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Robert Gentile, linked to Gardner Museum art theft, dies

The Associated Press
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Robert Gentile, a mobster who for years denied suspicions from authorities that he knew anything about a trove of artwork valued in the millions t...
Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of Black cinema, dies at 89

By JAKE COYLE
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the 'œblaxploitation'ť wave of the 1970s and influenced f...
Pulitzer-winning reporter Jim Sheeler dead at 53

The Associated Press
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jim Sheeler, a former Rocky Mountain News journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his extensive and compassionate reporting on the families of Colorado s...
Sarah Dash who sang on 'Lady Marmalade' with Labelle, dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Sep 21, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female group Labelle - best known for the raucous 1974 hit 'œLady Marmalade" - has died. She was 76. Patti Labe...
George Holliday, who filmed Rodney King video, dies of COVID

The Associated Press
Sep 20, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - George Holliday, the Los Angeles plumber who shot grainy video of four white police officers beating black motorist Rodney King in 1991, has died of c...
Jimmy Greaves, one of England's greatest scorers, dies at 81

By ROB HARRIS
Sep 19, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - For all the goals scored - including a record 266 for Tottenham - it was the game Jimmy Greaves missed out on that was an enduring disappointment for one o...
Fred Dakota, Native American gambling pioneer, dies at 84

The Associated Press
Sep 18, 2021 7:00 am - BARAGA, Mich. (AP) - Fred Dakota, whose garage casino in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1983 was a milestone for Native American gambling, has died at age 84. Dakota, a f...
Ex-Algerian president Bouteflika, ousted amid protests, dies

The Associated Press
Sep 17, 2021 7:00 am - ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France, reconciled his conflict-ravaged nation and was then oust...
British computing inventor Clive Sinclair dies at 81

By PAN PYLAS
Sep 17, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Clive Sinclair, the British inventor and entrepreneur who arguably did more than anyone else to inspire a whole generation of children into a life-long pas...
Argonne scientist encouraged 'countless' female and minority engineers

Chicago Sun-Times Walter McFall was a Black chemical engineer who knew what it felt like to be the only one in the room. He wanted that to change.
Sep 17, 2021 1:00 am - • This report was produced in partnership with the Chicago Sun-Times. For related coverage, visit chicago.suntimes.com. ...

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