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Cynthia Robinson of Sly and the Family Stone dead at 71

By OSCAR WELLS GABRIEL II
Dec 02, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Cynthia Robinson, a trumpeter and vocalist whose bold and brassy style made her a key member of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at age 71. Jerry Mar...
Fans mourn death of reclusive Japanese star Setsuko Hara

The Associated Press
Dec 02, 2015 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Precisely in keeping with her zeal for privacy, news of actress Setsuko Hara's death on Sept. 5 was kept quiet until recently. The star of director Yasujiro...
Former Sul Ross State volleyball coach Lynn dies at 86

The Associated Press
Dec 01, 2015 6:00 am - ALPINE, Texas (AP) - Billie Lynn, a former national champion volleyball coach at Sul Ross State, has died in New Mexico following a lengthy illness. The school in Alpine...
Russian film director Eldar Ryazanov dies at 88

The Associated Press
Nov 30, 2015 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Eldar Ryazanov, a filmmaker who satirized and romanticized the life of ordinary Russians in his immensely popular comedies for almost six decades, died on ...
Pioneering Aussie footballer Joe Marston dies at 89

The Associated Press
Nov 29, 2015 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Joe Marston, who was the first Australian to play in an FA Cup final, has died at the age of 89, Football Federation Australia said. The cause was not spec...
Luc Bondy, Swiss opera, theater director, dies at 67

The Associated Press
Nov 29, 2015 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Luc Bondy, a Swiss opera, theater and film director who staged productions on renowned stages across Europe and the United States, has died. He was 67. The...
Gerry Byrne, ex-Liverpool defender, dies at 77

The Associated Press
Nov 28, 2015 6:00 am - LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Gerry Byrne, the former Liverpool defender who played an FA Cup final with a broken collarbone, has died. He was 77. Liverpool announced Byrne'...
UN: Maurice Strong, climate and development pioneer, dies

By CHARMAINE NORONHA
Nov 28, 2015 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Maurice Strong, whose work helped lead to the landmark climate summit that begins in Paris on Monday, has died at age 86, the head of the U.N.'s environme...
Noted oceanographer John Knauss dies at 90

The Associated Press
Nov 26, 2015 6:00 am - NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) - A former administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration whose work is credited with highlighting the fragility of the wor...
Guy V. Lewis, coach of Phi Slama Jama teams, dies at 93

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Nov 26, 2015 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Former University of Houston men's basketball coach Guy V. Lewis, best known for leading the Phi Slama Jama teams of the 1980s, has died. He was 93. He di...

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