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Who Is John Korir? Meet The New Boston Marathon Champion With Speed In His Blood Who Is John Korir? Meet The New Boston Marathon Champion With Speed In His Blood
Who Is John Korir? Meet The New Boston Marathon Champion With Speed In His Blood John Korir of Kenya is the 2025 Boston Marathon champion, finishing the race in a blazing 2:04:45 on Monday, April 21, officials said. Korir pushed a hot early pace with a first-half split of 1:01:54 and never looked back. His win adds a new layer of legacy to the Korir family name — his older brother, Wesley Korir, won the Boston Marathon in 2012 with a time of 2:12:40. History made in Boston, as John Korir wins the 2025 Boston Marathon.He follows in the footsteps of his brother Wesley who won in 2012, and it's the first time that a set of brothers have won on Boylston Street.Phenomenal…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Maryland Mom Killed When Truck Plunges Into San Diego Bay Was There For Work Conference Maryland Mom Killed When Truck Plunges Into San Diego Bay Was There For Work Conference
Maryland Mom Killed When Truck Plunges Into San Diego Bay Was There For Work Conference A Maryland mom visiting San Diego for a work conference died when a pickup truck launched off a pier and plunged into the bay, leaving her family scrambling to bring her body home for a proper burial in Kenya. Anne Confer, age 53, was one of three people inside a speeding Ford F-150 that tore through two intersections on Harbor Island Drive before flying into the San Diego Bay around 9:05 p.m. Thursday, April 10, according to the Port of San Diego Harbor Police. Confer was in town for work when the deadly crash happened, her loved ones said. Witnesses told police the truck was going southb…

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by Zak Failla
News
Bones Of Giraffe, Zebra Seized From Traveler's Bag At Dulles Airport After Africa Trip Bones Of Giraffe, Zebra Seized From Traveler's Bag At Dulles Airport After Africa Trip
Bones Of Giraffe, Zebra Seized From Traveler's Bag At Dulles Airport After Africa Trip US Customs and Border Protection agents at Washington Dulles International Airport had a bone to pick with some souvenirs a Virginia woman attempted to bring home from a trip to Africa. During a secondary baggage exam from a recent flight from Kenya back to the DMV region, agriculture specialists discovered bones that a Fauquier County woman admitted were giraffe and zebra bones she found during her trip and kept as keepsakes. The bones were recovered by the specialists and checked by US Fish and Wildlife Service inspectors, according to officials. They were ultimately found to be in vio…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Maryland Zoo Welcome Two New Baby Birds To Its Family Maryland Zoo Welcome Two New Baby Birds To Its Family
Maryland Zoo Welcome Two New Baby Birds To Its Family The family at the Maryland Zoo got a little larger after two Von der Decken’s Hornbill chicks were hatched in its African Aviary. Last month, the chicks were hatched at the zoo in Baltimore, though the youngsters won’t be visible to the public for several weeks due to the species’ eating and feeding habits. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce that two Von der Decken’s Hornbill (Tockus deckeni) chicks hatched in its African AviaryMaryland Zoo “That’s because, before they lay their eggs, the male and female Von der Decken’s mud up the entrance to the nest with the femal…

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by Zak Failla