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Becky Campbell, known for her tropical fruit dishes, dies

Beverly “Becky” Campbell, known to fruit lovers throughout South Florida for her tropical fruit dishes, died Dec 12 in her home in Homestead.

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Robert H. Bork, pivotal figure in Supreme Court history, dies at 85

Robert H. Bork, the conservative legal champion whose bitter defeat for a Supreme Court seat in 1987 politicized the confirmation process and changed the court's direction for decades, died Wednesday....

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Author, 'Whorehouse' playwright Larry L. King dies

Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became a hit Tony Award-nominated musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and a...

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AIDS activist Spencer Cox dies in NY at age 44

AIDS activist Spencer Cox, who helped form an organization to boost treatment research and recently appeared in a documentary about an AIDS coalition, has died.

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Cincinnati professor nominated for Nobel dies

Elwood Jensen, an award-winning University of Cincinnati professor nominated for the Nobel Prize for medicine for work that opened the door to advances in fighting cancer, has died of pneumonia. He was...

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Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman dies at age 70

Lee Dorman, the bassist for psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, has died at age 70.

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Richard Adams, early figure in gay marriage, dies

Richard Adams, who used both the altar and the courtroom to help begin the push for gay marriage four decades before it reached the center of the national consciousness, has died, his attorney said...

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Ex-Florida governor candidate McBride dies at 67

Bill McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party's gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has died at the age of 67.

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Bill McBride, Florida gubernatorial candidate defeated by Jeb Bush in 2002,...

Bill McBride, who ran against Jeb Bush and lost, died Saturday during a family gathering in the hometown of his wife, Alex Sink, also a onetime gubernatorialhopeful.

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'Odd Couple' star Jack Klugman dies in LA at 90

For many, Jack Klugman will always be the messy one.

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Reaction to the death of actor Jack Klugman

Celebrities on Monday reacted to the death of "Odd Couple" star Jack Klugman, who died Monday at age 90. Here are samples of sentiments expressed on Twitter:

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Durning, king of character actors, dies in NYC

Charles Durning grew up in poverty, lost five of his nine siblings to disease, barely lived through D-Day and was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge.

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Gerry Anderson, 'Thunderbirds' creator, dies at 83

Gerry Anderson, puppetry pioneer and British creator of the sci-fi hit "Thunderbirds" TV show, has died. He was 83.

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Chicago mobster Calabrese dies in federal prison

Chicago mobster Frank Calabrese Sr., a hit man who strangled victims and then slashed their throats to be sure they were dead, has died in a federal prison in North Carolina, authorities said.

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Bill Aucoin | Kiss manager took guys in jeans and makeup to hard-rocking fame

In a PBS interview last year, Bill Aucoin talked about leaving his behind-the-scenes career in network television to manage one of the most recognizable rock bands in history: Kiss.

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Services set for Humberto Medrano, early Radio Martí official

Services will be held Thursday for Humberto Medrano, an award-winning journalist, attorney and activist who in 1984 was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the first deputy director of Radio...

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'Rescue Me' singer Fontella Bass dies

Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, has died. She was 72.

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Texas officer who ended '66 UT sniper rampage dies

The Austin police officer who helped stop Charles Whitman's 1966 sniper rampage from atop the University of Texas tower has died.

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Early Mothers of Invention member Ray Collins dies

Ray Collins, who invited guitarist Frank Zappa to join the band that eventually became the Mothers of Invention, has died at age 75.

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Terry Glover, Ebony managing editor, dies at 57

Terry Glover, the managing editor of Ebony magazine, has died of colon cancer at her Chicago home. She was 57.

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