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Eli Wallach, veteran character actor, dies at 98 06/25/2014 05:12pm • JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Eli Wallach, the raspy-voiced character actor who starred in dozens of movies and Broadway plays over a remarkable and enduring career and earned film immortality as a conniving, quick-on-the-draw bandit in the classic Western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugl Eli Wallach, veteran character actor, dies at 98 06/25/2014 05:12pm • JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Eli Wallach, the raspy-voiced character actor who starred in dozens of movies and Broadway plays over a remarkable and enduring career and earned film immortality as a conniving, quick-on-the-draw bandit in the classic Western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugl Eli Wallach, veteran character actor, dies at 98 06/25/2014 05:12pm • JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Eli Wallach, the raspy-voiced character actor who starred in dozens of movies and Broadway plays over a remarkable and enduring career and earned film immortality as a conniving, quick-on-the-draw bandit in the classic Western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugl Sexist views dent Japan push for women's rights 06/25/2014 06:30am • ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese newspapers splashed front-page photos this week of a Tokyo assemblyman bowing deeply to a female colleague after admitting that he had heckled her with a sexist remark.The uproar over the rude comments aimed at Ayaka Shiomura by some male law Bartoli part of Wimbledon tribute to Baltacha 06/24/2014 05:05pm • LONDON (AP) -- Retired women's singles champion Marion Bartoli was part of a tribute Tuesday to the late British tennis player Elena Baltacha on Centre Court at Wimbledon.Baltacha, Britain's former No. 1 women's player, died of liver cancer May 4 at age 30.Bartoli, who did not defend her title this In the name of love, matchmakers tie knot with science 06/24/2014 04:37pm • WASHINGTON - Have you broken up with the love of your life? Don't worry. With the help of facial recognition technology, you could soon be dating their double. Dating service giant Match.com was so interested in using the technology that the company teamed up with a matchmaking company out of Los Subbing for the champion, Lisicki advances 06/24/2014 01:34pm • SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- A year after her loss to Marion Bartoli in the Wimbledon final, Sabine Lisicki was reunited with her victor at Centre Court on Tuesday under far different circumstances.This time, Lisicki came away a winner.Bartoli retired after winning the Wimbledon 5 things at Wimbledon: Williams, Sharapova start 06/24/2014 10:46am • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) -- While normally the defending women's champion at Wimbledon opens Centre Court on Day 2, that honor goes to 2013 runner-up Sabine Lisicki this time.Last year's winner, Marion Bartoli, will be present Tuesday, too -- but only to take part in the ceremoni Mom facing charges in kids thrown from window case 06/19/2014 08:21pm • KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A Las Vegas mother who police say was being treated for anxiety is expected to face felony charges that could get her decades in prison for allegedly throwing her 7-month-old son, her 1½-year-old daughter and herself out a second-story window, according The key to happiness? Simple, it's 'savoring' 06/18/2014 05:30pm • WASHINGTON - Everyone wants to be happy but many of us don't know how. Stopping to smell the roses still rings true. Researchers are coining a new term for that old clich Bitcoin faces biggest threat yet: a miner takeover 06/18/2014 03:16pm • PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The Bitcoin digital currency system is in danger of losing its credibility as an independent payment system because of the growing power of a group that runs some of the computers behind it.In recent weeks, a British-based "mining pool" called GHa UK pays tribute to Prince George's 1st birthday with limited-edition coin 06/18/2014 02:44pm • Jasmine Song, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON -- To commemorate Prince George's first birthday on July 22, The Royal Mint announced it will make a limited edition The man who brought futebol to Brazil 06/14/2014 11:00pm • JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) -- The World Cup unfolding on your screens owes a debt of gratitude to a man with a mighty handlebar mustache.Charles Miller stepped off a boat from England 120 years ago carrying two footballs, a pump to fill them, his football boots and a rulebook. Fr US Marshals to auction seized bitcoin 06/13/2014 11:30am • PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday it will auction roughly $18 million in bitcoins seized last fall from Silk Road, a website that was effectively the eBay of illegal drugs.The marshals said Thursday that they will auction the virtual "coins, McCutchen stays hot, Pirates top Cubs 4-0 06/13/2014 12:29am • WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has coined a phrase for where star center fielder Andrew McCutchen is at the moment."(He's) McHot," Hurdle said.For once, it might be an understatement.The reigning National League MVP had two doubles and two RBI