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PublishedMay 17, 2023
Doyle Brunson, pistol-carrying poker legend who won millions, dies at 89
Brunson's career began in smoky backrooms in the 1950s. He later won 10 World Series of Poker tournaments, including 2 Main Event titles.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Pamela Turnure Timmins, press secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy, dies at 85
At 23, she became the first press secretary to a first lady. Some historians said she had a romantic relationship with JFK, which her family denied.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Hard-charging civil rights lawyer Alton Maddox dies at 77
He represented Tawana Brawley and some of the most high-profile victims in racially charged attacks in New York during the 1980s.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
‘Driving force’ behind Portland’s Valentine’s Day Phantom dies
Kevin Fahrman of Falmouth led efforts for decades to secretly put up hearts all across the city, his family said.
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PublishedApril 20, 2023
Richard Riordan, Los Angeles mayor who led rebound after riots, dies at 92
Riordan won a long-shot bid for mayor in 1993 while Los Angeles was still reeling from the riots after the police beating of Black motorist Rodney King.
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PublishedApril 19, 2023
Charles Stanley, influential Baptist preacher, dies at 90
His greatest fame came from his role in hosting 'In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley,' a Christian teaching program that began airing on the newborn Christian Broadcasting Network in 1978.
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, doyenne of bridal couture, dies at 99
Legions of brides-to-be converged on Kleinfeld's, her Brooklyn wedding dress emporium, for their turn at a nuptial rite of passage.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Bernie Newcomb, blind programmer who created E-Trade, dead at 79
Born legally blind, he co-founded the company that revolutionized stock trading – “a broker in a box,” as one newspaper put it.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Alicia Shepard, media writer and Watergate biographer, dies at 69
She examined the lives of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in a book about the legacy of the Watergate investigation.
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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Leon Levine, retail contrarian who founded Family Dollar, dies at 85
He competed with malls and big-box discounters by focusing on lower-income neighborhoods in cities and rural areas.
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