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NHL player, Stanley-Cup winning coach Al MacNeil dead at 89

NHL player, Stanley-Cup winning coach Al MacNeil dead at 89

CALGARY — Al MacNeil, a former NHL player and Stanley Cup-winning coach, has died at age 89. The Flames said in a press release Monday that MacNeil died Sunday in Calgary. No cause of death was provided.
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Diné College president remembered as a tireless advocate for Native American students

Diné College president remembered as a tireless advocate for Native American students

TSAILE, Ariz. (AP) — Charles “Monty” Roessel, a former director of the federal Bureau of Indian Education and president of the first tribal college to be established in the United States, has died. He was 63.
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Shigemi Fukahori, who survived Nagasaki bombing and spent his life advocating for peace, dies at 93

Shigemi Fukahori, who survived Nagasaki bombing and spent his life advocating for peace, dies at 93

TOKYO (AP) — Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing , who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93.
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Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza's husband, found dead at Los Angeles home

Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza's husband, found dead at Los Angeles home

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Writer-director Jeff Baena, whose darkly comedic independent films included “The Little Hours” and who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47.
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Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88

Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT reported.
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Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life for peace, dies at 93

Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life for peace, dies at 93

TOKYO (AP) — Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace has died. He was 93. Fukahori died at a hospital in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan.
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Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88

Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT reported.
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Sonny Smart, father of Georgia coach Kirby Smart, dies after a fall in New Orleans

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart’s father, Sonny, died early Saturday of complications from hip surgery after falling in New Orleans ahead of the Sugar Bowl , the school announced.
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Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza's husband, found dead at Los Angeles-area residence

Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza's husband, found dead at Los Angeles-area residence

Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47. Baena was found dead Friday at a Los Angeles home, according to medical examiner's records. The circumstances were unclear Saturday.
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Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died

Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died

TOKYO (AP) — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records , has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.
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