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Tomas Borge dies at 81; last living founder of Sandinista movement
Los Angeles Times
(Pedro Linger / AFP/Getty Images) By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times MEXICO CITY — Tomas Borge, last living founder of Nicaragua's Sandinista movement and one of its most hard-line enforcers as it battled US-backed forces for decades, has died.
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Patricia Medina dies at 92; Briton was '50s Hollywood leading lady
Los Angeles Times
Medina, the widow of actor Joseph Cotten, died Saturday at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles, said Meredith Silverbach, a close friend. She had been in declining health. A petite, dark-haired beauty who launched her film career in England in ...
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Los Angeles Times
Earl Rose dies at 85; Dallas medical examiner on JFK case
Los Angeles Times
Associated Press Dr. Earl Rose, the medical examiner in Dallas when President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, died Tuesday at a retirement community in Iowa City, Iowa. He was 85. Rose's wife, Marilyn, said he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's ...
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NY police captain dies trying to rescue wife, daughters from fire, in-law says
msnbc.com (blog)
Louis Lanzano / AP Two vehicles, one badly burnt out is removed from the scene of the house fire on Tuesday, in Carmel, NY A police captain, his wife and two teenage daughters died in a fire that swept through their home early Tuesday.
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1950s Hollywood leading lady Patricia Medina dies
CBS News
LOS ANGELES — The actress who became a leading lady of Hollywood films in the 1950s opposite Glenn Ford, Alan Ladd, Karl Malden and Fernando Lamas has died in Los Angeles. Patricia Medina was 92. Her close friend, Meredith Silverbach, ...
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Second Yemeni dies after attack on Total company staff
Reuters
| SANAA (Reuters) - A second Yemeni has died following an attack on Tuesday by suspected al Qaeda gunmen on a vehicle carrying employees of France's Total in an eastern province, a worker at the oil group said on Wednesday.
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Actress Patricia Medina dies at 92
Chicago Tribune
Patricia Medina, an actress best known for lead roles in Orson Welles' "Mr. Arkadin" and a variety of adventure films of the 1950s and for her marriage to actor Joseph Cotten, died Saturday, April 28, in Los Angeles of natural causes. She was 92.
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Andrew Breitbart death: Conspiracy theorists cry foul after 'coroner' dies of...
Daily Mail
By Emily Anne Epstein Just two months after conservative firebrand Andrew Breitbart died of a sudden heart attack, a Los Angeles coroner has died of suspicious circumstances. Sources told the Los Angeles Times that Michael Cormier, 61, appears to have ...
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Daily Mail
Earl Rose, Dallas medical examiner when JFK was assassinated, dies at 85
Washington Post
Earl Rose, the medical examiner in Dallas when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, died May 1 at an Iowa City retirement community. He was 85. Dr. Rose's wife, Marilyn, said he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and then developed ...
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Avery the 'bucket list' baby dies
New York Daily News
The “bucket list” baby whose battle against a rare disease captivated the nation has died. At just 5-months old, Avery Canahuati, who suffered from spinal muscular atrophy, took her last breath on Monday. Her father Mike Canahuati posted the sad news ...
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New York Daily News
Howard Turner, Who Led Builder of Landmarks, Dies at 100
BusinessWeek
By Laurence Arnold on May 02, 2012 Howard S. Turner, who helped oversee construction of Madison Square Garden in New York as president of Turner Construction Co., the builder founded by his uncle, has died. He was 100. Hedied of pneumonia on April 25 ...
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Man dies after hanging himself at Oceanside pier
Sacramento Bee
A man who hanged himself from the end of the Oceanside pier has died at a hospital. Forty-eight-year-old Victor Guerrero died Monday. The San Diego County medical examiner's office ruled his death a suicide.
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Police ID drug suspect who died after being Tased; sheriff calls it ...
Indianapolis Star
Joe Vitti / The Star A 28-year-old man died, police say, and he resisted arrest Tuesday night and had to be controlled through the use of a Taser. The Marion County Sheriff's Department shortly before noon identified the man as Anton Butler.
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Shaft guitarist Charles 'Skip' Pitts dies at 65
BBC News
US soul and blues guitarist Charles 'Skip' Pitts has died in a Memphis hospital at the age of 65. The musician was best known for his distinctive "wah-wah" guitar pedal sound, memorably featured on Issac Hayes' theme for the 1971 film Shaft.
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BBC News
Sports in Brief: World champion swimmer, 26, dies in training camp
Philadelphia Inquirer
World champion swimmer Alexander Dale Oen of Norway died suddenly from cardiac arrest during a pre-Olympic training camp in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was 26. Dale Oen, one of Norway's biggest medal hopes for the London Olympics, was found collapsed on his ...
