Geoff Capes Britains Greatest Shot Putter and Twotime Worlds Strongest Man Dies Aged 75

Quincy Jones, giant of US music who produced Michael Jackson's Thriller, dies aged 91

Jones was best known as the producer of three Michael Jackson albums - Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.

Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL ‘You’ve got mail’ greeting, dies aged 74

Edwards taped message that became catchphrase and served as title of 1998 film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Elwood Edwards, who voiced AOL’s “You’ve got mail” greeting, has died, aged 74.. ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Former LA Rams and USC coach John Robinson has died at age 89, the Rams have confirmed

Sports - ABC News - November 11

Frank Auerbach, leading figurative painter who fled Nazis, dies aged 93

Saved by a sponsorship that took him from Berlin to London as a child, the artist later fell in with Soho’s artistic crowd including Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Frank Auerbach: a life in ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Roy Haynes, jazz drummer whose career spanned nine decades, dies aged 99

American drummer who began in 1940s swing and bebop scenes played with Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and dozens more. Roy Haynes, a drummer who was one of the last remaining musicians of jazz’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia Comaneci, dies aged 82

Karolyi trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and help turn the US into an international gymnastics power. Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building

St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre says dancer was taking painkillers for an injury and fell from fifth floor. The acclaimed Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died aged 39.. Shklyarov ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Ted Danson and Mike Schur celebrate 'living a bigger life' with age in 'A Man on the Inside'

Schur and Danson have reunited for a tender, humorous meditation on loneliness and the search for late-in-life purpose with Netflix's "A Man on the Inside."

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 14

Jim Hoagland, Distinguished Journalist on World Affairs, Dies at 84

A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he was a reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post, renowned for his deeply sourced dispatches.

Business - The New York Times - November 11

Best Disc Golf Discs (2024): Disc Sets, Putters, and More

Here are the best disc golf discs that we've tested in the field.

Tech - Wired - November 13

Yankees, Dodgers announce 26-man rosters for 2024 MLB World Series

Evan Phillips is out for the Dodgers, and Jon Berti is out for the Yankees, with Nestor Cortes back in the rotation for New York.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

Florida Man Accused of Hacking Disney World Menus, Changing Font to Wingdings

Plus: Cops take down a notorious infostealer, Strava leaks world leaders’ locations, and a hacking scandal is causing chaos in Italy.

Tech - Wired - November 2

Trump election win spurs US stocks to strongest week in a year

S&P 500 breaks through 6,000 for first time

Business - Financial Times - November 8

Fetterman says Trump is ‘strongest that he’s been in the three cycles’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said on Sunday that President-elect Trump was in the strongest position of the past three cycles when running for president in 2024. In an interview on CNN's "State of ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

William takes on illegal wildlife trade in Cape Town speech

Prince William warns that wildlife crime has "ripple effects" that are "profound for us all".

Migrant man dies trying to cross the English Channel after small boat deflates

World - Yahoo News - October 27

Migrant man dies trying to cross the English Channel after small boat deflates

An Indian man about 40 years old has died in northern France after the inflated boat he and other migrants had boarded to cross the English Channel deflated

World - ABC News - October 27

Man, 74, dies after being hit by bus as police urge social media restraint

Police said a 74-year-old man died, and urged the public to stop sharing distressing images on social media.

Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74

The man who voiced America Online’s famous “You’ve got mail” greeting has died at age 74

Tech - ABC News - November 8

Three tests for Britain’s Budget

Reeves must stabilise the economy, and pave the way for higher growth

Business - Financial Times - October 27

The pressures on Britain’s state, in charts

Ageing population is a great policy achievement but the higher costs demand tax increases and improved growth

World - Financial Times - October 30

Geoff Capes Britains Greatest Shot Putter and Twotime Worlds Strongest Man Dies Aged 75

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