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Ray Clarke, left, and Eddie Ruane put up flags in Ballina, Ireland, Tuesday, April, 4, 2023. Excitement is building in Ballina, a small Irish town that was home to some of President Joe Biden's ancestors. Biden is scheduled to visit the town next week, part of a four-day trip to Ireland and neighboring Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Biden's ancestral hometowns prepare warm Irish welcome
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Sat,04/08/23-1:30AM , 433 Reads
BALLINA, Ireland (AP) — Joe Blewitt is just about the busiest man in Ballina. His phone rings constantly with calls from locals and the world's media as he prepares to welcome a relative — U.S. President Joe Biden.
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- $Newly elected Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf speaks after being announced new SNP leader, at Murrayfield Stadium, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, March 27, 2023. Scotland’s governing Scottish National Party elected Yousaf as its new leader on Monday after a bruising five-week contest that exposed deep fractures within the pro-independence movement. The 37-year-old son of South Asian immigrants is set to become the first person of color to serve as Scotland’s first minister. (And$
Newly elected Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf speaks after being announced new SNP leader, at Murrayfield Stadium, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, March 27, 2023. Scotland’s governing Scottish National Party elected Yousaf as its new leader on Monday after a bruising five-week contest that exposed deep fractures within the pro-independence movement. The 37-year-old son of South Asian immigrants is set to become the first person of color to serve as Scotland’s first minister. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

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Scotland to get 1st Muslim leader as SNP elects Humza Yousaf
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Mon,03/27/23-5:22AM , 1,515 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s governing party elected Humza Yousaf as its new leader on Monday, making him the first person of color and the first Muslim to lead the country of 5.5 million people.
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People walk past the Royal Court of Justice in London, Friday, March 17, 2023. The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry is suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over an article about his separate judicial review proceedings against the Home Office regarding security arrangements for himself and his family when they are in the UK. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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Prince Harry sues tabloid for defamation over security story
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Fri,03/17/23-7:12AM , 607 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for Prince Harry asked a judge Friday to rule that a tabloid newspaper libeled the British royal with an article about his quest for police protection when he and his family visit the U.K.
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Wendy Freeman, an artist, writes poem at the Other Place theater, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The foyer of the Other Place theater in Shakespeare's birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon is a cozy refuge from winter. One day a week the theater becomes a "warm hub," set up by the Royal Shakespeare Company to welcome people who may be struggling to heat their homes because of sky-high energy prices. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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In Britain, ‘warm hubs’ emerge to beat soaring energy costs
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Sat,03/04/23-2:23AM , 2,438 Reads
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England (AP) — On a blustery late-winter day in Shakespeare’s birthplace, the foyer of the Other Place theater is a cozy refuge. Visitors are having meetings over coffee, checking emails, writing poetry, learning to sew.
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