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Employee dies after fall at Phillips refinery
Reuters
| HOUSTON (Reuters) - An employee died after a Monday afternoon fall at the ConocoPhillips refinery in Borger, Texas, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. KVII-TV in Amarillo, Texas, reported the man fell from a height of 100 feet.
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Toddler dies of gun wound in South Memphis; neighbors say brother, 2, fired shot
Memphis Commercial Appeal
By Scott Carroll An 18-month-old toddler who was shot in the head at her South Memphis home died Tuesday, and neighbors said she was shot by her 2-year-old brother. The child died at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, the second Mid-South child in less ...
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Norway swimmer Dale Oen dies of cardiac arrest
HeraldNet
On Tuesday, Norway was in mourning after Dale Oen died suddenly from cardiac arrest during a pre-Olympic training camp in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was 26. Dale Oen, one of Norway's biggest medal hopes for the London Olympics, was found collapsed on his ...
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World champion swimmer Dale Oen dies suddenly
CNN
(CNN) -- Norway's world 100-meter breaststroke champion and Olympic silver medalist Alexander Dale Oen has died suddenly at the age 26. In a statement on its official website, the Norwegian swimming federation said Dale Oen was found collapsed in his ...
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Patricia Medina, 1950s Hollywood leading lady, dies
CBS News
(CBS/AP) Patricia Medina, an English actress who made it big in Hollywood in the 1950s starring in Orson Wells' "Mr. Arkadin," diedSaturday in Los Angeles of natural causes. She was 92. Her close friend, Meredith Silverback, told the Los Angeles Times ...
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CBS News
Tomás Borge Martínez, Sandinista Rebel and Nicaragua Interior Minister, Dies at 81
New York Times
Tomás Borge Martínez, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista rebel group that toppled Nicaragua's dictatorship in 1979 and a former feared interior minister in the revolutionary government, died on Monday in Managua. He was 81.
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Medical examiner at JFK assassination dies at 85
Fox News
DES MOINES, Iowa – Dr. Earl Rose, the medical examiner in Dallas when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, died Tuesday at an Iowa City retirement community at age 85. Rose's wife, Marilyn, said he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease ...
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Alexander Dale Oen, world champion swimmer, dies at 26
Washington Post
Alexander Dale Oen, a world champion swimmer who was one of Norway's top medal hopes for the London Olympics, died of cardiac arrest April 30 after collapsing in his bathroom at a training camp in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was 26.
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier dies in Afghanistan
The Seattle Times (blog)
Sgt. Nicholas Dickhut, a 23-year-old soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChorddied Monday from wounds suffered in an enemy attack in Afghanistan, according to a Defense Department statement. Dickhut, of Rochester, Minn. Was assigned to the 3rd Stryker ...
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Baby with 'bucket list' dies
KETK
CNN — The 6-month-old girl whose parents created a "bucket list" blog for their daughter after doctors said she would not live past age 2 died Monday, her father said. Avery Lynn Canahuati, who was born in November with spinal muscular atrophy type 1, ...
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Tomas Borge Martinez, Sandinista movement's last surviving founder, dies at 81
Washington Post
Tomas Borge Martinez, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's US- backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979 and replaced it with a leftist system criticized for its own repressive measures, died April 30 ...
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"Bucket List" Baby Avery Canahuati Dies
WLTX.com
Avery Canahuati, a baby who inspired countless readers as she raised awareness while struggling with a rare disease, has died. (Credit: CBS KHOU) (CBS News) Avery Canahuati, a baby who inspired countless readers as she raised awareness while struggling ...
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WLTX.com
Oswego Toddler Dies From Injuries Suffered in Van, Bus Accident
Patch.com
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed 23-month-old Jada Akyela, of Oswego, died Sunday night. The bus involved in the accident was driven by Ronald Zabilka, 56, of Lemont. By Steven Jack An Oswego toddler who was seriously injured in an ...
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Cop saves son, dies with 3 family members in NY home blaze
Journal and Courier
Carmel Police Sgt. Robert Behan escorts a crew from Central Hudson Electric and Gas May 2, 2012 at 19 Wyndham Lane in Carmel where Thomas Sullivan Sr., 48, his wife, Donna, 47, and daughters Meaghan, 17, and Mairead, 15, diedafter a fire engulfed ...
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Sandinista leader Tomas Borge dies in Nicaragua
Kansas City Star
In announcing Borge's death Monday night, Rosario Murillo, the wife of President Daniel Ortega and the spokeswoman for his government, hailed Borge as an immortal figure for the Sandinistas. “Tomas is one of those who die but never dies,” Murillo said.
