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AP sports reporter Christopher Duncan dies at 43

Christopher Duncan, a sports reporter for The Associated Press who covered the Houston Texans, Houston Rockets and the Kentucky Derby, has died at the age of 43.

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Jazz musician Gerald Wilson dies at 96

Gerald Wilson, the dynamic jazz musician whose career spanned more than 75 years, has died. He was 96.

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Jazz musician Gerald Wilson dies at 96

Gerald Wilson, the dynamic jazz big band leader, composer and arranger whose career spanned more than 75 years, has died. He was 96.

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'Miracle On Ice' member Bob Suter dies

Bob Suter, a member of the "Miracle On Ice" team that won the Olympic gold medal in 1980 and the father of Minnesota Wild star Ryan Suter, died Tuesday at the age of 57.

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Bob Suter, former UW and 'Miracle on Ice' star, dies at age 57

MADISON, Wisc. - The news spread quickly through the Wisconsin hockey community and left friends of former UW defenseman Bob Suter stunned, struggling to find the right words to share.

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Spanish banking titan Emilio Botin dead at age 79

Spanish banking magnate Emilio Botin, who built the country's Banco Santander into a global financial giant and was widely seen as the nation's most influential business leader, has died of a heart...

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Fantasy writer Graham Joyce dies at 59

Graham Joyce, one of Britain's best known fantasy writers, has died from complications of lymphoma cancer, an ilness he had blogged about extensively. He was 59.

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Jaws actor from Bond films Richard Kiel dies at 74

Richard Kiel, the towering actor best known for portraying steel-toothed villain Jaws in a pair of James Bond films, has died. He was 74.

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Cosimo Matassa, recorded New Orleans R&B, dead, 88

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Cosimo Matassa, who recorded New Orleans rock and rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the 1970s, has died. He was 88.

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British actor Donald Sinden dies at 90

British actor Donald Sinden, known for his rich voice and varied roles, died Friday at his home in Kent, southern England, of prostate cancer, his son said. He was 90.

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Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley dies aged 88

For most of his half-century in Northern Ireland politics, Ian Paisley was synonymous with two words: "No" and "Never."

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Nicole Kidman's father dies in Singapore

Actress Nicole Kidman's father, psychologist Tony Kidman, has died in Singapore, authorities said.

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Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley dies at 88

The Rev. Ian Paisley, the Protestant firebrand who devoted his life to thwarting compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland only to become a pivotal peacemaker in his twilight years, died Friday in...

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Andrew Kay, inventor who pioneered compact computers, dies at 95

For a few years in the 1980s, Andrew Kay's computers were top-quality, low-cost and, for the day, feather-light.

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Miami artist, clothes designer Joyce Lux dies at 94

Joyce Lux made life a little more beautiful on both sides of the Atlantic with her fashions and artwork.

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WS star Frank Torre, Joe's brother, dies at 82

Frank Torre, the World Series star who helped put little brother Joe on a path that led to the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 82.

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Jazz-funk pioneer Joe Sample dies at 75

Pianist and composer Joe Sample, a founding member of the genre-crossing Jazz Crusaders who helped pioneer the electronic jazz-funk fusion style, has died. He was 75.

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Japan's World War II film idol Rikoran dies at 94

Japanese film idol Yoshiko Yamaguchi, who was known as Rikoran and symbolized Japan's wartime dreams of Asian conquest, has died at age 94.

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Spanish department store head Alvarez dies at 79

Isidoro Alvarez, the head of Spain's El Corte Ingles department store chain who turned the company into an international business with an annual turnover of around 14 billion euros ($18 billion), has...

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Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Tony Auth dies at 72

Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Tony Auth, whose sharp and creative commentary appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer for more than 40 years, died of cancer on Sunday. He was 72.

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Israeli ex-Mossad chief Yitzhak Hofi dead at 87

Yitzhak Hofi, a former Israeli general and Mossad chief who played a key role in the country's daring 1976 commando rescue raid in Uganda, has died. He was 87.

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Bob Crewe, 'Walk Like a Man' writer, dead at 83

Bob Crewe, co-writer of "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," "Big Girls Don't Cry" and many other pop hits, died last week. He was 83.

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Powerful Washington lobbyist Boggs dies at 73

Thomas Hale Boggs Jr., a son of congressional royalty who evolved into a top-tier lobbyist and prolific Democratic fundraiser and embodied what it meant to have Washington clout, died Monday He was 73.

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Rapper Common's father, Lonnie Lynn, dies at 71

Lonnie Lynn, known to hip-hop fans for his soulful spoken-word poems on rapper son Common's albums, has died.

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Italian soprano Magda Olivero dies at 104

Italian soprano Magda Olivero, one of the most prominent interpreters of the Italian verismo operatic tradition whose career spanned 50 years, has died at 104.

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