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Kenneth Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies
A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77. Kenneth Wilson was in the physics department at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., when he won the Nobel Prize in 1982 for applying ...
Toddler dies after falling into swimming pool
A toddler found in a backyard swimming pool of a Tampa Bay area home last week has died. Pinellas Park police say 2-year-old Elienna Depasquale died Sunday morning. She had been unconscious at a St. Petersburg hospital for almost two days. The girl was not responsive when she was pulled ...
Second City co-founder Bernard Sahlins dies at 90
Bernard "Bernie" Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago's Second City theater and who nurtured the early careers of many of the earliest stars of "Saturday Night Live," died Sunday. He was 90. Andrew Alexander, one of Second City's current owners and its CEO, told The Associated Press that Sahlins died peacefully at ...
US judge in Microsoft antitrust case dies at 76
Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died. Jackson died at his home in Compton, Md., his wife Patricia told The Associated Press on Sunday. He was 76 and ...
Shipping magnate Paul Soros dies in NYC at 87
Paul Soros, a successful innovator in shipping, philanthropist and the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros, died in New York City on Saturday after a long bout with a host of illnesses, said his son Peter Soros. He was 87. Soros, an engineer and businessman, founded Soros Associates, a ...
Investor in Grand Canyon Skywalk dies at 51
A Las Vegas businessman who developed the Grand Canyon Skywalk glass bridge in northwestern Arizona and later became entangled in legal battles about it has died in Los Angeles, a company representative said Friday. David Jin died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after a four-year battle with cancer, Grand Canyon ...
Leffler's death puts spotlight on short tracks
Tony Stewart opened his remarks with a few words about his relationship with Jason Leffler. Moments later, he offered a brief plea amid growing safety questions about Leffler's death at a dirt-track race earlier this week. "I'd be grateful if you guys would understand that what happened this week wasn't ...
World's oldest Jewish person dies in NYC at 113
The world's oldest Jewish person, Evelyn Kozak, whose family fled Russia to escape anti-Semitism in the 1880s, has died at age 113. Kozak died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack the day before, her granddaughter Brucha Weisberger said. She was buried next to her parents in a cemetery in Brooklyn. ...
Political colleagues recall ex-Mass. Gov. Cellucci
Massachusetts political figures of both parties paid glowing tribute Thursday to former Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci — a Republican who never lost an election in a Democratic-leaning state — in the building where he spent nearly a quarter of a century in public life. Cellucci, 65, died Saturday of complications ...
Former PGA Tour player Miller Barber dies
Miller Barber, the unique-swinging golfer who made the most combined starts on the PGA and Champions tours, has died. He was 82. The PGA Tour said Wednesday that Barber died Tuesday. The tour didn't provide details of the death. Barber, nicknamed "Mr. X," played in 1,297 tournaments on the PGA ...
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