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Former Sen. Lugar to be knighted by the British
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Sen. Richard Lugar is being knighted on orders from the Queen of England, joining a select list of Americans to receive the distinction. The Indiana Republican, who this year left the Senate after serving 36 years, will...
Tags: University of Oxford, Richard Lugar, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan
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Prince William and Kate expecting first baby
LONDON (AP) — Get the nursery ready: Prince William and his wife Catherine are expecting their first child. St. James's Palace announced the pregnancy Monday, saying that the Duchess of Cambridge — formerly known as Kate Middleton —...
Tags: Government, United Kingdom, Charles, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, David Cameron
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Activist girl's dad vows she'll return to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman vowed Thursday that she would return home after finishing medical treatment abroad despite new insurgent threats against her. Since...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, United Kingdom, Taliban, Head Injuries, Shootings
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Caymans freeing turtle to honor British queen
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — A turtle farm in the Cayman Islands says it is freeing a roughly 60-year-old turtle to celebrate British Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. Officials with the Cayman Turtle Farm say that the creature... -
Police: 3 more days to ID body on queen's estate
LONDON (AP) — British police say it could take another three days to identify a woman whose remains were found on Queen Elizabeth II's rural Sandringham estate. Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry of Norfolk Police said Friday that decomposition...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters
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Check the mailbox: Royal invites posted
LONDON (AP) — Keep an eye on the mailbox — Britain's Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton have posted invitations to their hotly anticipated royal wedding. St. James's Palace says about 1,900 guests are expected. Military...Tags: Weddings, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, FIFA World Cup, Human Interest, England
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Royal Wedding hat sells for over $130,000 on eBay
LONDON (AP) — Auction site eBay says a bidder has paid 81,100 pounds ($131,648) for the silk bow hat worn by Princess Beatrice to last month's royal wedding. The 22-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II put the Philip Treacy creation on sale...Tags: UNICEF, Weddings, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Imperial and Royal Matters, Human Interest
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Slan Agus Beannacht Leat
I thought about titling this piece “Hell Freezes Over” but couldn’t come up with it in Gaelic, and when I called a cousin whose Gaelic is far superior to mine he was at a pub and I couldn’t wait that long to start writing. Instead...Tags: United Nations, England, Michael Collins, Republic of Ireland
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