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COUNTRY’S MOST HEROIC DOG NAMED

Jacky helps protect TriMet’s riders and employees, as well as the wider Portland region, sniffing out potential danger.    (American Humane Hero Dog Awards)

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Portland K9 officer has
been named one of the country’s most heroic dogs.

Jacky, a 6-year-old German shorthaired pointer, is a
semifinalist for an American Humane 2024 Hero Dog
Award in the “Law Enforcement and First Responder”
category.

Jacky and human Officer Charlie Berry are assigned to
TriMet’s Transit Police Division, where K9 Jacky helps
protect TriMet’s riders and employees, as well as the
wider Portland region, sniffing out potential danger.

Port of Portland announced Monday, K9 Jacky and
her handler Officer Berry have been selected to work
Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Feb. 11.

Portland Police K9, handler headed to the Super Bowl
Port of Portland Police Officer Charlie Berry and her K9
Jacky. (Port of Portland)

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MLB’S ALL-TIME HITS LEADER,DEAD AT 83

Lot - Signed Young Pete Rose Photo

Bobby Cox | FOX 5 Atlanta

Peter Edward Rose Sr. (April 14, 1941 – September 30, 2024), also
known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", was an American
professional
baseball player and manager. He played in Major
League Baseball
from 1963 to 1986.

Rose died at his home in Las Vegas today. He had attended an
autograph event in Franklin, Tennessee on Sunday.

Pete Rose, Dead at 83

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ICONIC VOICE WAS SILENCED AT AGE 93

James Earl Jones | Academy of Achievement

Watch Now: James Earl Jones Visits the James Earl Jones Theatre on Broadway | Broadway Direct

(FOX NEWS) – Award-winning actor James Earl Jones died
Monday at his home in Dutchess County, New York.
The
cause of death was not immediately disclosed.


Jones was known for his voice role as Darth Vader in the
"Star Wars" franchise, in addition to "Coming to America,
"Field of Dreams," Mufasa in “The Lion King,” and "The
Hunt for Red October."

The Great White Hope (1970)
1970


In 1977, Jones made his debut in his iconic
voiceover role as Darth Vader in George
Lucas
space opera blockbuster film Star
Wars: A New Hope
.

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Jones with President
George H. W. Bush and First Lady
Barbara Bush in 1992.

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Formerly known as the Cort Theatre, now the James Earl
Jones Theatre
on Broadway.


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FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN ON TENNIS TOUR

Top Quotes from Althea Gibson!

On August 21, 1950, officials of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association
accepted Althea Gibson into their
annual championship at Forest Hills,
New York, making
her the first African American player to compete in a U.S.
national tennis competition.

Althea Gibson Early Life, Championships Legacy HISTORY, 49% OFF
Althea Neale Gibson
(August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003

Gibson survived a heart attack in 2003, but died on
September 28 that year from complications following
respiratory and bladder infections. Her body was
interred in the
Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New
Jersey
, near her first husband, Will.

Bronze statue of Althea Gibson
Statue of Gibson by Thomas Jay Warren in Newark, New
Jersey
, near the courts (in background) on which she ran
clinics for young players in her later years.

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HALL OF FAME GOLFER HAS DIED AT 88

Chi Chi's Secrets: 2 - Rodriquez, Juan: 9780670215744 - AbeBooks

Juan "Chi Chi" Rodríguez teme por su vida - Primera Hora

(AP) – Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose
antics on the greens during and inspiring life story made him
among the sport’s most popular players during a long, pro
career, died Thursday.

Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez | Icon: Juan 'Chi Chi' Rodriguez - Florida Trend | Golf outfit, Mens golf ...

interesting facts about chi chi rodriguez

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