Obituaries
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Tony Siragusa, who helped Ravens win Super Bowl, dies at 55
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - Tony Siragusa, the charismatic defensive tackle who was part of one of the most celebrated defenses in NFL history with the Baltimore Ravens, died Wednesday. He was 55. ...
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Jonny Nilsson, Olympic speedskating champ in '64, dies at 79
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Jonny Nilsson, a Swedish speedskater who won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck in 1964, has died. He was 7...
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James Rado, who co-created groundbreaking 'Hair,' dies at 90Jun 22, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical "Hair," which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Bro...
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Coroner: Former Purdue star Caleb Swanigan dies at 25
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Former Purdue basketball star Caleb Swanigan has died at 25. The Allen County Coroner's office confirmed Tuesday that Swanigan died Monday of nat...
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Clela Rorex, who issued 1st same-sex marriage licenses, dies
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Clela Rorex, a former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement for being the first public official to issue a same-sex...
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After writer's murder in the Amazon, can his vision survive?
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - British journalist Dom Phillips' quest to unlock the secrets of how to preserve Brazil's Amazon was cut short this month when he was killed along wi...
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Danish ex-foreign minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen dies at 80
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, who was Denmark's foreign minister for more than 10 years from the early 1980s and was considered one of the Nordic region's key po...
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George Lamming, a giant of modern Caribbean writing, dies
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - George Lamming, a giant of post-colonial literature whose novels, essays and speeches influenced readers and peers in his native Barbados and around the ...
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Gennady Burbulis, top Yeltsin aide and official, dies at 76
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Gennady Burbulis, a top aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin who helped prepare and sign the 1991 pact that led to the formal breakup of the Soviet Unio...
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'He was one of our best': Former Bears beat writer John “Moon” Mullin dies at 74Jun 19, 2022 1:00 am - The first time I encountered John Mullin, I knew I was in trouble. He was the Bears' beat writer for the Daily Herald, a presence not to be ignored, and I was the new fr...