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Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, star of the popular drama 'Meteor Garden,' dies at age 48

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, star of the popular drama 'Meteor Garden,' dies at age 48

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama Meteor Garden that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48.
Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner during three years of turmoil, dies at 86

Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner during three years of turmoil, dies at 86

NEW YORK (AP) Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players, has died. He was 86.
Former German President Horst K繹hler dies at 81

Former German President Horst K繹hler dies at 81

BERLIN (AP) Horst K繹hler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the country's military, has died. He was 81.
Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78

Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78

NEW YORK (AP) Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, has died.
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) Dick Button was more than the most accomplished mens figure skater in history.

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at 95. Button's son, Edward, said he died Thursday and did not provide a cause.
Former Toronto Argonauts head coach John Huard dies at the age of 80

Former Toronto Argonauts head coach John Huard dies at the age of 80

TORONTO John Huard, who guided the Acadia Axemen to two Vanier Cup titles and later served as head coach of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts, has died. He was 80. The Argos confirmed Huard's passing Thursday but the cause of death was not divulged.
Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies

Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies

ROME (AP) Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his breakaway society, has died. He was 84.
Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78

Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78

Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to some of the late 20th century's most chaotic and challenging news stories, has died.
William E. Leuchtenburg, eminent presidential historian and Ken Burns consultant, dies at 102

William E. Leuchtenburg, eminent presidential historian and Ken Burns consultant, dies at 102

NEW YORK (AP) William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, has died at 102.
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