Obituaries
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Omaha fire victim died at hospital, officials sayDec 23, 2014 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - One of two people pulled by Omaha firefighters from the basement of a burning boarding house has died. The Omaha Fire Department says the woman died T...
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Former state Rep. Alphonse Jackson dead at 87Dec 23, 2014 10:00 pm - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Former state Rep. Alphonse Jackson, a civil rights activist and charter member of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, has died. Jackson died ...
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Owen Johnson, longtime NY state senator, diesDec 23, 2014 10:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A former New York state senator who represented Long Island for 40 years has died. Owen Johnson died early Wednesday at his home in West Bablyon. He ...
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Inscription links Vanderbilts to Lillian's ListDec 23, 2014 10:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A simple inscription written in 1900 in a Bible discovered earlier this year carries with it much of the history of progressive politics in western ...
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New Jersey Democratic powerbroker Ray Durkin diesDec 23, 2014 10:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A longtime New Jersey Democratic powerbroker who helped elect the state's first black member of Congress has died. Raymond Durkin was 78. Durkin die...
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Oldest verified man in US dies at 110Dec 23, 2014 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois resident recognized as the oldest man in the U.S. has died at 110. The Rockford Register Star (http://bit.ly/1JQe1am ) reports ...
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Lanier remembered as dedicated Houston leaderDec 23, 2014 10:00 pm - HOUSTON (AP) - Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier (luh-NEER') has been remembered as a dedicated city leader and a lover of his family, music and sports. Services were held...
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Planning for park expansion begins in new yearDec 23, 2014 10:00 pm - VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Vicksburg National Military Park will start planning in the new year to add 10,000 acres to protect historic Civil War battlefield sites in Claib...
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Casey Kasem's children to share medical recordsDec 23, 2014 10:00 pm - TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - The children of radio legend Casey Kasem said Wednesday they will share all hospital records in their possession with his widow, who is suing a hosp...
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114-year-old woman who challenged Facebook age policy diesDec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A 114-year-old woman who challenged Facebook after the social media site wouldn't let her list her real age has died in Minnesota. Anna Stoehr, one of...