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- Sports
- August 16, 2026
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Pitcher, surgery pioneer Tommy John dies at 83
Former major league pitcher Tommy John, the namesake behind the pioneering elbow surgery that prolonged his career for 14 more years, has died at the age of 83.
- Opinion & Analysis
- August 15, 2026
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Australia’s ‘pioneer’ colonists profited from slavery. That truth must be acknowledged | Paul Daley
The veil is slowly being lifted on the forced or coerced migration – ‘blackbirding’ – of Pacific Islanders for labour What’s in a name? If that name happens to be…
- Entertainment
- July 14, 2026
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Kevin Feige to Receive Pioneer of the Year Award From Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
With ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ coming out this year, the Marvel head will be celebrated at the annual Pioneer dinner on Sept. 30.
- Entertainment
- July 13, 2026
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Nansun Shi, ‘Infernal Affairs’ Producer and Pioneer of Hong Kong Cinema’s Golden Age, Dies at 75
The Film Workshop co-founder helped shape Hong Kong cinema’s glorious 1980s boom before producing the 2002 classic cop thriller that Martin Scorsese would later remake as the Oscar-winning ‘The Departed.’
- Entertainment
- July 11, 2026
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Don Iwerks, Disney Camera and Projection Pioneer, Dies at 96
In 1997, he received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors, then was named a Disney Legend in 2009.
- Breaking News
- July 9, 2026
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North Texas aviation pioneer Wally Funk dies, aged 87
Wally Funk was selected in 1961 as one of the elite women in the Mercury 13 program, finishing the same rigorous training program given to the Mercury 7 astronauts.
