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Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player, dies at 60

Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player, dies at 60

NEW YORK (AP) Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sports senior vice-president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 60.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies at age 97

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies at age 97

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Chinese-American physicist Tsung-Dao Lee, who in 1957 became the second-youngest scientist to receive a Nobel Prize, died Sunday at his home in San Francisco at age 97, according to a Chinese university and a research center.
Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack

BEIRUT (AP) Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant groups ties with allies around the region.

Lyle Stewart, former Saskatchewan Party MLA and cabinet minister, dies at 73

REGINA Former Saskatchewan Party legislature member Lyle Stewart has died. Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday that Stewart died at 73 after a battle with cancer.
William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died

William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre , the most notorious war crime in modern American military history, has died.

Francine Pascal, creator of beloved 'Sweet Valley High' books, dies at 92

NEW YORK (AP) Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose Sweet Valley High novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivated millions of young readers, has died at age 92.
Erica Ash, comedian and 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' and 'Mad TV' star, dies at 46

Erica Ash, comedian and 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' and 'Mad TV' star, dies at 46

LOS ANGELES (AP) Erica Ash, an actor and comedian skilled in sketch comedy who starred in the parody series Mad TV and Real Husbands of Hollywood, has died. She was 46.
Edna OBrien, Irish literary giant who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93

Edna OBrien, Irish literary giant who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93

NEW YORK (AP) Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel The Country Girls before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Du
Edna OBrien, Irish literary giant who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93

Edna OBrien, Irish literary giant who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93

NEW YORK (AP) Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel The Country Girls before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Du
Longtime Canadian hockey executive Murray Costello dead at age 90

Longtime Canadian hockey executive Murray Costello dead at age 90

CALGARY Longtime hockey executive Murray Costello has died. He was 90. Hockey Canada said in a statement Costello, who led both that organization and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for two decades, died Saturday. The South Porcupine, Ont.
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