Obituaries
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Screaming Trees singer, Seattle icon Mark Lanegan dies at 57
Feb 22, 2022 6:00 am - Mark Lanegan, the singer whose raspy baritone and darkly poetic songwriting made Screaming Trees an essential part of the early Seattle grunge scene and brought him an a...
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Danton, who taught ballet until late in life, dies at 102
Feb 22, 2022 6:00 am - PETAL, Miss. (AP) - Henry Danton, who had an international career as a ballet dancer and teacher before moving to Mississippi late in life and continuing to teach even a...
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Jamal Edwards, who nurtured UK musical talent, dead at 31
Feb 21, 2022 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Jamal Edwards, a British music entrepreneur who championed U.K. rap and grime and helped launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran, Jessie J and S...
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Dr. Paul Farmer, global humanitarian leader, dies at 62
Feb 21, 2022 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Dr. Paul Farmer, a U.S. physician, humanitarian and author renowned for providing health care to millions of impoverished people worldwide and who co-found...
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Hockey Hall of Famer Emile Francis dies at 95
Feb 20, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Emile 'œThe Cat'ť Francis, the diminutive goalie who became a Hall of Fame coach and general manager with the New York Rangers has died. He was 95. The R...
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Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies at 59 after cancer battle
Feb 18, 2022 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a conservative Republican from southern Minnesota who followed his father's footsteps into Congress, has died after a battle w...
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'Candy Bomber' who dropped sweets during Berlin airlift dies
Feb 17, 2022 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen - known as the 'œCandy Bomber'ť for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War II ended - has died ...
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Oldest New England Patriots fan dies at 106
Feb 17, 2022 6:00 am - MEXICO, Maine (AP) - A Maine woman recognized by the New England Patriots as their oldest fan has died at age 106. Myrtle Milledge, of the town of Mexico, was well into ...
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Walter Dellinger, influential scholar and lawyer, dies at 80
Feb 16, 2022 6:00 am - DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Walter E. Dellinger, a constitutional scholar who argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department a...
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Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston biographer, dead at 58
Feb 15, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Valerie Boyd, who wrote a well regarded biography of Zora Neale Hurston and editor of an upcoming collection of author Alice Walker's journals, has died ...