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Steven Hurst, who covered world events for The Associated Press, NBC and CNN, has died at 77

Steven R. Hurst, who over a decades-long career in journalism covered major world events including the end of the Soviet Union and the Iraq War as he worked for news outlets including The Associated Press, NBC and CNN, has died. He was 77.

Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Georgia Tech and Buffalo Bills great Billy Shaw dead at 85

CANTON, Ohio (AP) 鈥 Billy Shaw, an all-time AFL great guard who powered the Buffalo Bills' famed rushing attack of the 1960s, died Friday. He was 85. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Shaw died at his home in Toccoa, Georgia.
Victor Perahia, Holocaust survivor and president of French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, dies at 91

Victor Perahia, Holocaust survivor and president of French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, dies at 91

PARIS (AP) 鈥 Victor Perahia, the president of the French Union of Auschwitz Deportees and a Holocaust survivor, has died. He was 91.
Victor Perahia, Holocaust survivor and president French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, dies at 91

Victor Perahia, Holocaust survivor and president French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, dies at 91

PARIS (AP) 鈥 Victor Perahia, the president of the French Union of Auschwitz Deportees and a Holocaust survivor, has died. He was 91.
Hall of Famer Susie Maxwell Berning, a 4-time major champion while raising 2 daughters, dies at 83

Hall of Famer Susie Maxwell Berning, a 4-time major champion while raising 2 daughters, dies at 83

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) 鈥 Susie Maxwell Berning, the three-time U.S. Women's Open winner who was a pioneer as a mother while competing on the LPGA Tour, died Wednesday after a two-year battle with lung cancer. She was 83.
John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom 鈥淕ood Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries 鈥淩oots,鈥 has died. He was 84. He died Aug.
Frank Fritz of the reality TV Show 'American Pickers' dies at 60

Frank Fritz of the reality TV Show 'American Pickers' dies at 60

Frank Fritz, part of a two-man team who drove around the U.S. looking for antiques and collectibles to buy and resell on the reality show 鈥淎merican Pickers,鈥 has died.
Frank Fritz of the reality TV Show 'American Pickers' dies at 60

Frank Fritz of the reality TV Show 'American Pickers' dies at 60

Frank Fritz, who drove around the U.S. looking for antiques and collectibles to buy and resell on the reality show 鈥淎merican Pickers,鈥 has died.
Ken Page, who starred in 'Cats' on Broadway and voiced Oogie Boogie, dies at 70

Ken Page, who starred in 'Cats' on Broadway and voiced Oogie Boogie, dies at 70

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyonc茅 in 鈥淒reamgirls,鈥 introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in 鈥淐ats鈥 and scared generations of kids as the voice of Oogie Boogie, the villain of the 1993 animated
John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom 鈥淕ood Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries 鈥淩oots,鈥 has died. He was 84.
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