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Dean Buntrock, Maestro of Waste Management, Dies at 94 (Mon, 11 May 2026)
Anticipating how the environmental movement would affect trash disposal in the United States, he built a 12-truck garbage company into a coast-to-coast behemoth.
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Abraham Foxman, Warrior Against Antisemitism, Dies at 86 (Sun, 10 May 2026)
For almost three decades, he led the Anti-Defamation League, winning access to presidents and prime ministers and meeting with Pope John Paul II.
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Bobby Cox, One of Baseball’s Top Managers, Dies at 84 (Sun, 10 May 2026)
He led the Atlanta Braves to victory in the 1990s and was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for his leadership.
>> Read more
Alex Zanardi, Racer Who Made Daring Comeback After Crash, Dies at 59 (Fri, 08 May 2026)
After losing both legs, the Italian champion persevered in auto racing. He also became a hand-cycling marathoner and Paralympian.
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Xia De-hong, 94, Dies; Persecuted in China, She Starred in Daughter’s Memoir (Fri, 08 May 2026)
“Wild Swans,” a best-selling 1991 memoir, told the story of a stoic mother holding her family together amid torture and imprisonment under Mao’s regime.
>> Read more
J.H. Prynne, Erudite and Elusive British Poet, Dies at 89 (Fri, 08 May 2026)
Even admirers admitted his densely intellectual work could be “punishing.” Still, some considered him one of England’s most important poets.
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Edith Eva Eger, Psychologist Who Barely Survived Auschwitz, Dies at 98 (Sat, 09 May 2026)
Her time in concentration camps brought her an understanding of humanity that helped her treat her patients.
>> Read more
Philip Caputo, Who Wrote Blistering Vietnam War Memoir, Dies at 84 (Fri, 08 May 2026)
“A Rumor of War,” about his service as a Marine Corps infantry officer and published in 1977, relentlessly detailed “the things men do in war and the things war does to them.”
>> Read more
Festus Mogae, Former Botswana President Who Tackled H.I.V., Dies at 86 (Fri, 08 May 2026)
He led the southern African nation for a decade and embraced a flagship American aid program credited with helping to eradicate the country’s AIDS epidemic.
>> Read more
Manuela Hoelterhoff, Pulitzer-Winning Arts Critic, Dies at 77 (Thu, 07 May 2026)
She won the top journalism honor for criticism while with The Wall Street Journal. She later wrote a wry, perceptive book about the backstage world of opera.
>> Read more
George Herms Dies at 90; Turned Castoff Objects Into Art (Wed, 06 May 2026)
One of the last Beat Generation artists, he embraced the messiness of everyday life, making collages and assemblages from rusty junk and decaying objects.
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Jack Bass, Dean of South Carolina Political Journalism, Dies at 91 (Thu, 07 May 2026)
In articles and books, he wrote about the rapid racial, political and economic changes that transformed his state — and the South as a whole.
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Kendall Myers, American Spy for Cuba, Dies at 88 (Wed, 06 May 2026)
While working for the State Department, he delivered top secret information to his Cuban handlers for 30 years. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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James Loehr, Sports Psychology Pioneer, Dies at 83 (Wed, 06 May 2026)
He began practicing sports psychology before it was a profession, teaching athletes the importance of mental resilience and how to cultivate it.
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Ted Turner: The News Never Stops (Wed, 06 May 2026)
Ted Turner, the visionary founder of CNN, introduced the 24-hour news cycle.
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Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87 (Wed, 06 May 2026)
As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.
>> Read more
Donlyn Lyndon, Last Surviving Creator of the Sea Ranch, Dies at 90 (Tue, 05 May 2026)
With his classmates Charles Moore, William Turnbull Jr. and Richard Whitaker, he designed an icon of modern architecture on a windswept bluff in Northern California.
>> Read more
María Nieves Rego, Who Helped Spark a Tango Renaissance, Dies at 91 (Wed, 06 May 2026)
With her dance partner and onetime husband, Juan Carlos Copes, she reinvented tango for a global stage, including in the hit stage show “Tango Argentino.”
>> Read more
Doris Fisher, Co-Founder of the Gap, Dies at 94 (Tue, 05 May 2026)
The company she started in 1969 with her husband, Don, grew from a single store selling jeans and records to a $16 billion brand that remade the apparel industry.
>> Read more
John Sterling, the Yankees’ Most Enduring Announcer, Dies at 87 (Mon, 04 May 2026)
He called over 5,600 games, more than any other announcer for the team, and was known for his personalized, slightly wacky home run calls.
