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  • Jerry Buss, Lakers' flamboyant owner, dies at 80

    Jerry Buss had been a chemist and a mathematician long before he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. The self-made millionaire with a head for ... 

  • Richard Briers

    British actor Richard Briers dies at 79

    British actor Richard Briers, an avuncular comic presence on TV and movie screens for decades, has died at the age of 79. Briers' agent, Christopher ... 

  • German retail billionaire Beisheim dies at 89

    The billionaire founder of German retail group Metro AG, Otto Beisheim, has died at 89. Public relations firm Brunswick Group confirmed on behalf of ... 

  • Hyman Markel

    Long-missing WWII medal awarded in LA

    Hyla Merin grew up without a father and for a long time never knew why. Her mother never spoke about the Army officer who died before Hyla was born. 

  • Ronald Dworkin

    US legal scholar Ronald Dworkin dies in UK at 81

    American philosopher and constitutional law expert Ronald Dworkin, a liberal scholar who argued that the law should be founded on moral integrity, has ... 

  • Dave Clark Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley

    Bassist Rick Huxley of Dave Clark Five dies at 72

    Bass player Rick Huxley, one of the founding members of the Dave Clark Five, has died. He was 72. Clark announced Huxley's death Tuesday, saying the ... 

  • Fisherman's Friends singer dies in venue accident

    Police say a member of British sea-shanty singing group Fisherman's Friends has died of injuries received in an accident at a concert venue. 

  • Rem Vyakhirev

    Ex-chief of Russia's Gazprom Vyakhirev dies at 78

    Rem Vyakhirev, the man who helped create Russia's state-run Gazprom natural gas giant and led it for nearly a decade, has died at 78. Gazprom said ... 

  • Rabbi David Hartman dies at 81

    Rabbi David Hartman, one of the world's leading Jewish philosophers who promoted both Jewish pluralism and interfaith dialogue, has died. He was 81. 

  • Stuart Freeborn

    Freeborn, makeup artist behind Yoda, dies at 98

    Stuart Freeborn, a pioneering movie makeup artist behind creatures such as Yoda and Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" films, has died. He was 98. 

  • Reg Presley

    Troggs singer Reg Presley dies of cancer at 71

    The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but the Troggs' "Wild Thing" remains a garage rock classic more than 45 ... 

  • Wilko Johnson

    Dying guitarist Wilko Johnson rocks until the end

    Living has been full of surprises for Wilko Johnson. So has dying. Four decades in the rock 'n' roll trenches have brought the British guitarist ... 

  • Inventor of Etch A Sketch dies in France at 86

    Andre Cassagnes, the inventor of the Etch A Sketch toy that generations of children drew on, shook up and started over, has died in France, the toy's ... 

  • George W. Bush, Barney

    Barney, former White House Scottie, dies

    Thousands have offered their condolences via Facebook over the death of Barney, President George W. Bush's beloved black Scottish terrier. Bush and ... 

  • Ed Koch

    AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the life of Ed Koch

    Ed Koch was part politician, part showman, and for many, he was the embodiment of the combativeness and tenacity that is New York City. In three ... 

  • Palestinian fighter, rebel dies in Damascus

    A hard-line Palestinian military commander who rebelled against leader Yasser Arafat to form his own rival party died in Damascus on Tuesday, ... 

  • Borislav Milosevic

    Brother of ex-Serbian strongman Milosevic dies

    Borislav Milosevic, the brother of late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic, has died aged 79. Milosevic, who was the Yugoslav ambassador in Russia ... 

  • Last jailed member of Greek dictatorship is dead

    Nikolaos Dertilis, the last jailed member of the military dictatorship that ruled Greece from 1967-74, has died. He was 94. Dertilis had been ... 

  • Zimbabwean commentator John Makumbe dies

    Zimbabwe's prominent political analyst Professor John Makumbe, an albino who also campaigned against prejudice toward the skin pigmentation condition, ... 

  • Jozef Glemp

    Ex-Polish church head, Cardinal Glemp, dies at 83

    When he was appointed the new leader of Poland's influential Roman Catholic church in July 1981, many Poles were surprised, asking: Jozef who? Five ... 

  • Sampdoria president Garrone dies at 76

    Sampdoria president Riccardo Garrone has died after a long illness. He was 76. The Italian club announced the death on its website, without ... 

  • MASSAQUOI

    Editor who grew up black in Nazi Germany dies

    Hans Massaquoi, a former managing editor of Ebony magazine who wrote a memoir about his unusual childhood growing up black in Nazi Germany, has died. 

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