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Daniel E. Slotnik
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Bill Oesterle, Co-Founder of Angie’s List, Dies at 57
The company he helped found to review local contractors grew into a website with millions of subscribers. He was also involved in Republican Party politics…
Bernadine Strik, Whose Insights Helped Blueberries Thrive, Dies at 60
A horticulturist, she discovered farming methods that increased yields of the fruit as its health benefits became widely accepted and demand for it grew.
Tori Bowie, World Champion Sprinter, Is Dead at 32
She won three Olympic medals in 2016, including a gold, and the world championship the next year in an intense 100-meter dash.
Keshub Mahindra, Billionaire Indian Industrialist, Dies at 99
He expanded a family steel and jeep business into an international leviathan, but his career was stained by a conviction in the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
April Stevens Dies at 93; Her ‘Deep Purple’ Became a Surprise Hit
Her unusual version of the standard, which she recorded with her brother, Nino Tempo, reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1963 and won…
Louise Tobin, Jazz Vocalist Who Put Her Career on Hold, Dies at 104
She stopped performing to raise children, at the request of her first husband, the bandleader Harry James. After remarrying, she resumed singing decades later.