Mike Marshall, a workhorse relief pitcher if there ever was one who won the National League Cy Young Award in 1974 while he was starting work on a doctorate from Michigan State, has died. Marshall, an Adrian, Michigan, native, who held three degrees from Michigan State, died Tuesday at his […]
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Lloyd Price, singer and early rock influence, dies at 88
Hillel Italie and Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Published 6:36 p.m. ET May 8, 2021 New York — Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi-forbidden “Stagger Lee,” has died. He was 88. Price died […]
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Lloyd Price, singer-songwriter and early rock influence, dies at 88
NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n’ roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi-forbidden “Stagger Lee,” has died. He was 88. Lloyd Price in 2011. He was known for such hits as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” […]
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Vans co-founder Paul Van Doren dies at 90
Robert Jablon, Associated Press Published 10:07 p.m. ET May 7, 2021 Los Angeles — Paul Van Doren, co-founder of the Vans company whose iconic Southern California sneakers were beloved by skateboarders and became an international success, has died. He was 90. The company, based southeast of Los Angeles in Costa Mesa, announced […]
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Vans co-founder Paul Van Doren dies at 90 | KOLR
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Van Doren, co-founder of the Vans company whose iconic Southern California sneakers were beloved by skateboarders and became an international success, has died. He was 90. The company, based southeast of Los Angeles in Costa Mesa, announced Van Doren’s death on social media Friday but […]
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Beloved Foster Mom to More Than 300 Kids Dies of COVID-19
Courtesy of Carianne Braley Sue Braley is being remembered for her dedication to children. Braley — who fostered more than 300 kids with her husband Dennis — died earlier this month of coronavirus-related complications, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The Florida resident, 66, died on Jan. 20, just nine days […]
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Aunt and Uncle Take in 5 Nieces After Their ‘Extraordinary’ Mother Dies of COVID
Gofundme Jasmine Jacobo and her five daughters A California aunt and uncle are stepping up in a huge way for their five nieces after the girls’ mom recently died of COVID-19. Jasmine Jacobo lost her battle with coronavirus on Jan. 13, according to a GoFundMe page that was set up […]
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Teacher collapses and dies with Covid-19 on her 25th birthday as mum describes ‘dark days’
A YOUNG teacher who tragically died from Covid-19 on her 25th birthday has been remembered as a “beautiful soul”. Claudia Marsh collapsed after contracting the bug and was rushed to the Royal University Hospital in Liverpool. 😷 Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates 2 Claudia […]
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Legendary Record Producer And Convicted Murderer Phil Spector Dies At 81
Phil Spector, the iconic record producer behind many of the 20th century’s most famous pop songs, and whose signature “Wall of Sound” recording technique came to define an entire era of American music, has died at 81. The Grammy winner, who was serving a lengthy prison sentence for the 2003 […]
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Helga Weyhe, Germany’s Oldest Bookseller, Dies at 98
BERLIN — After Helga Weyhe locked up her bookstore in the town of Salzwedel, Germany, each evening, she would make her usual commute — a trudge to the apartment upstairs. She had been making the same trip since World War II, just as her father had before then, and as […]
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Dan Mullin, a philanthropist generous with the gift of his friendship, dies at 78
In the business world, as in the rest of his life, “he just had the most positive way of looking at everything,” said his friend Cathy E. Minehan, former president and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. “But he wasn’t saccharine. He knew all the downsides of everything, too, […]
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Four-year-old boy dies from Covid-19 complications in upstate New York
A masked worker at a New York hospital. A four-year-old from upstate New York died from Covid complications over the weekend, one of the youngest people in the country to perish from the virus, and a reminder that children are still at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. Xavier M. Harris […]
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Mississippi former Gov. Winter dies; pushed education reform
FILE – In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, former Gov. William Winter speaks at a symposium on the Future of Mississippi and the South on his 90th birthday, at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson, Miss. The former governor, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve […]
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Woman loses husband, home and job after ‘gentle’ son dies of secret drug problem
A woman lost her house, husband and job after her son tragically died of a drug overdose in his university room. Daniel Redman’s parents and siblings were completely unaware he was regularly taking drugs at Manchester Metropolitan University until they were called to A&E on February 19, 2016. After three […]
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Here’s What It’s Like When Your Baby Dies During A Pandemic
My son is coding again. It’s the second time in 20 minutes, and by now, I know the drill. The doctor directs the team of nurses who surround my baby’s tiny body: They assemble like a regiment of soldiers, as she stands back and issues the orders. “One minute,” the doctor […]
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Sean Connery, the first James Bond, dies at 90
Sir Thomas Sean Connery, the iconic Scottish actor and Hollywood legend who made a name for himself as the first James Bond, has died, according to multiple outlets. He was 90. Before he was “Bond, James Bond,” Connery was just another kid in a working-class neighborhood in Fountainbridge, Scotland. Born […]
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Cannon & Ball star Bobby Ball dies aged 76 after testing positive for Covid-19
A tweet from the Rochdale Hornets RLFC said: “Rochdale Hornets is today saddened to learn of the passing of former director and comedy legend Bobby Ball. The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Bobby’s loved ones.” Actress Diane Morgan, who starred alongside Ball in The Cockfields, tweeted: “So sad […]
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Fashion Designer Kenzo Takada Dies From COVID-19
PARIS (AP) — Kenzo Takada, the iconic French-Japanese fashion designer famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channeled global travel, has died. He was 81. The family said in a statement to French media Sunday that Takada died from complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near […]
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Every horror movie of 2020, definitively ranked (including contagion thriller ‘She Dies Tomorrow’)
Horror movies aren’t just for Halloween anymore. They’re year-round extravaganzas of bloody gore, crazy villains and high-concept stuff that’ll freak you out and make you think about the world around you. There’s also some absolute dreck, but, hey, you take the good with the bad. The world’s plenty scary with […]