Obituaries
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Ex-Illinois Rep. John Anderson, who ran for president, dies
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former longtime Illinois Rep. John Anderson, who ran for president as an independent in 1980, has died at age 95. The World War II veteran and former pros...
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Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor dies at age 79
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Shashi Kapoor, a leading Bollywood actor and producer from the 1970s and '80s, has died after a long illness. He was 79. A family member, Randhir Kapoor...
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Yemen's Saleh ruled by shifting alliances as nation crumbled
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Ali Abdullah Saleh survived for decades as Yemen's strongman, the master of shifting alliances, playing both sides - or flipping sides freely - in th...
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Member of group behind "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" dies
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mitch Margo, a member of the group behind the hit song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the early 1960s, has died at his California home. He was 70. His f...
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Golden Krust founder, CEO dies in New York at age 57
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lowell Hawthorne, the founder and CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill, has died in New York City. He was 57. The city's medical examiner's sai...
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Eminent architecture historian Vincent Scully dead at 97
Dec 02, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Yale University scholar Vincent Scully, a revered architecture historian and professor who inspired generations of students ranging from David McCullough...
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Trailblazing basketball player Perry Wallace dies
Dec 02, 2017 6:00 am - Perry Wallace, who broke down a racial barrier in the Deep South by becoming the first black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, has died after a b...
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Jim Nabors, mighty voice of the Indianapolis 500, dies at 87
Nov 30, 2017 6:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Jim Nabors, whose rendition of "Back Home Again in Indiana" became an Indianapolis 500 fixture for more than four decades, has died at 87. Husband Stan C...
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Notable reaction to the death of actor-singer Jim Nabors
Nov 30, 2017 6:00 am - "Jim and I remained close friends for 52 years. He was the godfather of my daughter, Jody. Every year he was always the first guest on my variety show. I considered him ...
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Co-founder of 'Ice Bucket Challenge' dies after ALS battle
Nov 30, 2017 6:00 am - PELHAM, N.Y. (AP) - The ALS Association says a man credited as one of the co-founders of the viral "Ice Bucket Challenge" that swept social media in 2014 has died after ...