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From The Newsroom: Richard Rainwater Remembered; Caffeine Warnings

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Richard Rainwater was the son of a grocer and a J.C. Penney sales clerk.

The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Legendary investor Richard Rainwater died yesterday in Fort Worth at the age of 71. Rainwater started his career at Goldman Sachs, until he was tapped by Sid Bass to manage the family’s investment portfolio.

Also, Jordan Spieth snagged his fifth tournament win, and he’s back to being the No. 1 golfer in the world.

Finally, we explore powdered caffeine in this edition of Vital Signs. It provides the boost you would normally get from caffeinated drinks, but in super-concentrated doses, raising the risk of abuse. 

Photo credit: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. 

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.