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Ken Ploen, two-way star who led Winnipeg to four Grey Cups, dead at 88
WINNIPEG — Ken Ploen, a two-way star who led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to four Grey Cup titles, has died at 88. The Blue Bombers confirmed Ploen's death in a statement Tuesday. A cause of death was not given.
Feb 13, 2024 4:54 PM
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David Bouley, New York City chef known for his idiosyncratic approach to fine dining, dies at 70
NEW YORK (AP) — David Bouley, the award-winning and frenetic chef whose idiosyncratic haute cuisine and crusty breads pleased critics and the public during a career chasing sleek deliciousness, has died. He was 70.
Feb 13, 2024 3:18 PM
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Longtime NPR 'Morning Edition' host Bob Edwards dies at age 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Edwards, who anchored National Public Radio's “Morning Edition” for just under 25 years and was the baritone voice who told many Americans what had happened while they slept, has died. Edwards, who died Saturday, was 76 years old.
Feb 12, 2024 6:43 PM
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Steve Ostrow, who founded famed NYC bathhouse the Continental Baths, dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Ostrow, who founded the trailblazing New York City gay bathhouse the Continental Baths, where Bette Midler, Barry Manilow and other famous artists launched their careers, has died. He was 91. The Brooklyn native died Feb.
Feb 12, 2024 6:43 PM
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Retired AP photographer Lou Krasky, who captured hurricanes, golf stars and presidents, has died
COLUMBIA, S.C.
Feb 12, 2024 11:50 AM
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"Diva" film soprano Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Smith has died at 75
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Smith, a renowned soprano known for her performance in the 1981 French cult-classic film “Diva” and who sang through the U.S. and Europe during her operatic career, has died at age 75.
Feb 11, 2024 10:09 AM
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Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — J.M. “Jimmy” Van Eaton, a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played behind the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Lee Riley at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, died Friday at age 86, a family member said.
Feb 10, 2024 6:25 PM
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Former Florida tennis coach Andy Brandi, who led the Gators to three national titles, dies at 72
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida women's tennis coach Andy Brandi, whose teams compiled a .914 winning percentage over 17 seasons and won three national championships, has died. He was 72.
Feb 10, 2024 2:26 PM
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Robert Badinter, who led France to end the death penalty and fought Holocaust denial, has died at 95
PARIS (AP) — Robert Badinter, who spearheaded the drive to abolish France’s death penalty, campaigned against antisemitism and Holocaust denial, and led a European body dealing with the legal fallout of Yugoslavia's breakup, has died. He was 95.
Feb 9, 2024 12:00 PM
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Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt and his wife die 'hand in hand' by euthanasia at age 93
THE HAGUE (AP) — Dries van Agt, the Christian Democrat prime minister of the Netherlands from 1977 until 1982, has died by euthanasia, “hand in hand” together with his wife, according to the human rights organization he founded. They both were 93.
Feb 9, 2024 9:45 AM
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