St. Augustine News
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Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open and later spent 35 years as a television golf analyst, died yesterday. He was 82.
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Illegal kidney transplants were carried out in at least four South African hospitals, including three operated by Netcare Ltd. , South Africa’s largest private- hospital operator, the Saturday Star reported, citing John Robbs, a surgeon at St. Augustine’s hospital in Durban.
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Justin Welby, a former oil-industry executive, is being enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the 85 million-strong Anglican communion.
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Comedian Lynn Moore and her husband, retired pro wrestler “Cougar Jay,” were on the verge of losing their St. Augustine, Florida, home when PNC Financial Services Group Inc. ’s foreclosure hearing was canceled last month.
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Alan Shadrake, the British author convicted of contempt of court for disparaging Singapore’s judiciary, was sentenced to six weeks in jail and fined S$20,000 ($15,380), a record sentence for the crime in the city-state.
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Many of us have said our own version of St. Augustine’s famous prayer, “Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet.” We vow to start dieting and exercising (next month). We promise to begin saving money (later). Soon, we will be calling to make that long-overdue dental appointment (maybe).
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Kenneth Wayne McLeod, 48, covered in tattoos, with a shaved head and plenty of stubble, looked more like an undercover detective than a financial expert.
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University of Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan suspended forwards Erik Murphy and Cody Larson after the two players were arrested yesterday on a charge of breaking into a car.
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Fred Couples, whose 1992 Masters Tournament victory was one of his 15 career U.S. titles, is the only player who will be inducted this year into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
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Phil Mickelson, who will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame next week at age 41, would favor delaying his induction speech for another nine years.
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