Obituaries
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Mali's ex-Prime Minister Soumeylou Maiga dies in detention
Mar 21, 2022 7:00 am - BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's former Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga died on Monday in the capital, Bamako, a close relative of his family announced. Maiga, who s...
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Tom Young, former Rutgers basketball coach, dies at 89
Mar 20, 2022 7:00 am - PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Tom Young, the former Rutgers basketball coach who led the Scarlet Knights to an undefeated regular season in 1975-76 and their only Final Four a...
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Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton dies at age 67
Mar 19, 2022 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton died Friday following a short illness. He was 67. The Seattle Seahawks announced the death for Clayton's family in a...
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Rep. Don Young, longtime Alaska congressman, dies at 88
Mar 19, 2022 7:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Rep. Don Young, who was the longest-serving Republican in the history of the U.S. House, has died. He was 88. His office announced Young's ...
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Lauro Cavazos, first Latino Cabinet member, dies
Mar 18, 2022 7:00 am - Lauro F. Cavazos Jr., a Texas ranch foreman's son who rose to become the first Latino to serve in a presidential Cabinet as U.S. Secretary of Education during the admini...
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Feder: WGN legend Merri Dee dies at 85Mar 17, 2022 1:00 am - Merri Dee is being remembered as an inspirational and groundbreaking broadcaster whose name was synonymous with "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9 for generations, Rober...
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Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94
Mar 16, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Eugene Parker, a physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name, h...
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Broadcasting legend Merri Dee dies at 85
Mar 16, 2022 1:00 am - Merri Dee, a fixture on Chicago TV screens for decades as a reporter and anchor for WGN-TV, has died at 85, the news station reported Wednesday. A trailblazing broadcas...
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Scott Hall, bad guy leader of wrestling's NWO, dies at 63
Mar 15, 2022 7:00 am - Scott Hall, professional wrestling's 'œBad Guy'ť who revolutionized the industry as a founding member of the New World Order faction, has died. He was 63. WWE announced ...
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Auschwitz survivor Leon Schwarzbaum dies at 101 in Germany
Mar 14, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Leon Schwarzbaum, a survivor of the Nazis' death camp at Auschwitz and a lifelong fighter for justice for the victims of the Holocaust, has died. He was 10...