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Rosie Ruiz, Boston Marathon course-cutter, dies at 66

By JIMMY GOLEN and RHONDA SHAFNER
Aug 09, 2019 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Rosie Ruiz, the Boston Marathon course-cutter who was stripped of her victory in the 1980 race and went on to become an enduring symbol of cheating in spor...
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88

By HILLEL ITALIE
Aug 07, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," ''Sula" and other works transformed...
Village People co-founder, songwriter Henri Belolo, dies

The Associated Press
Aug 07, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Henri Belolo, who co-founded Village People and co-wrote their classic hits "YMCA," ''Macho Man" and "In the Navy," has died. He was 82. Scorpio Music, f...
'Chris' Cooney remembered for helping create Tellabs

By Eileen O. Daday
Aug 07, 2019 1:00 am - One of the founders of Naperville-based Tellabs, which at one time was the largest employer in DuPage County and a giant in the telecommunications and broadband industry...
World mourns the death of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison

By HILLEL ITALIE
Aug 06, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," ''Song of Solomon" and other works ...
Notable quotes by Toni Morrison, who died Monday at age 88

The Associated Press
Aug 06, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Notable quotes by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, who died Monday at age 88 "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then ...
Barack Obama, Beyonce, others react to Toni Morrison's death

By The Associated Press
Aug 06, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, who transformed modern literature, has died. Highlights of reaction to her death: ___ "Toni Morrison was a national treasur...
NFL writer Don Banks dies at 57 after covering hall ceremony

By The Associated Press
Aug 05, 2019 7:00 am - Don Banks, a longtime NFL writer who worked at Sports Illustrated for 16 years, has died after covering the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions in Canton, Ohio. He was ...
Family, friends pay final respects to RFK's granddaughter

The Associated Press
Aug 05, 2019 7:00 am - BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) - Dozens of members of the extended Kennedy clan as well as friends from college filled a Cape Cod church on Monday to pay their final respects to...
Veteran 'Saturday Night Live' lighting designer dies at 96

The Associated Press
Aug 04, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC says Emmy-winning lighting director Phil Hymes has died. He was 96. NBC said that Hymes died of complications from cancer at a New York City hospi...

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