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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.
German national team hockey player Tobias Eder dies at 26 after cancer diagnosis

German national team hockey player Tobias Eder dies at 26 after cancer diagnosis

BERLIN (AP) — Tobias Eder, who played on the German national hockey team at last year's world championships, has died following treatment for cancer, his club said Wednesday. He was 26.

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.
Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church in Albania, dies at 95

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church in Albania, dies at 95

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country's Orthodox Church after the fall of the communist regime in 1990, has died, the church said on Saturday. He was 95.

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church in Albania, dies at 95

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country's Orthodox Church after the fall of the communist regime in 1990, has died, the church said on Saturday. He was 95.
Bill Wilson, father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, dies

Bill Wilson, father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, dies

Bill Wilson, a hereditary chief and the father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, has died. Wilson-Raybould announced his death on social media, saying her father's life was "one of leadership and striving to make change.
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