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Obituaries

'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' author Judith Kerr dies at 95

By GREGORY KATZ
May 23, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Judith Kerr, a refugee from Nazi Germany who wrote and illustrated the bestselling "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" and other beloved children's books, has died...
Kenyan author, LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48

By TOM ODULA
May 22, 2019 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - One of Africa's best-known authors and gay rights activists, Binyavanga Wainaina, has died at age 48, a colleague and friend said Wednesday. The Ke...
Spanish economist, science TV show host Punset dies at 82

Associated Press
May 22, 2019 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Eduard Punset, a Spanish writer, economist and lawyer known for his popular science shows on Spanish television, has died at age 82. Punset passed away in ...
Jake Black, of Alabama 3 and 'Sopranos' theme fame, dies

The Associated Press
May 22, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Jake Black, co-writer of the song that opened "The Sopranos" and co-founder of the English electronic band Alabama 3, has died. The band announced Black's ...
The Latest: Hamilton says Lauda 'bright light in my life'

The Associated Press
May 21, 2019 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The Latest on Niki Lauda's death (all times local): 7:10 p.m. Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said Niki Lauda was a "bright light in my life" and...
F1 great and aviation entrepreneur Niki Lauda dies at 70

By GEIR MOULSON
May 21, 2019 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Formula One great Niki Lauda, who won two of his world titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent fig...
First black official in Atlantic Coast Conference dies

The Associated Press
May 20, 2019 7:00 am - APEX, N.C. (AP) - Jim Burch was the first black man to officiate a basketball game in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but one of the men he taught to follow in his footst...
Actor-comedian Sammy Shore, father of Pauly, dies at 92

The Associated Press
May 18, 2019 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sammy Shore, an actor and standup comedian who co-founded the Comedy Store, died Saturday. He was 92. Through a spokeswoman, Shore's family said he died...
I.M. Pei's legacy stretched from the West to the East

By YANAN WANG and KATHY McCORMACK
May 17, 2019 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The legacy of American architect I.M. Pei stretches from west to east, from the Louvre museum to his native China, where he helped fuse tradition and mode...
Herman Wouk, a consummate writer until the end, dies at 103

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 17, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Herman Wouk was a prize-winning, million-selling author never quite in fashion. He was a religious Jew among secular peers, a respecter of authority in a...

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