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Longtime scout Paul Snyder, behind-the-scenes architect of Braves success, dies at 88

ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Snyder, the behind-the-scenes architect of the Atlanta Braves' rise to prominence in the 1990s, has died, the team announced Friday. He was 88. Snyder died Thursday night. No cause was given by the Braves.
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor , an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93.
Excerpts of Supreme Court opinions by Sandra Day O’Connor

Excerpts of Supreme Court opinions by Sandra Day O’Connor

The following are excerpts from Supreme Court opinions by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who died Friday at age 93: From Florida v.
Associated Press correspondent Roland Prinz, who spent decades covering Europe, dies at age 85

Associated Press correspondent Roland Prinz, who spent decades covering Europe, dies at age 85

VIENNA (AP) — Roland Prinz, who was born as armies began marching across central Europe then spent nearly four decades covering the Cold War and the fall of communism for The Associated Press, has died. He was 85.
'Angel' Shane MacGowan remembered by friend Finny McConnell of The Mahones

'Angel' Shane MacGowan remembered by friend Finny McConnell of The Mahones

Finny McConnell, frontman for Canadian band The Mahones, remembered many occasions spent drinking into the mornings with his close friend and fellow Irish punk Shane MacGowan as he prepared to pay tribute to the singer-songwriter in London.
Henry Kissinger’s complicated legacy draws admiration and scorn from across the globe

Henry Kissinger’s complicated legacy draws admiration and scorn from across the globe

TOKYO (AP) — The death of former U.S.
University of Minnesota Duluth senior defensive lineman dies of genetic heart condition

University of Minnesota Duluth senior defensive lineman dies of genetic heart condition

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Reed Ryan, a senior defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has died of a genetic heart condition, his family says. Ryan, who was 22, died Tuesday at a Duluth hospital.
Influential Detroit pastor the Rev. Charles Gilchrist Adams dies at age 86

Influential Detroit pastor the Rev. Charles Gilchrist Adams dies at age 86

DETROIT (AP) — Influential longtime Detroit pastor the Rev. Charles Gilchrist Adams has died following an illness. He was 86. Adams died Wednesday following a bout with pneumonia, his sister, Edith Clifton, told The Detroit News on Thursday.
Former UK Treasury chief Alistair Darling, who steered nation through a credit crunch, has died

Former UK Treasury chief Alistair Darling, who steered nation through a credit crunch, has died

LONDON (AP) — Former British finance minister Alistair Darling, a central figure in the U.K.’s response to the 2008 financial crisis who later helped organize the campaign against Scottish independence, has died. He was 70.

Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political novel inspired award-winning film 'Z,' dies at 89

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek novelist Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political book “Z” inspired the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, died Thursday in Athens at age 89.
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