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William and Catherine meet Team Wales athletes at Commonwealth Games
Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts has died at 75
UK formally apologizes for state's role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country
Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital region kills 17
Princess Kate greets fans at Wimbledon and sits next to Andy Murray
Naomi Campbell tells tribunal she was 'deceived' as she appeals charity trustee ban
Buckingham Palace: Princess Eugenie welcomes a baby girl in Portugal
Former FIFA VP Prince Ali cites 'blackmail' by Infantino-led soccer body
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William and Catherine meet Team Wales athletes at Commonwealth Games
Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts has died at 75
UK formally apologizes for state's role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country
Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital region kills 17
LONDON (AP) – Kate, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon’s famous Queue and sat beside Andy Murray in a day of rooting on British players at the grass-court Grand Slam.
LONDON (AP) – Supermodel Naomi Campbell told a tribunal she was ”deceived” as she gave evidence on Tuesday in a bid to overturn a ban on her from being a charity trustee in England and Wales.
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s Princess Eugenie has given birth to a baby girl, her third child and first daughter, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. Eugenie, the younger daughter of the former Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and husband, Jack Brooksbank, announced the birth of the 6-pound, 9-ounce (3 kilograms), girl delivered Monday in Lisbon, Portugal.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – For passengers on the budget Australian airline Jetstar, the days of cramming your bag into an overhead locker already full of your seatmates’ full-sized suitcases are coming to an end, but there’s a catch. The carrier will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments, beginning in February 2027.
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TOKYO (AP) – Honda’s profit for the fiscal first quarter more than doubled from a year ago, as the Japanese automaker continues to tackle a turnaround from the first full year loss in its history. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday its April-June profit totaled 456.9 billion yen ($2.9 billion), up from 196.6 billion yen for the same period a year ago.
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BANGKOK (AP) – China announced a series of economic measures Wednesday against the United States, including controls on exports of drones to the U.S. and a ban on dealings with six American entities, in response to recent restrictions imposed by Washington.
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Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in victory for Democrats' progressive wing
No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
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Progressive U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has defeated moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic primary, which became a proxy battle for the party’s direction. Tuesday’s elections also included a Democratic primary victory by Missouri Rep. Wesley Bell in his rematch against Rep. Cori Bush.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded dozens, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow’s incoming missiles overnight.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge decried efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the Trump administration’s request.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI director with threatening President Donald Trump on social media.
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