Word: stroke
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...pope was able to turn animosity against the Vatican into a more positive feeling by apologizing for the sacking of Constantinople. But the difficult relations between Catholics and the Orthodox in the Ukraine are much more recent and more complex. They won't easily be ameliorated in a rhetorical stroke...
DIED. JOEY MAXIM, 79, light-heavyweight champion who defended his world title against Sugar Ray Robinson in 1952; of complications from a stroke; in West Palm Beach, Fla. Maxim faced Robinson on June 25 at Yankee Stadium in 103[degrees]F weather. Robinson, heralded as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time, was well ahead with the judges but keeled over from the heat after the 13th round, giving Maxim a technical knockout...
...needed another reason to exercise, eat well and quit smoking, new research shows that people with high levels of HDL--the "good" cholesterol that can be increased by living right, drinking moderately, perhaps even taking prescription drugs--have a 47% reduced risk of the most common kind of stroke. About 600,000 strokes are suffered in the U.S. each year, making it the country's third leading cause of death...
...heir of the famous Hearst newspaper empire, who served as the chair of the company for 23 years, Randolph A. Hearst, class of 1938, died Dec. 18 of a stroke...
...advanced to the final heat on May 9, but we weren't as successful. Damon was promoted to Kirkland's first B-League boat, which left us in need of a stroke seat. We found a replacement and rowed the race, but we finished dead last. PfoHo avenged our victory in the consolation heat, placing way ahead...