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FILE - In this June 2, 1953 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, following the Queen's coronation at Westminster Abbey. Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 99. (AP Photo/Leslie Priest, File)

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Modern prince was queen’s bedrock

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Gregory Katz Associated PressApril 9, 2021

LONDON — When Prince Philip married the heir to the British throne, he knew he was stepping into virtually uncharted territory.There was no official role for the husband of a sovereign queen, no constitutional duty or legal responsibility.“There was…

Items left on the pavement near the scene of a stabbing incident in Streatham High Road, London, Sunday Feb. 2, 2020. London police say officers shot and killed a suspect in a terrorism-related stabbing incident that injured two people. The Metropolitan Police Service said the incident in south London's Streatham neighborhood on Sunday afternoon was “fully contained.” (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

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Stabbing suspect wore ‘hoax’ bomb

by Gregory Katz Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressFebruary 3, 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are to no longer use their HRH titles and will repay £2.4 million of taxpayer’s money spent on renovating their Berkshire home.

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Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up ‘highness’ titles

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Gregory Katz Associated PressJanuary 18, 2020

This undated photo provided by West Midlands Police shows Usman Khan. UK counterterrorism police are searching for clues into an attack that left two people dead and three injured near London Bridge. Police said Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, Khan, who was imprisoned six years for terrorism offenses before his release last year stabbed several people in London on Friday, Nov. 29, before being tackled by members of the public and shot dead by officers on the London Bridge. (West Midlands...

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After attack, questions about early release

by Gregory Katz Associated PressNovember 30, 2019

Protesters wait for the arrival of Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Telfor, England, on Sunday. Johnson is scheduled to unveil the Conservative Party election manifesto as the UK prepares to go to the polls Dec. 12.

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UK’s Boris Johnson has one thing on his mind: Brexit now

by Gregory Katz Associated PressNovember 24, 2019

Police forensic officers attend the scene after a truck was found to contain a large number of dead bodies, in Thurrock, South England, Wednesday Oct. 23, 2019. Police in southeastern England said that 39 people were found dead Wednesday inside a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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Grim find: 39 dead in one of U.K.’s worst trafficking cases

by Gregory Katz Associated Press, and Alastair Grant Associated PressOctober 23, 2019

British passengers with Thomas Cook wait in queue at Antalya airport in Antalya, Turkey, Monday Sept. 23, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of travellers were stranded across the world Monday after British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed, immediately halting almost all its flights and hotel services and laying off all its employees. According to reports Monday morning some 21,000 Thomas Cook travellers were stranded in Turkey alone.(IHA via AP)

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Hundreds of thousands stranded as travel agency collapses

by Carlo Piovano Associated Press, and Gregory Katz Associated PressSeptember 23, 2019

A British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero which was seized by the Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Friday is photographed in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, Saturday, July 20, 2019. The chairman of Britain's House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee says military action to free the oil tanker seized by Iran would not be a good choice. Tom Tugendhat said Saturday it would be "extremely unwise" to seek a military solution to the escalating crisis, especially because the vessel has apparently been taken to a well-protected port. (Tasnim News Agency/via AP)

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Audio shows UK navy trying to thwart Iran from seizing ship

by Aya Batrawy Associated Press, and Gregory Katz Associated PressJuly 21, 2019

Characters including from left, King Henry VIII, the Loch Ness monster and Winston Churchill participate in a mascot race during a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, Saturday, June 29, 2019, in London. Major League Baseball made its European debut game Saturday at London Stadium. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

‘American positivity’: Baseball popular with British fans

by Gregory Katz Associated PressJune 29, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2019 file photo, Willie Nelson performs at the Producers & Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Celebration at the Village Studio in Los Angeles. Nelson’s latest studio offering, “Ride Me Back Home,” is a relaxed, joyous collection that finds Nelson reflecting, explicitly, on age and its toll - complaining, in fact, about the way time has left his face so lined - but free of any self-pity. It’s more of a celebration than some of his recent albums, and more of a showcase for his deceptively simple guitar work, which still carries an emotional wallop with its easy tone and subtlety. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

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Music Review: Willie Nelson’s latest is relaxed, joyous

by Gregory Katz Associated PressJune 17, 2019