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Former LSU basketball player Wayne Sims dead at 54

Former LSU basketball player Wayne Sims dead at 54

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Wayne “Big Daddy” Sims, who played in four NCAA Tournaments with LSU from 1987-1991, died Wednesday at age 54. LSU's athletic department confirmed Sims' death. No cause of death was immediately disclosed.
Jim Harrick Jr., former assistant basketball coach, dies

Jim Harrick Jr., former assistant basketball coach, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Harrick Jr., who played at Pepperdine and worked as an assistant basketball coach at Georgia and several other schools, has died. He was 58. Harrick Jr.
Steve Murdock, Texas scholar who headed Census Bureau, dies

Steve Murdock, Texas scholar who headed Census Bureau, dies

HOUSTON (AP) — Steve Murdock, a former state demographer of Texas who served one year as the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, during which he helped keep the 2010 census on track, has died. He was 75.
Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102

Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," has died. He was 102.
Dana Nemcova, leading Czech anti-communist, dies at 89

Dana Nemcova, leading Czech anti-communist, dies at 89

PRAGUE (AP) — Dana Nemcova, one of the leading Czech dissidents and human rights activists from the communist era, has died. She was 89.
Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa dies at 27

Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa dies at 27

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa has died at the age of 27, his mother confirmed Monday. Figueroa was the son of actress Maribel Guardia and singer Joan Sebastian, who died in 2015.
Michael Lerner, ‘Barton Fink’ Oscar nominee, dies at 81

Michael Lerner, ‘Barton Fink’ Oscar nominee, dies at 81

Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in “Barton Fink,” the crooked club owner Bugsy Calhoun in “Harlem Nights” and an
Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies

Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died.

Jazz saxophonist, teacher Edward "Kidd" Jordan dies at 87

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jazz saxophonist and music teacher Edward “Kidd” Jordan died in his sleep Friday, surrounded by family at his New Orleans home, family publicist Vincent Sylvain said. He was 87.
Award-winning retired AP journalist Harold Olmos dead at 78

Award-winning retired AP journalist Harold Olmos dead at 78

Award-winning Bolivian journalist Harold Olmos, whose gentlemanly manner belied a remarkable reportorial tenacity and who led Associated Press operations in Venezuela and Brazil after fleeing his coup-convulsed homeland more than four decades ago, ha
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