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Scientist who popularized term "global warming" dies at 87

The Associated Press
Feb 18, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term "global warming" has died. Wallace Smith Broecker was 87. The longtime ...
W.E.B. Griffin, prolific military novelist, dead at age 89

The Associated Press
Feb 18, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - W.E.B. Griffin, the prolific and best-selling author of military novels, has died at age 89. Griffin, whose real name was William E. Butterworth III, die...
Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95

By The Associated Press
Feb 18, 2019 6:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95. Mendonsa fell ...
Lee Radziwill, stylish sister of Jackie Kennedy, dies at 85

The Associated Press
Feb 17, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lee Radziwill, the stylish jet setter and socialite who found friends, lovers and other adventures worldwide while bonding and competing with her sister ...
Patrick Caddell, pollster to Jimmy Carter, dies at 68

By WILL LESTER
Feb 17, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Patrick Caddell, the pollster who helped propel Jimmy Carter in his longshot bid to win the presidency and later distanced himself from Democrats, has ...
Rozner: Common to the world, special to me

By Barry Rozner
Feb 17, 2019 12:00 am - My father was an ordinary man. I guess he was just about as ordinary as anyone you've ever met. In the old neighborhood, sure, he was the electrician, plumber, roofer. I...
Gene Littler, US Amateur and US Open champion, dies

The Associated Press
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Gene Littler, whose fluid swing carried him to 29 victories on the PGA Tour and a U.S. Open title at Oakland Hills, has died. Littler died Friday night ...
Sam Bass, NASCAR's paint-scheme artist, dies at 57

The Associated Press
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Sam Bass, a NASCAR artist who helped design paint schemes and program covers that illuminated an entire sport, has died. He was 57. His wife, ...
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, star of 'Downfall,' dies at 77

The Associated Press
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler cooped up in his Berlin bunker in "Downfall" and an angel in Wim Wenders' "Wings of Desire," has died. He w...
NIU student with 'heart of gold' killed on first day at Aurora warehouse

By Katlyn Smith
Feb 16, 2019 12:00 am - Dean Prokos' family-owned restaurant became the safe haven for one of his delivery drivers in 2008 when the Northern Illinois University student fled a deadly shooting r...

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