Obituaries
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Dissident Russian cleric Yakunin dies at 80Dec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - Gleb Yakunin, a dissident Russian Orthodox priest who was defrocked and later excommunicated, has died at age 80. His widow, Iraida, told The Associated Pr...
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Low-profile US diplomat helped negotiate with CubaDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Just in time for the holidays, a low-profile presidential aide invited long-suffering Judy Gross into his White House office to personally give her the...
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Luise Rainer, first to win consecutive acting Oscars, diesDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Luise Rainer, a star of cinema's golden era who won back-to-back Oscars but then walked away from a glittering Hollywood career, has died. She was 104. Rai...
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Longtime UW President William Gerberding diesDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - The longest-serving president of the University of Washington, William P. Gerberding, died Saturday at age 85. Gerberding was president of the university ...
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Former Houston Chronicle editor Jack Loftis dies at 80Dec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - HOUSTON (AP) - Jack Loftis, a former editor of the Houston Chronicle who shepherded the newspaper through 15 years of changing ownership and technology, has died. Loftis...
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Howe, former Yale dean, dies at 93Dec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - ESSEX, Conn. (AP) - Arthur Howe Jr., a former admissions dean at Yale who was an early advocate for allowing undergraduate women to attend the Ivy League school, has die...
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Judge Michael Offner dies in Red Cloud at 62Dec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - RED CLOUD, Neb. (AP) - A judge who served up justice in several southern Nebraska counties has died in Red Cloud. The Williams Funeral Home says Judge Michael Offner die...
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BC-AR--Arkansas News Digest 1:30 pm, ARDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - Hello! Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Arkansas. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Little Rock...
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White, chairman of Pa. probation board, diesDec 28, 2014 10:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Lloyd White, chairman of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, is dead at age 58. The Dauphin County coroner's office on Monday confirme...
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Argentine president broke ankle by slipping on wet floorDec 28, 2014 10:00 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A wet floor caused Argentine President Cristina Fernandez to slip and fracture her left ankle, the government said Monday, providing the f...