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‘I’m in my early 20s most of the time… totally up for it!’: Tamsin Greig on ageing, caring and learning bass guitar
The stage and screen actor on her two, vastly different new roles – with Celia Imrie in a radical play about a woman caring for her mother after a stroke, and in a Sally Wainwright TV drama about ...The Guardian - 1d -
Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has diedABC News - 2d -
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s first president, dies aged 95
Charismatic father of the nation led the fight for independence from South Africa and ruled for 15 years as the country’s first president. Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to ...The Guardian - 2d -
Actor Tony Roberts dies due to lung cancer complications at 85
Actor Tony Roberts, a popular Broadway performer, died at home in New York City due to complications from lung cancer at 85. He was best known for his roles in six Woody Allen movies.CBS News - 2d -
Grant scores 18 in Jackson State's 92-44 victory against Mississippi Valley State
Led by Shannon Grant's 18 points, the Jackson State Tigers defeated the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 92-44ABC News - 2d -
Jauron, former Bears, Bills head coach, dies at 74
Dick Jauron, former head coach of the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills, died Saturday. He was 74.ESPN - 2d -
Boxer Cooney dies after title fight defeat
Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Boxer dies aged 28, a week after suffering brain injury during title fight
Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.BBC News - 2d -
Irish boxer John Cooney dies aged 28, one week after suffering injury in bout
Cooney suffered intracranial haemorrhage at Ulster Hall ‘He was a much loved son, brother and partner’ The Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced, a week after ...The Guardian - 2d -
Longtime NFL player and coach Dick Jauron dies at 74
Longtime NFL player and coach Dick Jauron, who led the Chicago Bears to the playoffs and was voted AP coach of the year in 2001, died SaturdayABC News - 2d -
Muddy, bloody and bruised, Fin Smith comes of age on the grand stage | Andy Bull
Incredible clutch performance of the sort fans have craved proves England have found their new fly-half. How many years can a man grow in an hour and 20 minutes? At quarter to five on Saturday ...The Guardian - 2d -
Anti-ageing jabs – they can rejuvenate mice, but will they work on humans?
Senescent cells power the body’s ageing process, and scientists are developing treatments to annihilate them. At St Jude children’s research hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, an unusual clinical ...The Guardian - 2d -
Dick Jauron, former head coach of the Bears and Bills, dies at age 74
Jauron was named AP Coach of the Year in 2001 during his five-year stint in Chicago.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Father-of-two dies days after being assaulted at house
The 31 year old's sister describes him as "everybody's friend" as police launch a murder investigation.BBC News - 2d -
From bridges to oil refineries and defense, robots fix on aging U.S. infrastructure
Artificial intelligence-enabled robots are helping repair, maintain and monitor the health of critical infrastructure, helping to have money and lives.CNBC - 2d -
Patrick Mahomes Is on the Cusp of Ending a Debate With Tom Brady
If Kansas City wins the Super Bowl, there’s no question who the greatest playoff quarterback is, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 2d -
Lindsey Vonn places 15th in downhill at skiing worlds at age 40 on her new titanium knee
Lindsey Vonn finished 15th in the downhill at the Alpine skiing world championshipsABC News - 2d -
Tony Roberts, versatile actor and longtime Woody Allen sidekick, dies aged 85
Roberts had a long career on Broadway and in movies, and is most fondly remembered for playing Allen’s best friend in a string of successful films. Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘I have just bought my first gun’: the war diary of late Ukrainian novelist Victoria Amelina, introduced by Margaret Atwood
The author had turned to documenting the conflict in her homeland before she was killed by a Russian missile. Margaret Atwood introduces an exclusive extract from the book she was working on when ...The Guardian - 3d -
Rediscovered, a young English novelist’s warning of the Nazi threat
Crooked Cross, Sally Carson’s ‘electrifying masterpiece’ from 1934, to be republished. Sally Carson was not an oracle or a prophet, just a young woman from Dorset, born in 1901. Yet she foresaw a ...The Guardian - 3d -
Tony Roberts, a Nonchalant Pal in Woody Allen’s Films, Dies at 85
He had an acclaimed Broadway career in musicals and comedies, but moviegoers knew him mostly as the self-assured, easygoing friend of Mr. Allen’s insecure heroes.The New York Times - 3d -
All 10 people aboard Alaska plane that crashed died, says US Coast Guard
Authorities found the plane, which was carrying passengers across Norton Sound, about 34 miles south-east of Nome . A small commuter plane carrying 10 people across Alaska’s Norton Sound that ...The Guardian - 3d -
Democratic AGs sue over DOGE access to Treasury payment systems
A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Friday night over the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s access to Treasury Department payment systems that dole out ...The Hill - 3d -
Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Tom Brady: Super Bowl 59 could break 2024 ratings record
With so much star power in the building at once, it will be interesting to see how this Super Bowl draws people in beyond just the football game.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
C. Richard Kramlich, Early Investor in Silicon Valley, Dies at 89
He was among the first backers of Apple Computer and 3Com, earning windfalls, but it was his humaneness that distinguished him from other venture capitalists.The New York Times - 3d -
Mort Künstler, Renowned Painter of Epic Historical Scenes, Dies at 97
His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical accuracy, notably in his Civil War paintings.The New York Times - 3d -
Managing uncertainty in the Trump age
Multinationals need to dust off the pandemic playbook to cope with disruptionFinancial Times - 3d -
GOP state AGs campaign group brings back leader who resigned in Jan. 6 aftermath
A group that dedicated to electing Republicans to state attorney general positions has brought back a former executive director who resigned in the aftermath of Jan. 6ABC News - 3d -
‘In a real sense, US democracy has died’: how Trump is emulating Hungary’s Orbán
Trump has moved to gut the federal government, fire critics and reward allies – a path similar to ‘would-be dictators’ like Orbán, experts say. A pitiless crackdown on on illegal immigration. A ...The Guardian - 3d -
NFL insider Tom Pelissero shares intel on Patriots' new coordinators
NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero provided interesting background on new Patriots coordinators Josh McDaniels and Terrell Williams.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
The US Government Is Not a Startup
Elon Musk and DOGE are moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.Wired - 3d -
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Ernest Drucker, Public-Health Advocate for the Scorned, Dies at 84
He marshaled epidemiological research to press for changes in drug policy, alternatives to prison and needle-exchange programs to slow the spread of AIDS.The New York Times - 4d -
Bears team owner Virginia Halas McCaskey passes away at age 102
The Chicago Bears and the rest of the National Football League mourn the passing of Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey, who lived to the extraordinary age of 102 years-old. Virginia was a ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey dies at 102
The Bears announced that team owner Virginia Halas McCaskey died at the age of 102.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83
Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over 51 years, has diedABC News - 5d
