Obituaries
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Jane White dies; former Beatrice sports editor, photographer
May 06, 2016 7:00 am - BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) - Former longtime Beatrice Daily Sun sports editor and reporter Jane White has died. The Beatrice newspaper (http://bit.ly/1YdCHiM ) reports White di...
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Services set for Buffalo Grove woman killed in Wisconsin shootingMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Funeral arrangements have been set for the 44-year-old Buffalo Grove woman who was shot and killed in a random drive-by shooting Sunday in Wisconsin. Visitation for Trac...
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Former Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Maurice Sinet dies at 87
May 05, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Maurice Sinet, a former cartoonist for French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo who often created controversy with his blunt views, has died. He was 87. His...
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Ex-Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, ousted in tea party wave, has died
May 05, 2016 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett, of Utah, who shied away from the spotlight but earned a reputation as someone who knew how to get things done in Wash...
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Ex-Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, ousted in tea party wave, has died
May 05, 2016 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah, who was known during his 18 years representing the conservative state as someone who could work across the ai...
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Reutersward, Swedish sculptor of twisted gun barrel, dies
May 04, 2016 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Carl Fredrik Reutersward, one of Sweden's best-known modern artists and the creator of the iconic statue of a revolver barrel tied in a knot, has died. ...
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Dear Mama: Afeni Shakur, mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, dies
May 03, 2016 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and fostered his legacy for decades after he was sla...
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Daniel Aaron, groundbreaking scholar, dead at 103
May 03, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Daniel Aaron, a founding scholar and ambassador of American studies who explored and explained his country through books, essays and diplomatic missions ...
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Remo Belli, musician who pioneered synthetic drumheads, dies
May 02, 2016 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Remo Belli, a musician who pioneered the synthetic drumhead in time to help a generation of rock-and-rollers shape their sound and then saw it be...
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George Weymouth, artist who hid Wyeth's 'Helga' works, dies
May 02, 2016 7:00 am - CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) - George Weymouth, a museum founder, conservationist and artist who for years helped hide a secret cache of Andrew Wyeth's "Helga" portraits, has d...