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CoCo Lee dies; SF-raised musician was first Chinese singer to break into...
By Zen Soo | Associated Press HONG KONG — Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48. The...
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California Marine veteran killed while fighting for Ukraine, family says
While backpacking through eastern Europe, Ian “Frank” Tortorici met a girl and fell in love — both with the Ukrainian woman who would become his fiancée, and her home country. So, when Russia invaded...
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Founding member of Bay Area rock act Journey dies at age 76
George Tickner, a founding member of the Bay Area Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act Journey, reportedly died on July 5. He was 76. Many fans learned about his death via social media postings from Journey...
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Surfing accident kills Mikala Jones, surfer famed for photos and videos from...
By Audrey McAvoy | Associated Press HONOLULU — Mikala Jones, a Hawaii surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside of barreling waves, has died after a surfing accident in...
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Milan Kundera dies at 94; ‘Unbearable Lightness of Being’ author fled...
By Elaine Ganley and Lori Hinnant | Associated Press PARIS — Milan Kundera, the renowned but reclusive author whose dissident writings transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism and...
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‘Glee’ star Cory Monteith remembered on tenth anniversary of his death
By Lisa Respers France | CNN A decade after his death shocked “Glee” fans, Cory Monteith is still being mourned. The Canadian actor, who portrayed student athlete turned Glee club member Finn Hudson on...
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Jane Birkin dies at 76; British actress and singer was namesake of luxury...
By John Leicester | Associated Press PARIS — Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed the country with her English grace, natural style and social activism, has died at age...
View ArticleEx-CEO of Countrywide Financial, who had key role in 2008 financial crisis, dies
By Krystal Hur | CNN New York — Angelo Mozilo, former chief executive of Countrywide Financial and a key player in the subprime mortgage meltdown that led to the 2008 financial crisis, died Sunday. “It...
View ArticleRemembering Nancy Pyle as a tenacious San Jose politician with style
When you envision former San Jose City Councilmember Nancy Pyle, who died last Friday at age 85, you may immediately think of the stylish outfits that earned her a reputation as the best-dressed member...
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Kevin Mitnick dies at 59; pioneering hacker became security guru
By Frank Bajak | Associated Press Kevin Mitnick, whose pioneering antics tricking employees in the 1980s and 1990s into helping him steal software and services from big phone and tech companies made...
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Tony Bennett, beloved singer who ‘left my heart in San Francisco,’ dies at 96
By Charles J. Gans | Associated Press NEW YORK — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In...
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Photos: Remembering Tony Bennett, who left his heart in San Francisco
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Inside Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s friendship and musical partnership
By Scottie Andrew | CNN The years-long artistic partnership between Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga wasn’t an immediately obvious one. Gaga was best known in the 2010s for pop hits like “Poker Face” and...
View ArticleSinéad O’Connor dies at 56; Irish singer-songwriter was famed for ‘Nothing...
By Sylvia Hui | Associated Press LONDON — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative...
View ArticleSinead O’Connor described living in anguish since son’s 2022 suicide
Before her death was announced Wednesday, Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor opened up on social media about living as “an undead night creature” since her 17-year-old son’s suicide last year. In...
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Sinead O’Connor’s death brings tributes from Chuck D, Bryan Adams, Billy...
Brian Niemietz | New York Daily News The death of Irish singer Sinead O’Connor at age 56 was met with sorrow by fans, politicians, athletes and musical contemporaries on both sides of the pond. In...
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Sinéad O’Connor’s death not suspicious, police say
(CNN) — The death of Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor is not being treated as suspicious, police say, after she was found unresponsive at a home in London. Tributes have been pouring in for the...
View ArticleOakland A’s reportedly toss out initial Las Vegas ballpark renderings
Remember those fancy renderings the A’s released of their proposed Las Vegas ballpark, built right on the Strip? The A’s are now telling people to forget all about them. A’s director of design Brad...
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Randy Meisner dies at 77; Eagles co-founder sang ‘Take It to the Limit’
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love” and stepped out...
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Sinéad O’Connor told her children what to do if she was found dead
By Lisa Respers France | CNN Sinéad O’Connor knew the value of her music legacy. In a 2021 interview with People magazine to promote her memoir “Rememberings,” O’Connor said she had explained to her...
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