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Horse trainer, wheelchair athlete to attend royal funeral

Horse trainer, wheelchair athlete to attend royal funeral

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his official delegation to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral next week will include racehorse trainer Chris Waller and wheelchair tennis star Dylan Alcott.
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Scores hurt in stadium crush as Kenya inaugurates president

Scores hurt in stadium crush as Kenya inaugurates president

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Scores of people were crushed and injured as Kenyans on Tuesday forced their way into a stadium where William Ruto is being inaugurated as president.
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King Charles III proclaimed Papua New Guinea head of state

King Charles III proclaimed Papua New Guinea head of state

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — The leaders of Papua New Guinea held a ceremony Tuesday to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II and proclaim King Charles III as the country’s new head of state.
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Seahawks survive Wilson's return, edge Broncos on missed FG

Seahawks survive Wilson's return, edge Broncos on missed FG

SEATTLE (AP) — It was a familiar scene in Seattle: Russell Wilson leading his team downfield for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter.
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Ukraine reclaims more territory, reports capturing many POWs

Ukraine reclaims more territory, reports capturing many POWs

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops expanded their territorial gains Monday, pushing all the way to the country's northeastern border in places, and claimed to have captured a record number of Russian soldiers as part of the lightning advance th
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Trump team takes aim at records probe; calls it 'misguided'

Trump team takes aim at records probe; calls it 'misguided'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers dismissed as a “storage dispute” the former president's retention of top-secret documents at his Florida home, urging a judge Monday to keep in place a directive that temporarily halted key aspects of the Just
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3 more EPL games postponed ahead of queen's funeral

3 more EPL games postponed ahead of queen's funeral

LONDON — Three English Premier League games scheduled for this weekend were called off on Monday on safety grounds while authorities make preparations for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Charles III and the 'weight of history' of Westminster Hall

Charles III and the 'weight of history' of Westminster Hall

LONDON (AP) — In his first visit to Britain’s Parliament as monarch , King Charles III spoke of feeling the “weight of history which surrounds us” and referenced his “medieval predecessors” as he pledged to follow in his late mother Queen Elizabeth I
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After the death of a renowned queen, life in London goes on

After the death of a renowned queen, life in London goes on

LONDON (AP) — On morning television, the moment was singularly somber — the departure of the hearse bearing the flag-draped coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Thai protester accused of mocking queen gets 2 years' prison

Thai protester accused of mocking queen gets 2 years' prison

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Monday sentenced an activist to two years in prison for allegedly insulting the country’s queen by wearing traditional Thai attire at a demonstration for reform of the monarchy two years ago, a legal aid group sa
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