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1st director of UNL's Sheldon Art Museum dies

The first director of the Sheldon Museum of Art on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus has died at the age of 98.

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Chicago actress dies after being struck by tree

Molly Glynn, an accomplished Chicago theater actress who also played a recurring role as a doctor on the TV series "Chicago Fire," has died after a tree toppled by a powerful storm struck her as she...

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Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy dies at 93

Chick-fil-A founder and billionaire S. Truett Cathy rose from poverty, building a privately held restaurant chain that famously closes every Sunday but drew unwanted attention for the Cathy family's...

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Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy dies at 93

In a great American success story, S. Truett Cathy rose from hustling peanuts and Cokes on Atlanta's streets to founding the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, which has became the No. 1 purveyor of chicken...

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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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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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