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Myrle Vokey created the Newfoundland Screech-in to 'welcome everybody to the family'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Myrle Vokey, an educator who created Newfoundland's famed Screech-in ceremony as a way to give people a sense of belonging, died on Saturday at the age of 85, after a road trip and a night out for his 58th wedding anniversary.
Aug 21, 2024 2:04 PM
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Phil Donahue, who ruled daytime talk for years until Oprah overtook him, left a lasting imprint
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly two decades, Phil Donahue was virtually the only TV talk show host to roam his audience with microphone and make them an essential part of his show.
Aug 20, 2024 3:48 PM
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Tributes pour in after death of Prince Edward Island hockey instructor Allan Andrews
CHARLOTTETOWN — The hockey community and Prince Edward Island’s premier are paying tribute following the death of Allan Andrews, founder of a renowned hockey school on the island.
Aug 20, 2024 2:12 PM
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Ruth Johnson Colvin, who founded Literacy Volunteers of America, has died at 107
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Ruth Johnson Colvin, who founded Literacy Volunteers of America, was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and received the nation’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, has died.
Aug 19, 2024 8:42 PM
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Betty Jean Hall, advocate who paved the way for women to enter coal mining workforce, dies at 78
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Betty Jean Hall, an Appalachian attorney and federal administrative judge who paved the way for women to enter the coal mining workforce, has died. She was 78. Hall died Friday in Cary, N.C.
Aug 19, 2024 6:15 PM
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Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that brought success to Oprah Winfrey , Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88.
Aug 19, 2024 5:32 PM
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French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88
PARIS (AP) — Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, died at age 88, French media reported.
Aug 18, 2024 10:11 AM
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Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase “Who wants money?” has died after a decades-long career in the spotlight. He was 93.
Aug 17, 2024 8:39 AM
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Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dead at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music's great one-shot acts with the classic ballad "Stay," has died. He was 86. Williams died Aug.
Aug 17, 2024 7:48 AM
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Dirt track racer Scott Bloomquist, known for winning and swagger, dies in plane crash
Scott Bloomquist, a dirt track race car driver who was known for his bravado and for being one of the sport's best, died Friday in a plane crash on his family's farm in Mooresburg, Tennessee, friends and local officials said.
Aug 16, 2024 4:27 PM
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