Obituaries
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Southern rock founding father Gregg Allman dies at age 69
May 27, 2017 7:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel The Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and...
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Tributes pour in for ex-national security adviser Brzezinski
May 27, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Well before he went to the White House in 1977, Jimmy Carter was impressed by the views of foreign policy expert Zbigniew Brzezinski. That Carter immed...
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The Latest: Former presidents recall Brzezinski's influence
May 27, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the death of former national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski (all times local): 5:45 p.m. Former presidents are remembering Jimmy C...
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Denis Johnson, author of 'Jesus' Son,' dead at 67
May 26, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Denis Johnson, the prize-winning fiction writer, poet and playwright best known for his surreal and transcendent story collection "Jesus' Son," has died ...
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Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies
May 26, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Zbigniew Brzezinski, who helped topple economic barriers between the Soviet Union, China and the West as President Jimmy Carter's national security adv...
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Jared Martin, who played Dusty Farlow on 'Dallas,' dies
May 26, 2017 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jared Martin, who became a fan favorite with his portrayal of the charming cowboy Dusty Farlow on the 1980s soap opera "Dallas," has died. He was 75....
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Italian fashion designer Laura Biagiotti dies at 73
May 26, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Laura Biagiotti, an Italian fashion designer who conquered global markets with her soft, loose women's clothes and luxurious knits that won her the nickname ...
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'Clerks' actress Lisa Spoonauer dies in New Jersey at 44
May 24, 2017 7:00 am - JACKSON, N.J. (AP) - Lisa Spoonauer, an actress who starred in the 1994 award-winning movie "Clerks," has died. She was 44. Spoonauer died Sunday at her home in Jackson,...
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Media mogul Jerry Perenchio dies in LA at 86
May 24, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jerry Perenchio was a media mogul, billionaire former owner of Univision and the producer behind a slew of hit shows and sporting events but his house...
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First executive producer of 'MacNeil/Lehrer Report' dies
May 24, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Al Vecchione, the first executive producer of "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report" on PBS, has died. PBS said in a story on its website that his family says Vec...