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Apr 13 2024
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This retired Mankato journalist changed professional wrestling
MANKATO - In the late 1960s, Norm Kietzer stood inside an armory in Marshall, Minn., across from a man who could've popped Kietzer's eye out of its socket with just a thumb. That man was Harley Race, a fearsome hulk of a professional wrestler known for his toughness and his bad behavior. Race once beat up three men in a Minneapolis diner after he spotted one of them slapping a woman — then
Star TribuneMay 01 2024
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Michelle Woodfork to begin position at DA's office two months after retirement
Former New Orleans Police Department interim superintendent Michelle Woodfork is taking a position in District Attorney Jason Williams' office, the agency announced Tuesday. Woodfork, 53, who retired from the NOPD on March 1, started work Tuesday as director of forensics and intelligence, leading the office's Open Source Intelligence Taskforce. The taskforce was born of the agency's
The Times-PicayuneApr 30 2024
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Lakers Star LeBron James Provides Cryptic Update Amid Retirement Rumors
After being swiftly excommunicated from the postseason by the Denver Nuggets for the second straight year, 20-time All-Star Los Angeles Lakers combo forward LeBron James' playing future seems a bit more tenuous than it has in a while. Granted, he floated a potential retirement when L.A. was swept by Denver during the 2023 Western Conference Finals, too, but he didn't have a player option to
NewsweekApr 26 2024
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Former champion boxer Caleb Truax of Osseo announces his retirement
Boxer Caleb Truax of Osseo has announced his retirement at age 40. "All good things must come to an end, and now I'd like to officially announce my retirement from boxing," Truax said in a video posted on social media Wednesday. "It's been a fantastic 16½ years as a professional boxer," Truax went 31-6-2 in his career, earning an IBF super middleweight belt in December 2017 when he beat James
Star TribuneApr 26 2024
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Retired pro wrestler and former congressional candidate indicted on murder charge
LAS VEGAS — A retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate in Nevada and Texas has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of an Idaho man who suffered a head injury during a Halloween Party at a Las Vegas Strip hotel. Daniel Rodimer, 45, who now lives in Texas, is expected to appear before a Nevada judge May 8 following his indictment Friday in the death of
Washington TimesApr 22 2024
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Ex-Falcons QB Ryan officially retires from NFL
After 15 seasons, four Pro Bowls and a Most Valuable Player award, former Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan announced his retirement Monday, officially ending the career of one of the most durable and consistent players of his generation. Ryan, 38, started all 234 games he played during his career, including starting every game for the Falcons at quarterback from
ESPN.comMay 03 2024
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‘Lucky’ player takes home massive Maryland lottery prize — just in time to retire
A Maryland man is set to retire in just a matter of months. And now, after claiming a lottery scratch-off game’s top prize, the Gaithersburg man “will have few financial worries,” Maryland Lottery officials said in a May 3 news release. The “lucky winner” took home a six-figure prize from a “$20 instant ticket” for a crossword game that he bought at a Gaithersburg deli, officials said. The
The Sacramento BeeApr 29 2024
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HSBC announces CEO Quinn's retirement, first-quarter profit drops 1.8%
HONG KONG, April 30 (Reuters) - HSBC Chief Executive Noel Quinn will retire, it said on Tuesday, in a surprise departure from the bank that he has overhauled in the past five years through a sweeping series of asset sales across the globe. The bank said has already launched a formal process to find a successor. Chief Financial Officer Georges Elhedery, appointed to the No. 2 role last January
ReutersMay 12 2024
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'One that stuck most': Retired healthcare worker searches for baby he saved in Billings over 30 years ago
Yahoo NewsMay 02 2024
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Long-time Andover football coach EJ Perry III announces his retirement
A former three-sport athlete and member of the Andover Hall of Fame, Perry (’83) taught fourth and fifth grade at West Elementary and Sanborn Elementary beginning in 1992, and started coaching at his alma mater in 2010. Coaching has been a calling for EJ Perry III, but following his decision to retire from teaching this year comes the tough call to end his successful run as Andover’s football
The Boston Globe