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Xavier University's athletics department paid tribute to the athlete in the wake of his death, writing in a statement over the weekend: "Better known to all of us as Del, Derrick exemplified the spirit and hard work of a Xavier student-athlete. Not only did Del excel on the field of play, but his perseverance through off-the-field challenges demonstrated his character." The number of people who have died due to the coronavirus worldwide surpassed a half a million on Sunday, according to new data. Reported fatalities of COVID-19 stood at 500,108 as of Sunday evening, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. More than 125,700 of the recorded deaths were in the United States. Brazil followed in the grim count Jas Waters, a writer who worked on This Is Us, has died at the age of 39. Her death was confirmed in a statement from writers of the NBC show on Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. "The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing. In our time together, Jas left her mark on us The family of the pilot who flew the helicopter that crashed, killing Kobe Bryant and his daughter in January says the NBA star’s wrongful death trial can’t be held in Los Angeles because jurors there can’t be impartial, according to a report. Widow Vanessa Bryant, who also lost her and Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna in the crash, sued both the Donald Trump has threatened to use the military to stop violent protests that have broken out across the United States. The protests were sparked by the death of George Floyd after a police officer kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes during his arrest for allegedly using a fake $20 note. The majority of demonstrations have been peaceful, but England forward Jadon Sancho was among a number of sports stars adding their voice to worldwide protests against racism on Sunday. Protests have been held after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died while being restrained by Minneapolis police. Sancho unveiled a ‘Justice for George Floyd’ T-shirt after scoring for Borussia Dortmund against Paderborn. Earlier, Marcus Thuram took a knee A 13-year-old Utah girl was struck and killed by a falling tree while boating with her family in Oregon this weekend, authorities said. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene of a boating accident in the Box Canyon area of Detroit Lake on Sunday just before 4 p.m., the sheriff’s office said in a statement. "Corey was riding his dirtbike on a track in Southern California and was not going overly fast," Menath explained in the post. "He just hit a bump and ended up falling off his bike and breaking his neck." After the accident, Menath said Corey was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where he "fought for a few long days." Unfortunately, his Michael Jordan is opening up about the impact his father had on his life. On Sunday, ESPN aired the seventh and eighth episodes of The Last Dance, the 10-part docuseries that tells the story of the basketball legend during his final 1997-1998 NBA season with the Chicago Bulls. The recent installments saw Jordan, 57, reflecting on a dark period in SAVANNAH, Ga. — Outrage is spreading over a shooting of a black man that led to murder charges more than two months later against a white father and son, but “all that matters is what the facts tell us,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said Friday. And once the GBI was brought into the case, “we came up
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George Floyd death: Jadon Sancho & Marcus Thuram join protests against racism
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