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Duke Roufus, a famed trainer, coach and kickboxer, has died at the age of 55 years old. Scott Joffe, one of the head coaches at Roufusport posted the news on Facebook on Friday after Roufus passed away in his sleep on Thursday. “Today, the Roufusport family and martial arts world was stunned by the heartbreaking news that Duke Roufus, world-renowned …

Leading our coverage this week was the passing of famed primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, who died of natural causes on Wednesday (Oct. 1) at age 91. Goodall became renowned for her pioneering studies of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. She arrived at the park early in her career with no formal academic training in …

David Rosenberg isn’t always right. The founder of Rosenberg Research, who rose to fame after calling the 2008 recession, regularly expresses a bearish outlook for the economy and markets that often don’t come to fruition. But in a world where bullish forecasts are the consensus among Wall Street’s top equity strategists, it can be prudent to heed Rosenberg’s warnings. While …

Is the internet villain known as “Phillies Karen” employed by your friendly neighborhood New Jersey school district? No! Absolutely not! So please, please, please, please, stop saying it! That’s essentially the message from Hammonton Public Schools, which somehow found itself sucked into the latest viral video turned online sleuthing frenzy on Saturday. “The woman identified on social media as ‘Phillies …

George Getschow (left,) executive director of the literary center, and Kathy Floyd, the center’s manager. “I’ve never known anyone who loved books as much as Larry McMurtry,” says Getschow.  John Burnett hide caption toggle caption John Burnett ARCHER CITY, Texas — The celebrated Western writer, Larry McMurtry, aspired to turn this one-stoplight hometown into one of America’s great book centers. …

Famed Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies aged 91  Euronews.com Giorgio Armani’s Life in Photos  The New York Times Billionaire fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91  Fox Business Rafael Nadal Reacts to Death of 91-Year-Old Fashion Icon  yahoo.com How Giorgio Armani Conquered Hollywood — And Changed the Red Carpet Forever  The Hollywood Reporter Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link Reuters  —  There was no winner on stage 11 of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday, after organizers ordered the race to finish three kilometers from the line due to pro-Palestinian protesters causing disruption at the finish in Bilbao, Spain. “Due to some incidents at the finish line, we have decided to take the time at …

A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was murdered by his enemies, authorities said Friday. Authorities acknowledged that the finding will likely shock many who grew up as fans of Buford Pusser and watched 1973’s “Walking Tall,” …

Astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as the commander of the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Thursday in Illinois. He was 97. Lovell was a veteran of four spaceflights: Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13. In a statement released Friday, the Lovell family highlighted his “amazing life and career accomplishments” and his “legendary leadership in …

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon, organizers said. Driver Chris Raschke lost control about two and a half miles into a run and was treated by medical professionals at the …