Obituaries
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Tom Wolfe, pioneering 'New Journalist,' dead at 88
May 15, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Wolfe, the white-suited wizard of "New Journalism" who exuberantly chronicled American culture from the Merry Pranksters through the space race befor...
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Ernest Medina, key figure in My Lai Massacre, dies at 81
May 14, 2018 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Former Army Capt. Ernest L. Medina, a key figure in the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, has died in Wisconsin. He was 81. Medina was an Army cap...
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Margot Kidder, Lois Lane in the 'Superman' franchise, dies
May 14, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Margot Kidder, the Canadian actress who starred as a salty and cynical Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the "Superman" film franchise of the 19...
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British ex-culture secretary Tessa Jowell dies at 70
May 13, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tessa Jowell, the former British culture secretary who played a key role in securing the 2012 London Olympics and used her own cancer diagnosis to campaign...
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Will Alsop, UK architect with exuberant style, dies at 70
May 13, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British architect Will Alsop, whose exuberant buildings enliven cities on both sides of the Atlantic, has died, his company said Sunday. He was 70. Marcos ...
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Longtime AP journalist Carl Craft dies at age 79
May 11, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Carl C. Craft, a retired Associated Press reporter and editor who covered government and politics in Washington for more than two decades, died recentl...
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Publisher Peter Mayer dies at age 82
May 11, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Peter Mayer, a leading mainstream and independent publisher of the past half century who acquired such million-selling books as "Up the Down Staircase" a...
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Oldest person in US dies; Pennsylvania woman was 114
May 10, 2018 7:00 am - HUNTINGDON, Pa. (AP) - A 114-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was the oldest person in the United States has died, according to a funeral home. The Robert D Heath Funeral...
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Longtime AP journalist Carl Craft dies at age 79
May 10, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Carl C. Craft, a retired Associated Press reporter and editor who covered government and politics in Washington for more than two decades, died recentl...
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Frank King, an architect of 1988 Calgary Games, dies at 81
May 10, 2018 7:00 am - CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Frank King, an architect of the 1988 Winter Olympics that helped change the face of Calgary, has died. He was 81. He died Wednesday of a heart at...