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Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured

Monday, December 29 by SRN News

The father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home where they lived, officials said Monday. Firefighters in Stanley arrived Sunday night at a two-story home that was mostly engulfed... Read More.

Louis Gerstner, former IBM CEO who revitalized ‘Big Blue,’ dies at 83

Sunday, December 28 by SRN News

Dec 28 (Reuters) - Louis Gerstner, the former CEO and chairman of IBM, died on Saturday, aged 83. IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna announced Gerstner's death in an email sent Sunday to employees, but did not provide a cause of death. "Lou arrived at IBM... Read More.

Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema, dies at 91

Sunday, December 28 by SRN News

By Ingrid Melander PARIS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Actress Brigitte Bardot shot to international fame dancing the mambo barefoot in "And God Created Woman", her tousled hair and fierce energy radiating a sexual magnetism rarely before seen in mainstream cinema. A global icon was born. ... Read More.

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist dies at 91

Sunday, December 28 by SRN News

PARIS (AP) - Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist, has died. She was 91. Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the protection of... Read More.

Jeffrey Holland, next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, dies at 85

Saturday, December 27 by SRN News

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Jeffrey R. Holland, who was next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, died at 85 on Saturday from complications associated with kidney disease, the church said. (Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington) Brought to you by... Read More.

Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

Saturday, December 27 by SRN News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith's president, has died. He was 85. Holland died early Saturday morning from complications associated with kidney... Read More.

Scrapyard worker injured in UPS plane crash dies on Christmas, raising deaths to 15

Friday, December 26 by SRN News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A man injured in last month's fiery UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky died on Christmas Day, raising the death toll from the crash to 15, officials announced late Thursday. Alain Rodriguez Colina worked at a scrapyard that was devastated when... Read More.

New York filmmaker Amos Poe dies at 76 after cancer battle

Friday, December 26 by SRN News

Dec 26 (Reuters) - Amos Poe, the New York director and screenwriter credited with chronicling the city's downtown punk movement, died on Thursday at 76 after a battle with an aggressive cancer, his wife and daughter said on social media. Poe, diagnosed with stage... Read More.

Soccer-Forest great Robertson, ‘Picasso of our game’, dies at 72

Thursday, December 25 by SRN News

LONDON, Dec 25 (Reuters) - John Robertson, the Nottingham Forest winger described by his manager Brian Clough as "a Picasso of our game", has died at the age of 72, the Premier League club said on Thursday. He was a key member of Clough's all-conquering... Read More.

Mohammad Bakri, renowned and controversial Palestinian actor and filmmaker, dies at 72

Thursday, December 25 by SRN News

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a variety of works in both Arabic and Hebrew, has died, his family announced. He was 72. Bakri was best known... Read More.

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Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured

Louis Gerstner, former IBM CEO who revitalized ‘Big Blue,’ dies at 83

Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema, dies at 91

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist dies at 91

Jeffrey Holland, next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, dies at 85

Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

Scrapyard worker injured in UPS plane crash dies on Christmas, raising deaths to 15

New York filmmaker Amos Poe dies at 76 after cancer battle

Soccer-Forest great Robertson, ‘Picasso of our game’, dies at 72

Mohammad Bakri, renowned and controversial Palestinian actor and filmmaker, dies at 72

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