obituaries

Remembering Max Cleland, former Georgia senator and Vietnam veteran

1:34pm November 12, 2021

by Terry Gross

Cleland was a decorated Army veteran who lost three limbs while serving in Vietnam. After the the war, he dedicated his life to public service. He died Nov. 9. Originally broadcast in 2009.

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Graeme Edge, drummer for The Moody Blues, waves on the red carpet before the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony April 14, 2018, in Cleveland. The band's frontman, Justin Hayward, confirmed Edge's death Thursday, on the group's website.

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Moody Blues co-founder, drummer Graeme Edge, dies at 80

8:19am November 12, 2021

by The Associated Press

The band's frontman Justin Hayward called Edge the backbone of the British rock band, which was inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The band's last album was released in 2003.

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The complicated legacy of F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president

4:36pm November 11, 2021

by Eyder Peralta

F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president, has died at the age of 85. De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993, but always remained a divisive figure.

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South Africa's last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, dies at 85

8:49am November 11, 2021

De Klerk shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, and ceded the presidency to him in 1994 after Black South Africans were allowed to vote. But he's remained a controversial figure there.

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South African President Nelson Mandela, left, and Deputy President F.W. de Klerk chat on May 8, 1996, outside Parliament after the approval of South Africa's new constitution. F.W. de Klerk, who oversaw the end of South Africa's country's white minority r

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F. W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid president, dies at 85

7:14am November 11, 2021

by The Associated Press

De Klerk shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, and ceded the presidency to him in 1994 after Black South Africans were allowed to vote. But he's remained a controversial figure there.

Former Georgia senator and Vietnam veteran Max Cleland has died at 79

5:12pm November 09, 2021

by Molly Samuel

Former Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia has died. He was 79 years old. He lost three limbs in Vietnam, but that didn't stop him from seeking higher office, where he advocated for veterans and the disabled.

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'Blue Velvet' and 'Quantum Leap' actor Dean Stockwell has died at age 85

5:12pm November 09, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The veteran actor was known for his wide variety of roles — from sci-fi tv shows such as Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica, to arthouse classics like Paris, Texas and Blue Velvet.

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