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John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80

By Calvin Woodward Associated Press
Jul 17, 2020 1:00 am - ATLANTA - John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and w...
Former Phillies All-Star infielder Tony Taylor dies at 84

The Associated Press
Jul 16, 2020 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tony Taylor, a former Philadelphia Phillies infielder and coach, died Thursday. He was 84. The Phillies said in a statement that Taylor died from com...
'Magic School Bus' author Joanna Cole dies at age 75

The Associated Press
Jul 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Author Joanna Cole, whose 'œMagic School Bus'ť books transported millions of young people on extraordinary and educational adventures, has died at age 75...
World-class hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance dies

The Associated Press
Jul 14, 2020 7:00 am - Champion hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance, who traveled the world performing with Cirque du Soleil then returned to New Mexico to coach youth dancers, has died at age 30. La...
'Mythbusters' star Grant Imahara dies from brain aneurysm

The Associated Press
Jul 14, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Grant Imahara, the longtime host of Discovery Channel's 'œMythbusters,'ť died from a brain aneurysm, the network said Tuesday. Imahara died Monday at...
British journalist Jo Tuckman dies in Mexico after illness

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
Jul 14, 2020 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Soon after arriving in Mexico in 2000, British journalist Jo Tuckman reported on what many Mexicans could scarcely have imagined: the election defeat ...
Naya Rivera, who rose to fame on TV show 'Glee,' dies at 33

By MARK KENNEDY
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Naya Rivera, a singer and actor who played a gay cheerleader on the hit TV musical comedy 'œGlee,'ť was found dead Monday in a Southern California lake. ...
Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57

By JAKE COYLE and LYNN ELBER
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in 'œJerry Maguire'ť to Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'œTwins,'ť died S...
Jockey Ken Church, winner of over 2,000 races, dies at 90

By BETH HARRIS
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - Ken Church, who rode over 2,000 winners during a 20-year career that included four mounts in the Kentucky Derby, died Monday. He was 90. Church was diagnosed with pneumo...
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dies at 59

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59. State television...

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