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Fenerbahce boss Mourinho, who managed Costa at Porto between 2002 and 2004, fought back tears and paid tribute to his former captain at a news conference before Wednesday’s Champions League third-round tie against Feyenoord. “If he could speak with me now he would say ‘do your press conference, tomorrow play the game mister and win the game – forget about …

Terry Reid, the guitarist, singer and songwriter who was so determined to forge his own path that he turned down offers from Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, has died, aged 75, following a battle with cancer. Last month, the man known as ‘Superlungs’ for his searing vocal prowess had been forced to cancel an upcoming tour “due to medical issues …

As more people aged 45-49 are getting screened for colon cancer, more early stage diagnoses are being made, according to new research from the American Cancer Society.  The research, published in two studies Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed increases in screenings among those younger than 50 is linked to rises in earlier diagnosis. One study showed …

Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy WKRP in Cincinnati, died on Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday. Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged” illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J Kagan. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” Anderson’s …

Robert Wilson, renowned theatre director, playwright and artist, has died at the age of 83. His death was confirmed by the Watermill Center, an arts hub Wilson founded in Water Mill, New York. He died peacefully after “a brief but acute illness”. Wilson’s career in theatre started in the late 1960s when he started the performance art group the Byrd …

By almost any measure, living through a once-in-a-century pandemic emergency that killed 7 million people — including 1.1 million in the U.S. alone — was a harrowing experience. Now, there’s new evidence suggesting our brains bear the scars of that ordeal. Living through the pandemic aged our brains faster — even among people who never became sick with COVID-19, according …

Chris Riess and Amy Hill Joan Anderson, who coined the name for the hula hoop and played an unsung role in its rise, has died age 101. The former model was visiting her native Australia from her home in the US when she spotted groups of people swivelling wooden hoops around their waists. She was so mesmerised by the growing …

Tom Lehrer, the acclaimed humorist and pianist whose satirical songs made him one of America’s favorite prophets of doom before he retreated to academia, has died, US media reported on Sunday. He was 97. The singer-songwriter died on Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his friend David Herder said, according to the New York Times. Lehrer’s sardonic numbers, backed …

The devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic may have left a significant mark on our brains, even if we didn’t get sick. Fatal cases of COVID-19 look scarily like old age in the brain, and now, new research suggests that the mental, social, and financial stresses of the pandemic may have aged our brains as well. A team led by researchers …

As the child of mega-famous movie stars, Jamie Lee Curtis witnessed the glamorous highs and soul-crushing lows that come with a career in Hollywood. In a lengthy interview with the Guardian published Sunday, Curtis admitted she’s been “prepping to get out” of the industry for years in part to avoid the same fate that befell Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. …