Susan Vreeland, a popular and well-regarded novelist who blended her love for literature and visual art in "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" and other works of fic...
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Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova to '85 NCAA title, dies
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova's storied run to the 1985 NCAA championship and won more than 800 games in his coaching career, died Wed...
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Renowned Hungarian film director Karoly Makk dies at 91
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Karoly Makk, one of Hungary's greatest film directors whose "Cats' Play" was nominated for an Oscar in 1975, has died. He was 91. The Szechenyi ...
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Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova to '85 NCAA title, dies
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - There was a night earlier this year when Rollie Massimino's home was filled by family, friends and many members of the 1985 Villanova team t...
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Hong Kong businessman and socialite David Tang dies at 63
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - David Tang, the flamboyant and outspoken socialite and entrepreneur who founded the Shanghai Tang fashion brand, has died. He was 63. The Financial Time...
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Michael Feldman, former top AP photo editor, dies at 70
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Feldman, a top photo editor whose 40-year career took him from the gritty streets of Philadelphia to major international sporting events incl...
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Survivor of Nagasaki bomb who campaigned to ban nukes dies
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Sumiteru Taniguchi, who devoted his life to seeking to abolish nuclear weapons after he was burned severely in the 1945 atomic bomb attack on his hometown o...
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Former Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote dies at 90
Aug 29, 2017 7:00 am - Jud Heathcote, who led Michigan State and Magic Johnson to the 1979 NCAA championship, has died. He was 90. The school announced Heathcote died Monday in Spokane, Washin...