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Tom Lehrer, master satirist of Cold War era, dies at 97  The Washington Post Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97  The New York Times Tom Lehrer, singer and influential political satirist, dies at 97: Reports  USA Today Tom Lehrer, Harvard’s Satiric, Melodic Mathematician, Dies at 97  Bloomberg.com Tom Lehrer, Influential Song Satirist With a Cult Following, Dead at 97  Rolling …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did not specify …

American musician and satirist Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97, according to US media reports. Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations, that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Modern comedians such as Weird Al Yankovich said they have been influenced by Lehrer’s work. His death was confirmed to the New …

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97  The New York Times Source link

Tom Hayes, Libor ‘Ringleader,’ Wins U.K. Appeal to Clear His Name  The Wall Street Journal UK Supreme Court quashes 2 bank traders’ convictions after deciding their trials were unfair  PBS Why have bankers had convictions quashed and what happens next?  BBC City trader Tom Hayes’s conviction for Libor rigging is overturned  The Guardian Vindication for two bankers. Questions for Britain’s legal system  The Economist Source …

Tom Aspinall is ready to finally get his hands on Ciryl Gane. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Tuesday that Aspinall defends his undisputed heavyweight title for the first time against Gane in the main event of UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi. On his Instagram, Aspinall reacted to the news, and then claimed that Gane had turned down multiple fight …

London Reuters  —  Tom Hayes, the first trader ever jailed for interest rate rigging, had his conviction overturned by Britain’s top court Wednesday after a years-long fight to clear his name. The UK Supreme Court unanimously allowed Hayes’ appeal, overturning his 2015 conviction of eight counts of conspiracy to defraud by manipulating Libor, a now-defunct benchmark interest rate. The court …

Several of the UFC’s biggest names have their next marching orders. UFC CEO Dana White on Tuesday announced a quartet of big-time bouts for the second half of the year, including a trio of matchups for UFC 320 on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 for the UFC light heavyweight title, Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory …

The Green Bay Packers have signed OL Zach Tom to a contract extension. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Tuesday. Tom, who was selected by the Packers in the fourth round (No. 140 overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft, has appeared in 43 games with 39 starts in his first three NFL seasons, opening games at three different spots …

The Packers are signing right tackle Zach Tom to a four-year, $88MM extension, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The Packers had been working on Tom’s extension throughout the offseason, and with training camp starting this week, the team managed to get it across the finish line. The 26-year-old tackle is now under contract through 2029 and will continue to …