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Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson dead at 60, union postpones strike
OAKLAND — Bernard J. Tyson, the chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, died in his sleep early Sunday, the company confirmed. Tyson, who was appointed CEO of the medical group and health care provider...
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13-year-old Broadway actress dies after asthma attack
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds attended the funeral of Laurel Griggs, a 13-year-old Broadway and movie actress who died last week after an asthma attack. Laurel had battled asthma for...
View ArticleYoung Broadway star’s death reveals asthma’s fatal consequences
Every day, 10 people in the United States suffer asthma attacks so severe that they die, even if they are immediately rushed to the hospital. That’s what happened to 13-year-old Broadway actress Laurel...
View ArticleOakland public viewing Sunday for late Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson
OAKLAND — Kaiser Permanente will honor the late Bernard J. Tyson in a public viewing Sunday in Oakland, followed by an invitation-only service Monday at Chase Center in San Francisco. The chairman and...
View ArticleThe life and death of Lisa Kindred, a Marin blues singer with a big voice and...
Lisa Kindred, a beloved Marin County blues singer who gave up an early shot at stardom to pursue her music on her own terms, has died at 79. “You have to be passionate about music,” she once said. “If...
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Creator of human toe cocktail dies
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — The inventor of the curious “Sourtoe cocktail,” which has been served in Canada’s Yukon territory since the 1970s, has died. Dick Stevenson was 89. Served at Dawson City’s...
View ArticleAzellia White, pioneering black female pilot, dies at 106
By Ryan Prior | CNN Azellia White, one of the nation’s first black female pilots, earned her pilot’s license just after World War II and found freedom flying in the skies above the Jim Crow South. “She...
View ArticleJake Burton Carpenter, snowboarding pioneer, dies at 65
By Eddie Pells | Associated Press Whether you had a gold medal hanging from your neck, were just learning how to stand on a snowboard, or were one of those flustered skiers wondering where all the kids...
View ArticleHundreds attend memorial service for 15-year-old girl killed in California...
Gracie Anne Muehlberger and her father Bryan used to glide around on the kitchen floor in their socks, dancing to the song, “Cinderella.” “All too soon the clock will strike midnight, and she’ll be...
View ArticleHarry Morton, son of Hard Rock Cafe co-founder, dies at 38
By STEFANIE DAZIO | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Harry Morton, a restaurant mogul who was the son of the Hard Rock Cafe chain co-founder and grandson of the Morton’s The Steakhouse founder, has...
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Celebrity contestant dies after collapsing during reality TV show
By James Griffiths and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — A celebrity contestant died Wednesday after collapsing during the production of a reality TV show, his agency said. Godfrey Gao was 35 years old. He died...
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Actress Shelley Morrison, Rosario on ‘Will & Grace,’ dies at 83
By ANDREW DALTON | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Shelley Morrison, an actress with a 50-year career who was best known for playing a memorable maid on “Will & Grace,” died Sunday, her...
View ArticleLil Bub – Internet sensation and spokescat – has died at 8
By Lauren M. Johnson | CNN The cat with the little tongue that stole the hearts of the internet has died at age 8. Lil Bub came into the world in June 2011 and died on Sunday peacefully in her sleep....
View ArticleBay Area counties join state fraud suit against Neptune Society for bilking...
SACRAMENTO — California’s attorney general sued the Neptune Society on Monday, claiming the well-known company pocketed $100 million that it should have kept in reserve for those who signed up for its...
View ArticleGeorge Atkinson III, former Raider and son of team legend, dead at 27
George Atkinson III, a former Raiders kick returner and the son of Pro Bowl Oakland defensive back George Atkinson II, has died. He was 27 years old. The cause of death is not known. Josh Atkinson,...
View Article‘Sesame Street’ puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut,...
View ArticleRapper Juice WRLD dies after medical emergency in Chicago
By Sophia Tareen and Mesfin Fekadu | Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rapper Juice WRLD, who launched his career on SoundCloud before becoming a streaming juggernaut and rose to the top of the charts...
View Article‘Benson,’‘Star Trek’ actor René Auberjonois has died at 79
LOS ANGELES — René Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows “Benson” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and his part in the 1970 film “M.A.S.H.” playing Father...
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Paul Volcker dies; first ‘celebrity’ chairman of Federal Reserve
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Paul Volcker, the towering former Federal Reserve chairman who tamed U.S. inflation in the 1980s and decades later inspired tough Wall Street reforms in the wake of the global...
View ArticlePete Frates, inspiration behind ALS ice bucket challenge, has died
By AJ Willingham | CNN A man who helped inspire a multimillion-dollar movement to help find a cure for ALS has died. Pete Frates, 34, was one of the most recognizable faces of the ALS Ice Bucket...
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