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Macedonia queen of gypsy music dies at age 73

The Associated Press
Dec 11, 2016 6:00 am - SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - Esma Redzepova, one of the most powerful voices in the world of Gypsy music, has died in Macedonia's capital after a brief illness, according to...
Mexico Culture Secretary Rafael Tovar y de Teresa dies

The Associated Press
Dec 10, 2016 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican Secretary of Culture Rafael Tovar y de Teresa, a diplomat, historian and promoter of the arts, died Saturday, the Culture Ministry announced. ...
All-American John Glenn: Astronaut, fighter pilot, senator

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - John Glenn was the ultimate all-American hero. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, a war hero fighter pilot, a record-setting test pilot, a l...
'Days of Our Lives' bad guy Joseph Mascolo dies at 87

The Associated Press
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joseph Mascolo, who played bad guy Stefano DiMera on NBC's daytime serial "Days of Our Lives," has died. He was 87. Mascolo, who had Alzheimer's disea...
Former Baylor AD and basketball coach Menefee dies at 95

The Associated Press
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - WACO, Texas (AP) - Bill Menefee, whose tenure as Baylor athletic director included a Southwest Conference football championship and five bowl trips for the Bears, has di...
Adolf Burger, inmate forced by Nazis to forge money, dies

The Associated Press
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Adolf Burger, a Jewish typographer who was forced by the Nazis to make fake British pounds in a major counterfeit operation during World War II, has died. ...
Guitarist/singer Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer dies

By JILL LAWLESS
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Musician Greg Lake co-founded both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer - bands that helped define the sprawling, influential but often-maligned genre...
John Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, dies at age 95

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U....
4-time Olympic sailing champion Paul Elvstrom dies at 88

By JAN M. OLSEN
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Paul Elvstrom, a yachtsman who won four straight Olympic sailing gold medals between 1948 and 1960, has died, the Danish sports confederation ...
'Godspeed, John Glenn': Public hails hero of space, politics

By The Associated Press
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - Tributes poured in for former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, who died Thursday at age 95. Politicians, astronauts, educators and others repeatedly called him a hero...

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