Panathinaikos and Greece international defender George Baldock was found dead in his swimming pool on Wednesday, Greek news reports said. The 31-year-old English-born right-back died at home in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, state agency ANA said. Greece’s Super League and several clubs expressed their condolences. State TV ERT said the player was “at […]
Legendary Boston Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant dead at 83
The Boston Red Sox organization and fan base were shaken on Tuesday, as WBZ-TV’s Dan Roche confirmed that former MLB pitcher Luis Tiant had died at the age of 83. The Cuban native played in the MLB for 19 seasons, earning three All-Stars nominations and leading the American League in ERA twice. Of the six […]
Anti-Corruption Officer Leading Probe Against South Korea’s First Lady Found Dead
On Thursday, August 8, KST, a senior official of South Korea’s state-run Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC), was found dead under mysterious circumstances. The official had led high-profile and politically sensitive investigations involving bigwigs like First Lady Kim Keon Hee and the former opposition leader, Lee Jae Myung. The officer, Mr. Kim, was found dead in […]
This Week in AI: With Chevron’s demise, AI regulation seems dead in the water
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down “Chevron deference,” a 40-year-old ruling on federal agencies’ power that required courts to defer to agencies’ interpretations of congressional laws. Chevron deference let agencies make their own rules when Congress left aspects of its statutes ambiguous. […]
The “Dead” Thai Woman Who Woke Up On The Way To Her Own Funeral
A Thai woman made headlines for seemingly coming back from the dead. Everyone believed that 49-year old Chataporn Sriphonla had died from liver cancer—that is, until she woke up well and alive. Paramedics were certain that she had died inside the ambulance that was taking her to the hospital in the Ban Dung district in […]