Obituaries
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Pioneering pop music chart analyst Joel Whitburn dies at 82
Jun 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Joel Whitburn, who turned his fascination with the Billboard charts into a career cataloging the history of charted music that kept gatekeepers honest ab...
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Lennie Rosenbluth, star of UNC's '57 title team, dies at 89
Jun 18, 2022 7:00 am - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Lennie Rosenbluth, who led North Carolina to its first basketball NCAA title in 1957 with a victory over Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in the cham...
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Political commentator and columnist Mark Shields dies at 85
Jun 18, 2022 7:00 am - CHEVY CHASE, Md. (AP) - Political commentator and columnist Mark Shields, who shared his insight into American politics and wit on 'œPBS NewsHour'ť for decades, died Sat...
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Joe Vecchione, past NY Times sports editor, dies at age 85
Jun 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Joseph J. Vecchione, whose decade tenure as sports editor of The New York Times included columnist Dave Anderson's Pulitzer Prize and the hiring of Willi...
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French film titan Trintignant, of 'A Man and a Woman,' dies
Jun 17, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French film legend and amateur race car driver Jean-Louis Trintignant, who earned acclaim for his starring role in the Oscar-winning film 'œA Man and a Woma...
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Former Kentucky basketball player, analyst Mike Pratt dies
Jun 17, 2022 7:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Athletics Hall of Famer Mike Pratt, who helped lead the Wildcats to three SEC championships and two Elite Eight appearances, has died. He...
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Cyclist from Arlington Heights dies at end of charity ride in CaliforniaJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - An experienced cyclist from Arlington Heights was a block away from the finish line of his 545-mile AIDS/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles last weekend wh...
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A 'hole in your heart': Rep. Casten and family release statement about daughter Gwen's deathJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Sean Casten and his family on Wednesday released their first lengthy public statement since the death of his oldest daughter, Gwen. "There are no words to desc...
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Philip Baker Hall, of 'Hard Eight,' 'Seinfeld,' dies at 90
Jun 13, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Philip Baker Hall, the prolific character actor of film and theater who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's first movies and who memorably hunted down a lo...
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Gwen Casten, daughter of U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, has diedJun 13, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten's 17-year-old daughter, Gwen, died Monday morning at the family's Downers Grove home, his office and police announced. Downers Grove pol...