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Larry Flynt, Hustler publisher who fought for First Amendment rights, dies at 78
By Lisa Richwine | Reuters LOS ANGELES — Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt Jr., the self-described “smut peddler who cares,” who used his pornography empire and flair for the outrageous to push...
View ArticleGreat jazz musician Chick Corea dies from ‘rare form of cancer’
Chick Corea, considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time and a musician who helped expand the genre’s sound and possibilities, died Feb. 9 “from a rare form of cancer,” according to a...
View ArticleBurt Reynolds’ remains find home at Hollywood cemetery 2 1/2 years after his...
By ANDREW DALTON | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Burt Reynolds finally reached his final resting place Thursday at a storied Hollywood cemetery. A small, private ceremony, with relatives taking...
View ArticleBrayden Smith, Alex Trebek’s last great ‘Jeopardy’ champ, dead at 24
Brayden Smith, the last standout “Jeopardy!” champion of Alex Trebek’s era, has died at the age of 24, several news outlets have reported. Smith, who achieved a five-game winning streak and more than...
View ArticleDavid Katzenstein, AIDS researcher with focus on Africa, dies at 69
Dr. David Katzenstein may have been a dreamer, “with sometimes brilliant and sometimes slightly off-the-wall ideas,” one colleague said recently. But from the beginning, in a biosphere spawning new...
View ArticleFormer NFL WR Vincent Jackson found dead in hotel room
Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead Monday in a Florida hotel room, authorities confirmed. Police said the 38-year-old Jackson had been staying at the Homewood Suites in the Tampa...
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Rush Limbaugh, conservative media icon, dies at 70
By Oliver Darcy | CNN Rush Limbaugh, the conservative media icon who for decades used his perch as the king of talk-radio to shape the politics of both the Republican Party and nation, died Wednesday...
View ArticleFormer Oakland A’s World Series hero dies at 73
Angel Mangual, a 1972 World Series hero who played a supporting role on three consecutive Oakland A’s title teams, died Tuesday morning in his native Puerto Rico, according to multiple reports. He was...
View ArticleDe La Salle wrestling coach Mark Halvorson dies at 57
De La Salle High School wrestling coach Mark Halvorson, who led the program to numerous championships over the past two decades and also was an elite Greco-Roman coach, has died, a school official...
View ArticleLawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and Beat icon, dead at 101
Associated Press AN FRANCISCO (AP) — Poet, publisher and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch and perpetuate the Beat movement, has died. He was 101. Ferlinghetti died at his San...
View ArticleBeloved owner of La Bicyclette Restaurant in Carmel dies
CARMEL — Gaston Georis, a well-liked Carmel restaurateur who created menus from organic, locally produced vegetables and fish long before it was popular, has died following a non-COVID-19 illness. Mr....
View ArticleFred Segal, LA celebrity fashion retailer, dead at 87
LOS ANGELES — Fred Segal, a notable Los Angeles-based celebrity fashion retailer, died Thursday. He was 87. Segal died from the complications of a stroke at a Santa Monica hospital, his publicist said...
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Legendary East Bay boys basketball coach dies at 99
Leo Allamanno, one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in California history during his nearly three decades of dominance at Fremont High in Oakland, has died. He was 99. Allamanno’s...
View ArticleVernon Jordan, activist, ex-Clinton adviser, dead at 85
By Jeff Martin and Errin Haines | Associated Press ATLANTA — Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a...
View ArticleBunny Wailer, reggae icon and last Wailers member, dead at 73
By Kate Chappell | Reuters KINGSTON – Bunny Wailer, the legendary Jamaican reggae singer who founded the Wailers with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and was the last surviving founding member, has died at a...
View ArticleFormer SF Giants manager Joe Altobelli dies at 88
Former Giants manager Joe Altobelli, who won the National League Manager of the Year award in San Francisco and a World Series title in Baltimore, died Wednesday of natural causes at 88. Altobelli’s...
View ArticleNavy Seabee who died in military vehicle collision on California freeway is...
Navy officials have released the name of the 26-year-old sailor who died in a crash on the 5 freeway Tuesday, March 2, as a military convoy traveled to Camp Pendleton. Equipment Operator 3rd Class...
View Article‘Miracle on Ice’ star, former Shark, Mark Pavelich found dead
Olympic hockey star Mark Pavelich was found dead Thursday in a residential treatment center, the Minneapolis Star News reported Friday. Police said emergency personnel were sent to the Eagle’s Healing...
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Roger Mudd, longtime TV journalist, dies at 93
By Dave Bryan | Associated Press Roger Mudd, the longtime political correspondent and anchor for NBC and CBS who once stumped Sen. Edward Kennedy by simply asking why he wanted to be president, has...
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Daniel C. Helix, former Concord mayor and Army general, dies at 91
CONCORD — Daniel C. Helix, a former Concord mayor and councilman who died Tuesday at age 91, did it all. He rose to the rank of major general in the U.S. Army, served on a congressional commission,...
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