>> Read more
Anticipating how the environmental movement would affect trash disposal in the United States, he built a 12-truck garbage company into a coast-to-coast behemoth.
>> Read more
Abraham Foxman, Warrior Against Antisemitism, Dies at 86 (Sun, 10 May 2026)
For almost three decades, he led the Anti-Defamation League, winning access to presidents and prime ministers and meeting with Pope John Paul II.
>> Read more
Bobby Cox, One of Baseball’s Top Managers, Dies at 84 (Sun, 10 May 2026)
He led the Atlanta Braves to victory in the 1990s and was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for his leadership.
>> Read more
Alex Zanardi, Racer Who Made Daring Comeback After Crash, Dies at 59 (Fri, 08 May 2026)
After losing both legs, the Italian champion persevered in auto racing. He also became a hand-cycling marathoner and Paralympian.
>> Read more
Xia De-hong, 94, Dies; Persecuted in China, She Starred in Daughter’s Memoir (Fri, 08 May 2026)
“Wild Swans,” a best-selling 1991 memoir, told the story of a stoic mother holding her family together amid torture and imprisonment under Mao’s regime.
>> Read more
J.H. Prynne, Erudite and Elusive British Poet, Dies at 89 (Fri, 08 May 2026)
Even admirers admitted his densely intellectual work could be “punishing.” Still, some considered him one of England’s most important poets.
>> Read more
Edith Eva Eger, Psychologist Who Barely Survived Auschwitz, Dies at 98 (Sat, 09 May 2026)
Her time in concentration camps brought her an understanding of humanity that helped her treat her patients.
>> Read more
Philip Caputo, Who Wrote Blistering Vietnam War Memoir, Dies at 84 (Fri, 08 May 2026)
“A Rumor of War,” about his service as a Marine Corps infantry officer and published in 1977, relentlessly detailed “the things men do in war and the things war does to them.”
>> Read more
Festus Mogae, Former Botswana President Who Tackled H.I.V., Dies at 86 (Fri, 08 May 2026)
He led the southern African nation for a decade and embraced a flagship American aid program credited with helping to eradicate the country’s AIDS epidemic.
>> Read more
Manuela Hoelterhoff, Pulitzer-Winning Arts Critic, Dies at 77 (Thu, 07 May 2026)
She won the top journalism honor for criticism while with The Wall Street Journal. She later wrote a wry, perceptive book about the backstage world of opera.
>> Read more
George Herms Dies at 90; Turned Castoff Objects Into Art (Wed, 06 May 2026)
One of the last Beat Generation artists, he embraced the messiness of everyday life, making collages and assemblages from rusty junk and decaying objects.
>> Read more
Jack Bass, Dean of South Carolina Political Journalism, Dies at 91 (Thu, 07 May 2026)
In articles and books, he wrote about the rapid racial, political and economic changes that transformed his state — and the South as a whole.
>> Read more
Kendall Myers, American Spy for Cuba, Dies at 88 (Wed, 06 May 2026)
While working for the State Department, he delivered top secret information to his Cuban handlers for 30 years. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
>> Read more
James Loehr, Sports Psychology Pioneer, Dies at 83 (Wed, 06 May 2026)
He began practicing sports psychology before it was a profession, teaching athletes the importance of mental resilience and how to cultivate it.
>> Read more
Ted Turner: The News Never Stops (Wed, 06 May 2026)
Ted Turner, the visionary founder of CNN, introduced the 24-hour news cycle.
>> Read more
Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87 (Wed, 06 May 2026)
As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.
>> Read more
Donlyn Lyndon, Last Surviving Creator of the Sea Ranch, Dies at 90 (Tue, 05 May 2026)
With his classmates Charles Moore, William Turnbull Jr. and Richard Whitaker, he designed an icon of modern architecture on a windswept bluff in Northern California.
>> Read more
María Nieves Rego, Who Helped Spark a Tango Renaissance, Dies at 91 (Wed, 06 May 2026)
With her dance partner and onetime husband, Juan Carlos Copes, she reinvented tango for a global stage, including in the hit stage show “Tango Argentino.”
>> Read more
Doris Fisher, Co-Founder of the Gap, Dies at 94 (Tue, 05 May 2026)
The company she started in 1969 with her husband, Don, grew from a single store selling jeans and records to a $16 billion brand that remade the apparel industry.
>> Read more
John Sterling, the Yankees’ Most Enduring Announcer, Dies at 87 (Mon, 04 May 2026)
He called over 5,600 games, more than any other announcer for the team, and was known for his personalized, slightly wacky home run calls.
>> Read more
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