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3-time Grand Slam doubles winner Peter McNamara dies at 64
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Peter McNamara, who won three Grand Slam doubles titles with fellow Australian Paul McNamee and reached a career-high No. 7 in singles, has died. He was 64. His death at his home in Germany from prostate cancer was confirmed by David Law, a family friend and tennis commentator,...
1960s prankster Paul Krassner, who named Yippies, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Krassner, the publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming them the Yippies, died Sunday in Southern California, his daughter said. Krassner died at his home in Desert Hot...
Ledecky stunned in 400 free at worlds; Sun wins record title
GWANGJU, South Korea (AP) — Katie Ledecky is usually there in the end, her endurance powering her to the wall well ahead of the competition. Someone else got there first at the world championships on Sunday night. Ariarne Titmus of Australia chased down Ledecky over the last lap to win the 400-meter...
Former Associated Press technician Ed Smith dies at 71
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charles Edwin "Ed" Smith, whose 40-year career as a technician for The Associated Press included working at major sports and political events, has died. He was 71. Cremations Options Inc. of Knoxville says Smith died July 10 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in...
Famed architect Cesar Pelli dies at 92
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Architect César Pelli, renowned for designing some of the world's tallest buildings, has died, his firm said. He was 92. Pelli, an Argentine-American whose work ranged from skyscrapers in Malaysia and New York to an arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma, died Friday at his home in New...
Sheila Dikshit, Delhi's longest-serving chief minister, dies
NEW DELHI (AP) — Veteran Indian politician Sheila Dikshit, New Delhi's longest-serving chief minister, died on Saturday after a prolonged illness. She was 81. Dikshit died at a hospital in New Delhi, where she had been admitted for treatment for a heart ailment, New Delhi Television channel said. A veteran...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump and Dems on an incendiary week
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump attributed statements to a Democratic congresswoman that she didn't make as he set off an incendiary week of vilification with accusations that she and three other lawmakers of color hate America. The episode roiled the capital and excited Trump's North Carolina...
Milan magistrate Borrelli, led '90s kickback probes, dies
ROME (AP) — Francesco Saverio Borrelli, who as Milan chief prosecutor led the 1990s corruption probes which toppled Italy's long-ruling political class, has died. He was 89. Milan Chief Prosecutor Francesco Greco confirmed reports of Borrelli's death in a Milan hospital Saturday. He said a wake would be...
Stricken cyclist: Without 4 'angels' he 'wouldn't be here'
BREINIGSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — He missed quite a show, with him at the center. The stars were the four people who aided him as he lay on the blacktop, his heart stopped, after collapsing while cycling near his Upper Macungie home. Verma couldn't have picked a better cast — a retired firefighter, two...
Events fall as mercury rises; moon commemoration called off
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have canceled an outdoor festival featuring soccer star Megan Rapinoe, musician John Legend and "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah because of the heat forecast for the weekend. OZY Fest had been scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Central Park. Mayor Bill de Blasio...
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