Obituaries
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Betty White, TV's Golden Girl, dies at 99
Dec 31, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on 'œThe Mary...
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Dionne Miller: Jeff Dickerson was a living inspirationDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - For the record, I don't enjoy writing about my friends in the past tense. I mean, not at all. But this week I lost a genuine friend way too early, way sooner than I expe...
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Betty White, TV's Golden Girl and America's sweetheart, has died
Dec 31, 2021 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on "The Mary Tyler...
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Jeff Dickerson was a friend to everyone, admired by allDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Jeff Dickerson was regarded as a great teammate during his two decades of broadcast media work in Chicago. The team-first characteristics "JD" exhibited professionally,...
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Deke Houlgate, West Coast auto racing promoter, dies at 91
Dec 30, 2021 6:00 am - CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Deke Houlgate, a longtime West Coast sports publicist whose clients included such auto racing greats as Mario Andretti, Rick Mears, Richard Petty...
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Widow who slayed husband's killer in Mafia feud dies at 86
Dec 30, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Assunta 'œPupetta'ť Maresca, the widow of a Naples organized crime boss who was convicted of gunning down her husband's presumed killer for revenge, later ch...
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Sandra Jaffe, co-founder of Preservation Hall, dies
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Sandra Jaffe, who co-founded Preservation Hall in New Orleans, introducing countless people to jazz through the intimate French Quarter venue over six...
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Harry Reid remembered as a fighter, skilled Senate dealmaker
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - He was an accomplished amateur boxer who'd rather dance. But Harry Reid was fond of reminding his opponents that he knew how to fight, too. That skill ...
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Texas oil billionaire William 'Tex' Moncrief Jr. dead at 101
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - William Alvin Moncrief Jr., a Texas wildcatter who helped build a father-son venture into an oil and gas empire over more than 70 years in the industry, ha...
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Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Harry Reid, the former U.S. Senate majority leader and Nevada's longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82. Reid died Tuesday, 'œpeacefully...