Obituaries
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Anti-communist guerrilla who became Afghan president dies
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's first president following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country and the collapse in 1992 of Kabul's pro-communist gove...
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World Cup-winning England goalkeeper Gordon Banks dies at 81
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Piercing the roar of the crowd, in the searing heat of Guadalajara, Mexico, Gordon Banks heard Pele shout "Goal!" Aiming a header to bounce off the hard fi...
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Mother of Utah man freed from Venezuela jail last year dies
Feb 11, 2019 6:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Laurie Holt, a Utah woman who struggled for nearly two years to get her son freed from a Venezuelan jail, died on Sunday. She was 50 and died less ...
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Olympic champion rower Reinelt of Germany dies at 30
Feb 11, 2019 6:00 am - ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Maximilian Reinelt, an Olympic gold medalist rower from Germany who was a long-time member of the country's successful men's eights crew, ...
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Rep Walter Jones Jr. of North Carolina dies on 76th birthday
Feb 10, 2019 6:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. of North Carolina, a once-fervent supporter of the 2003 invasion of Iraq who later became an equally outspo...
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Former US defender Fernando Clavijo dies at 63
Feb 09, 2019 6:00 am - FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Fernando Clavijo, a surprise starter for the 1994 U.S. World Cup team who went on to a long coaching and management career in Major League Soccer, h...
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Artist Robert Ryman, known for shades of white, dies at 88
Feb 09, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The artist Robert Ryman, a minimalist known for experimenting with varying shades of white, has died at age 88. A spokeswoman for Pace Gallery, which rep...
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Russian actor, stage director Sergei Yursky dies at 83
Feb 08, 2019 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Sergei Yursky, a renowned Russian film and stage actor who has been widely recognized as one of the most talented actors of his generation, has died. He wa...
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From 'Tom Jones' to 'Skyfall': star Albert Finney dies at 82
Feb 08, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Albert Finney, one of the most respected and versatile actors of his generation and the star of films as diverse as "Tom Jones" and "Skyfall," has died. He...
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Dignitaries praise former Congressman John Dingell
Feb 08, 2019 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Reaction to the death of former U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the longest serving member of Congress in U.S. history, who died Thursday at age 92: "It is with a...