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Kevin Ehrman-Solberg, an advocate for social justice causes and co-founder of the Mapping Prejudice Project, died last week of unknown causes. He was

Kevin Ehrman-Solberg, social justice activist and co-founder of Mapping Prejudice Project, dies at 33

Ehrman-Solberg excelled at digital mapmaking.

Robert Brown, an influential canoe designer from Apple Valley, dies at age 85

June 14

Minnesota Vikings superfan Millie Wall dies at 102

June 14
Millie Wall at 100.
She attended the Minnesota Miracle game and became the team's "lucky charm."

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Sports
2:35am

Milkha Singh, India's 'Flying Sikh' ace runner, dies at 91

Milkha Singh, one of India's first sport superstars and ace sprinter who overcame a childhood tragedy to become the country's most celebrated athlete, has died. He was 91.
Sports
June 18

Ryan Crouser goes big, breaks 31-year-old shot put record

The record was older than he is.
World
June 18

Namibian chief who urged German reparations dies of virus

WINDHOEK, Namibia — A prominent Namibian traditional leader, Vekuii Rukoro, the paramount chief of the OvaHererero people who led international legal battles to bring Germany…
Variety
June 17
Frank Bonner, shown in 1981.

Frank Bonner, Herb on 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dies at 79

Frank Bonner, who played a brash salesman with an affection for polyester plaid suits on the TV comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati," has died. He was 79.
Nation
June 17
FILE - The New Yorker writer Janet Malcolm leaves the Federal Courthouse in San Francisco on June 3, 1993 in the suit trial brought by psychoanalyst J

Janet Malcolm, provocative author-journalist, dies at 86

Janet Malcolm, the inquisitive and boldly subjective author and reporter known for her challenging critiques of everything from murder cases and art to journalism itself, has died. She was 86.
World
June 17
Palestinian mourners chant anti Israel slogans during the funeral of Ahmad Shamsa, 15, in the West Bank village of Beta, near Nablus, Thursday, June.

Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas fires incendiary balloons

Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Thursday for a second time since a shaky cease-fire ended last month's 11-day war. The strikes came after activists mobilized by Gaza's militant Hamas rulers launched incendiary balloons into Israel for a third straight day.
Sports
June 16

Longtime Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan dies at age 92

Jim Phelan, the bow-tied basketball coach who won 830 games during nearly a half-century at Mount St. Mary's, has died. He was 92.
Business
June 15

The Latest: Disney plans to restart fireworks shows at parks

Disney plans to restart fireworks shows at its theme parks in Florida and California in the latest move by the company to ease up on pandemic restrictions implemented last year.
Nation
June 15

Candy Straight, who led push to get GOP women elected, dies

Candace "Candy" Straight, an investment banker and film producer who worked for decades to help get women elected to office in New Jersey, has died. She was 73.
Nation
June 15
FILE - Actress Lisa Banes attends the opening night gala world premiere of “Gone Girl” during the 52nd New York Film Festival in New York on Sept.

'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes dies 10 days after hit-and-run

"Gone Girl" actor Lisa Banes died 10 days after being injured by a hit-and-run driver in New York City, police said.
Business
June 15

Pioneering investor dubbed 'China's First Shareholder' dies

A former factory worker known as "China's First Shareholder" after he amassed a fortune trading in the country's infant financial markets starting in the 1980s has died, news reports said Tuesday.
Sports
June 14

John Marinatto, ran Big East in time of tumult, dies at 64

John Marinatto, the Big East commissioner during a tumultuous period of conference realignment across college sports, has died. He was 64.
Nation
June 14

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist

Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts.
Nation
June 13
The actor Ned Beatty in New York, Nov. 18, 2003. Beatty, who during a prolific acting career that spanned more than four decades, died on Sunday at hi

Ned Beatty, titanic character actor of 'Network,' dies at 83

Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies, including "Deliverance," "Network" and "Superman," was a booming, indelible presence in even the smallest parts, has died. He was 83.
Sports
June 12

Mudcat Grant, 1st Black 20-game winner in AL, dies at 85

Jim "Mudcat" Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of Minnesota's first World Series team in 1965, has died. He was 85.
Nation
June 12

South Florida investigative reporter Michele Gillen dies

Michele Gillen, a former South Florida television investigative reporter, has died. She was 66.
Variety
June 11

Lakota spiritual leader, activist Leonard Crow Dog dies

Chief Leonard Crow Dog, a renowned spiritual leader and Native American rights activist who fought for sovereignty, language preservation and religious freedom, has died at age 78.
Nation
June 11

Martha White dies, sparked '53 Louisiana capital bus boycott

Martha White, a Black woman whose actions helped launch the 1953 bus boycotts in Louisiana's capital city, has died. She was 99.
World
June 10

Gottfried Boehm, architect of concrete churches, dies at 101

German architect Gottfried Boehm, who was famous for his concrete brutalist-style church buildings, has died at 101.
Colleges
June 9
Bowen

James 'Jimmy' Bowen, former Moorhead basketball star and youth mentor, dies at 70

He playing for Minnesota's professional softball team and again nominated to state and national halls of fame.
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