Tributes & Obituaries

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  NBC News

  

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  Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country music icon, dies at 90

  NBC News - Ethan Sacks

  Loretta Lynn, who was born a coal miner’s daughter before becoming one of the crown jewels of country music, has died. She was 90. Lynn’s family said in a statement that she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, …

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  CNN

  

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  Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American activist and actress, dead at 75

  CNN - Toyin Owoseje

  Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress and activist who made history when she declined the Best Actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died at the age of 75.

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  Associated Press

  

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  Japanese wrestler and politician Antonio Inoki dies at 79

  Associated Press - By MARI YAMAGUCHI

  TOKYO (AP) — A popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a mixed martial arts match in 1976, has died at 79. Inoki brought Japanese pro-wrestling to fame and pioneered mixed martial arts matches between top wrestlers and …

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  CBS Sports

  

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  Héctor López, two-time World Series champ with Yankees and first Black Triple-A manager, dies at 93

  CBS Sports - R.J. Anderson

  Héctor López, a two-time World Series champion and the first Black manager in Triple-A history, has died at the age of 93, according to Julia Kreuz …

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  CBS News

  

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  Rapper Coolio, best known for his hit single "Gangsta's Paradise," dies at age 59

  CBS News - By Gina Martinez

  Coolio, the rapper best known for his 1995 hit "Gangsta's Paradise", has died, his manager confirmed to CBS News. He was 59. Coolio, whose real name …

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  Pitchfork

  

  Pharoah Sanders Dies at 81

  Pitchfork - Nina Corcoran

  Saxophonist and jazz legend Pharoah Sanders has died, the label Luaka Bop announced. His cause of death has not been revealed, but the label wrote, “He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may …

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  Louise Fletcher: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's Nurse Ratched dies aged 88

  bbc.co.uk - By Elsa Maishman

  Louise Fletcher, who won an Oscar for her unforgettable role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has died aged 88. The US actress died at her home in the south of France, her agent said. While she was best known for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched, Fletcher's career spanned six …