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Greg Landry, former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, dead at 77

Greg Landry, former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, dead at 77

DETROIT (AP) — Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77. The Lions announced Landry's death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given.
Steven Hurst, who covered world events for The Associated Press, NBC and CNN, has died at 77

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.
Eva Vergara, longtime AP Chile correspondent, dies at 68

Eva Vergara, longtime AP Chile correspondent, dies at 68

Chilean journalist Eva Vergara, who in her four decades at The Associated Press covered stories including the first protests against the dictatorship of Gen.

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) — 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) — 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) — 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) — 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) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” 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 “American Pickers,” has died.
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