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German militants' lawyer and Greens gadfly dies at 83

The Associated Press
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Hans-Christian Stroebele, a German lawyer who defended members of the far-left Red Army Faction and later became the Green party's first directly elected c...
Lee Thomas, architect of the 1993 Phillies, dies at 86

The Associated Press
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lee Thomas, an All-Star player who eventually became the architect of the 1993 NL champion Philadelphia Phillies, has died. He was 86. Thomas died We...
Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91

By JIM HEINTZ
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the stat...
Gorbachev, who redirected course of 20th century, dies at 91

By JIM HEINTZ
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Before Mikhail Gorbachev came along, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States. With a breathtaking seri...
Japanese business pioneer, philanthropist Inamori dies at 90

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Kazuo Inamori, founder of Japanese ceramics and electronics maker Kyocera who also became a philanthropist singing the virtues of fairness and hard work, ha...
'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

Associated Press
Aug 30, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in "Triangle of Sadness," which won this year's top prize at the Cannes Film Festival,...
Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered breakup of Soviet Union, dead at 91

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press
Aug 30, 2022 1:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the stat...
Kane County judge remembered for kindness from bench, devotion to children

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 29, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County Associate Judge William Parkhurst is being remembered fondly for the fairness and kindness he showed to the people who appeared before him in court, and for ...
Former Dundee-Crown guidance counselor remembered for his service to others

By Alicia Fabbre
Aug 29, 2022 1:00 am - A longtime Carpentersville resident, former village trustee and counselor at Dundee-Crown High School is being remembered for his love of family and dedication to the co...
Roland Mesnier, pastry chef for five presidents, dies at 78

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Aug 27, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Roland Mesnier, who created often-magical desserts for five presidents and their guests as White House executive pastry chef, has died at age 78. His d...

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