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Former mayor of Gustine dies at 92
Modesto Bee
By Doane Yawger Mr. Martino, 92, died Saturday. A two-term mayor, longtime city councilman, veteran, independent grocer and civic activist, Mr. Martino received a number of honors during his lifetime. Former Gustine Mayor Rich Ford said Mr. Martino was ...
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Modesto Bee
Bob Smith dies at 78; inventor of fog-resistant ski goggles
Los Angeles Times
Smith died April 18 at his home in La Quinta of complications following surgery to implant a pacemaker, said a son, Drew. He was 78. The idea for an improved goggle first occurred to Smith while he was serving as an Army dentist in the late 1950s in ...
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'Bucket list baby' dies unexpectedly
WBRC
(Source: KHOU/CNN) BELLAIRE, TX (RNN) - The baby who inspired a touching "Bucket List" blog by her parents written in her voice and documenting her fight with a deadly genetic disease has died. Avery Canahuati had been diagnosed with spinal muscular ...
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Patricia Medina Dies at 92
The Hollywood Gossip
Patricia Medina, a British-born actress whose Hollywood career as a leading lady in the '50s spanned comedies, dramas, adventure films and thrillers, has died. She was 92. Medina, the widow of actor Joseph Cotten, passed away Saturday at Barlow ...
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The Hollywood Gossip
Tomas Borge, key Sandinista figure, dies at 81
San Francisco Chronicle
Mexico City -- Tomas Borge Martinez, the last surviving founder of Nicaragua's Sandinista Front and a hero of the 1979 revolution that toppled the decades-long Somoza family dynasty, has died at age 81, and the government Tuesday began three days of ...
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Stricken Texas "bucket list" baby dies, father says
Reuters
(Reuters) - A Texas baby born with an incurable disease whose parents created an online "bucket list" for their daughter that became an Internet sensation has died, her father said on Tuesday. Michael Canahuati said in a blog posting that ...
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Avery, the baby with a 'bucket list,' dies unexpectedly
MLive.com
By Sue Thoms | sthoms1@mlive.com Avery Canahuati, who had spinal muscular atrophy, died Monday afternoon of cardiac arrest, her father says. The Texas baby whose “bucket list” captivated hearts around the nation has died, her father said today on the ...
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MLive.com
Dale Oen, 26, dies in Arizona
Newsday
... 26, dies in Arizona Published: May 1, 2012 11:17 AM By The Associated Press STOCKHOLM -- Alexander Dale Oen, a world champion swimmer who was one of Norway's top medal hopes for the London Olympics, died from cardiac arrest after collapsing in his ...
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Newsday
Emma Yong dies
Straits Times
By Tessa Wong THEATRE actress Emma Yong, 36, has died after a prolonged battle with stomach cancer. Yong is best known for being one-third of the popular Dim Sum Dollies act. Members of the theatre community began tweeting about her death past midnight ...
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Earl Rose, medical examiner at JFK assassination, dies in Iowa at age 85
Chicago Sun-Times
BY MELANIE S. WELTE AP May 1, 2012 2:02PM DES MOINES, Iowa — Dr. Earl Rose, the medical examiner in Dallas when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, died Tuesday at an Iowa City retirement community at age 85.
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OSS agent who led WWII rescue of more than 500 US airmen shot down by Nazis ...
Washington Post
NEW YORK — George Vujnovich, the intelligence agent who organized a World War II mission to rescue more than 500 US bomber crew members shot down over Nazi-occupied Serbia, has died at his home in New York. He was 96. Vujnovich is credited with ...
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RI wheelchair marathoner Jason Pisano dies at 40
Boston.com
WARWICK, RI—A West Warwick man who completed more than 50 marathons in his wheelchair and inspired others with disabilities has died after a choking episode. Jason Pisano died Monday night at Kent Hospital. His longtime coach, Paul Tetreault, ...
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American Press - Police: Leesville motorcyclist dies died in crash
Last Modified: Sunday, April 29, 2012 8:41 PM. ALEXANDER, la. (AP) — Police say a 58-year-old motorcycle driver from Leesville died in a two-vehicle accident ...
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The Coroner Investigating The Death Of BREITBART Dies Under ...
He spent his life trying to determine how people died. But now his colleagues are searching for answers after he died under mysterious circumstances.
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Death of a hero: paratrooper dies in motorcycle accident — Gazeta ...
A hero of Russia, lieutenant colonel Anatoly Lebed died in motorcycle crash this Friday, he was hurrying to the opening of motorcycle season.The accident...
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