Brian Murphy

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Stanley Fischer, economist who tackled global crises, dies at 81 (washingtonpost.com) Stanley Fischer, economist who tackled global crises, dies at 81 By Brian Murphy 2025060719064500 Stanley Fischer, an economist whose work straddled scholarship in global markets and front-line troubleshooting with the International Monetary Fund during financial crises such as Russia's post-Soviet upheavals, died May 31 at his home in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was 81.

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Arthur Hamilton, songwriter of ‘Cry Me a River’ torch classic, dies at 98 (washingtonpost.com) Arthur Hamilton, songwriter of ‘Cry Me a River’ torch classic, dies at 98 By Brian Murphy 2025060521544600 Arthur Hamilton, an Oscar-nominated songwriter who helped revive the torch singer genre in the 1950s with the smoldering "Cry Me a River" and whose "Sing a Rainbow" became a childhood staple even though it was initially crafted as a haunting lament, has died at age 98. The death was announced...

3 weeks ago | postguam.com | Brian Murphy

The death was confirmed by Carol Sheldon, vice president of the league’s players’ association. No cause was given. Until the league folded in 1954, teams dotted the Midwest and drew hundreds of thousands of fans each year in what is now regarded as a major milestone in proving the viability of women’s professional team sports - decades before the WNBA and other leagues.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Brian Murphy

Betsy Jochum, star in baseball’s real ‘league of their own’, dies at 104 (washingtonpost.com) Betsy Jochum, star in baseball’s real ‘league of their own’, dies at 104 By Brian Murphy 2025060422202500 Betsy Jochum, the last surviving player from the inaugural 1943 season of what became the All-American Girls Base Ball League, which was started as a wartime novelty but became a groundbreaking moment in sports, died May 31 at her home in South Bend, Indiana.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Brian Murphy

A scene from the 2014 French/Brazilian documentary film "The Salt of the Earth," directed by Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders.Courtesy of (c) Sebastiao SalgadoIn his landmark 1986 photo essay of gold mine workers in the Pará state in northern Brazil, one image showed a man encased in sweat and dirt cresting a wooden ladder. A loaded bag from the mine floor was held by a rope around his forehead.