National Obituaries
Olympic rugby medalist Josaia Raisuqe of Fiji has died at 30
CASTRES, France (AP) — Josaia Raisuqe, a Paris Olympics medalist, was killed in a road crash on Thursday, his Castres rugby club said. He was 30. Raisuqe was reportedly on his way to training when his vehicle was hit by a train.
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Jim Dent, the long hitter and one of the top Black golfers on PGA Tour Champions, dies at age 85
Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as “The Patch.
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A Turkish politician at the center of efforts to end 40-year Kurdish conflict dies at 62
ISTANBUL (AP) — Sirri Sureyya Onder, a key figure in Turkey’s latest effort to end the four-decade Kurdish conflict, died Saturday. He was 62.
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Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died. He was 91.
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Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series 'Laugh-In,' dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, died Thursday.
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Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter known for 'I Kissed a Girl,' has died in a fire
Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter whose witty and poignant writing first attracted widespread attention with the gay-themed song “I Kissed a Girl,” died in a house fire Thursday. She was 66.
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Bob Filner, a former U.S. congressman who also had an embattled term as San Diego mayor, dies at 82
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bob Filner, a 10-term U.S. congressman whose long political career ended abruptly after he was elected mayor of San Diego and driven from office amid sexual misconduct allegations, has died. He was 82.
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Stan Love, brother of Beach Boys' Mike Love and father of Heat's Kevin Love, dies at 76
MIAMI (AP) — Former NBA player Stan Love, the brother of Beach Boys singer Mike Love and the father of Miami Heat player Kevin Love, has died. He was 76. Kevin Love announced his father's death in an Instagram post Sunday night.
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Tom Brown, who had clinching interception for Packers in 1966 NFL title game, dies at age 84
Tom Brown, the two-sport star whose interception sealed the 1966 NFL title game for Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 84. Both the Packers and Brown's alma mater the University of Maryland announced his death on Monday.
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Dick Barnett, champion with Knicks and college powerhouse Tennessee A&I teams, dies at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Barnett, a basketball Hall of Famer who played on both New York Knicks NBA championship teams after being part of a historic college powerhouse at Tennessee A&I, has died. He was 88.
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