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European Cup winner and former Aston Villa and Manchester United goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer has died at the age of 78.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Earlier this month, Pirro drew the ire of President Trump when she dropped charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who had been accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
To Carville’s credit, he’s said that he would support Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive who won Michigan’s Democratic primary for Senate, because his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers, is a “clown.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The ministry did not say how many people were arrested but said they included three former senior government officials accused of "providing technical services aimed at disrupting the electoral system".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the early part of 1871, former war hero, now President Ulysses S. Grant, continued the process of Reconstruction.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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