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Media critic Eric Boehlert killed in New Jersey bike crash

The Associated Press
Apr 06, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Media critic Eric Boehlert, who created the Press Run website and wrote for Rolling Stone and Media Matters for America, was killed in a bicycle accident...
Russian nationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75

The Associated Press
Apr 06, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians' aggrieve...
'He's a pillar': Former Antioch fire chief remembered for service to hometown

By Mick Zawislak
Apr 06, 2022 5:00 am - Visitation and funeral services for Dennis Volling will be held at Antioch Fire Department Station 1, but not solely because of his 55-year tenure with the organization,...
Former Purdue, Charlotte, USF coach Lee Rose dies at 85

By STEVE REED
Apr 05, 2022 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Lee Rose, who led Purdue and Charlotte to the men's Final Four, has died. He was 85. UNC Charlotte said Rose died Tuesday in Charlotte. The school...
Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and 'Bye Bye Birdie' star, dies

By ANDREW DALTON
Apr 05, 2022 7:00 am - Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock '~n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical 'œBye Bye Birdie,'ť died Tuesday. Rydell died of ...
June Brown, 'EastEnders' icon Dot Cotton, dies at 95

By JILL LAWLESS
Apr 04, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - June Brown, who played the chain-smoking Cockney matriarch Dot Cotton on the British soap opera 'œEastEnders'ť for 35 years, has died. She was 95. The BBC,...
Tommy Davis, 2-time NL batting champion with Dodgers, dies

By BETH HARRIS
Apr 04, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tommy Davis, a two-time National League batting champion who won three World Series titles with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 83. He died ...
Dick Kelsey, beloved AP broadcast editor, dies at age 76

By TERRY TANG
Apr 04, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Dick Kelsey, a retired Associated Press broadcast editor who was revered as much for his humor as his hardworking nature, has died after a seven-year batt...
2 members of reggae's Mighty Diamonds die in Jamaica

By SHARLENE HENDRICKS
Apr 04, 2022 7:00 am - KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Fitzroy 'œBunny Diamond'ť Simpson of reggae trio Mighty Diamonds has died just two days after the shooting death of lead singer Donald 'œTabby D...
Julius Pegues, first Black player at Pitt, dies at 86

The Associated Press
Apr 02, 2022 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Julius Pegues, the first Black basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 86. The school said P...

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