National Obituaries
Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, is dead at 73
NEW YORK (AP) — Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known for such 1970s teen hits as “One Bad Apple," "Yo-Yo" and “Down By the Lazy River,” has died. He was 73.
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Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, is dead at 73
NEW YORK (AP) — Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known for such 1970s teen hits as “One Bad Apple," "Yo-Yo" and “Down By the Lazy River,” has died. He was 73.
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Rosita Missoni, matriarch of Italian fashion house that made zigzag knitwear iconic, dies at age 93
ROME (AP) — Rosita Missoni, the matriarch of the iconic Italian fashion house that made colorful zigzag-patterned knitwear high fashion and helped launch Italian ready-to-wear, has died. She was 93.
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Buddy MacKay, a Democrat who briefly served as Florida's governor, dead at 91
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died. He was 91.
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Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay dead at 91
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died. He was 91.
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Rosita Missoni, matriarch of Italian fashion house that made zigzag knitwear iconic, dies aged 93
ROME (AP) — Rosita Missoni, the matriarch of the iconic Italian fashion house that made colorful zigzag-patterned knitwear high fashion and helped launch Italian ready-to-wear, died Thursday, a company official said. She was 93.
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Ágnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, dies at age 103
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103. Keleti died Thursday morning in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported.
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Former Estonian President Arnold Rüütel dies at age 96
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Arnold Rüütel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died. He was 96.
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Former Estonian President Arnold Rüütel dies at age 96
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Arnold Rüütel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died. He was 96.
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Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103
HONOLULU (AP) — Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. He was 103.
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