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Alan Young, lawyer and scholar known for landmark legal challenges, dies at age 69

Alan Young, lawyer and scholar known for landmark legal challenges, dies at age 69

TORONTO — York University says Alan Young, a lawyer and legal scholar known for leading the challenge of Canada’s prostitution laws before the country's top court, has died at age 69.
Adam Pemble, AP journalist whose compassionate lens brought stories to life, dies at 52

Adam Pemble, AP journalist whose compassionate lens brought stories to life, dies at 52

BERLIN (AP) — Adam Pemble, an Associated Press video journalist who covered some of the biggest global news of the past two decades, from earthquakes and conflicts to political summits and elections, has died. He was 52.
Adam Pemble, AP journalist whose compassionate lens brought stories to life, dies at 52

Adam Pemble, AP journalist whose compassionate lens brought stories to life, dies at 52

Adam Pemble, an Associated Press video journalist who covered some of the biggest global news of the past two decades, from earthquakes and conflicts to political summits and elections, has died. He was 52.
Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88

Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Darrell V. McGraw Jr., a former longtime West Virginia attorney general and state Supreme Court justice who fought back against the state's drug overdose crisis, died Saturday. He was 88.

Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Darrell V. McGraw Jr., a former longtime West Virginia attorney general and state Supreme Court justice who fought back against the state's drug overdose crisis, died Saturday. He was 88.
Former White Sox slugger and longtime analyst Bill Melton dies at 79

Former White Sox slugger and longtime analyst Bill Melton dies at 79

CHICAGO (AP) — Bill Melton, a star slugger for the Chicago White Sox in the 1970s who later became a fixture on their broadcasts as a pregame and postgame TV analyst for more than two decades, has died. He was 79.

Renowned Canadian sailor Ed Botterell, who placed 11th at Tokyo Olympics, dead at 93

TORONTO — Ed Botterell, who represented Canada in sailing in the 1964 Olympics and competed around the globe, has died. He was 93. Sail Canada confirmed that Botterell died Monday in Mississauga.

Yvonne Johnson, the first Black mayor of North Carolina's third-largest city, has died

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A longtime Greensboro council member who also was the first Black mayor of North Carolina’s third largest city has died.
Eminem's mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper's lyrics, dies at age 69

Eminem's mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper's lyrics, dies at age 69

Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song lyrics, has died. She was 69.

Eminem's mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper's lyrics, dies at age 69

Debbie Nelson, the mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song lyrics, has died. She was 69. Eminem’s longtime representative Dennis Dennehy confirmed Nelson’s death in an email on Tuesday.
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