FilmObituaryIsuzu Yamada obituaryOne of the greatest female stars of Japanese cinemaIsuzu Yamada, who has died aged 95, was among the greatest female stars of Japanese cinema. In a career that lasted more than half a century, she shone in both Jidai-geki (period films) and Gendai-geki (films with modern settings) and was renowned for her appearances in films by such leading directors as Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse and Akira Kurosawa.
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Horse racing This article is more than 4 years oldJustify drug test cover-up deals immense blow to US horse racingThis article is more than 4 years oldFailed test could have kept horse out of subsequent racesNew York Times said racing board moved to drop doping caseHaving spent the first six months of the year under intense media scrutiny as 30 horses died either racing or training at Santa Anita, US racing suffered another immense blow to its reputation on Wednesday when it emerged that Justify, last year’s Triple Crown winner, tested positive for a banned substance after winning the Santa Anita Derby, the race in which he qualified to run in the Kentucky Derby. Read More...
Las VegasLas Vegas is the fastest-warming city in the United States. The city’s poorest residents are most at risk in the heat
The Clark county death investigator Jill Roberts vividly recalls the sunny 115F (46C) afternoon last summer when she entered a Las Vegas home with no functional air conditioning. The indoor heat felt even worse than the broiling temperature outside. She climbed up the stairs, through thick, stifling air, landing in a third-story bedroom where the resident had died in sweltering conditions. Read More...