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Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 are returned to Australia's Indigenous people
LONDON (AP) — Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago were returned Tuesday to Australia's Indigenous community at a ceremony in Cambridge University. The artifacts were all that remain of some 40 spears that Cook and botanist...
George Mallory's last letter from Everest said odds of reaching the top were '50 to 1 against us'
In his final letter to his wife before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago, George Mallory tried to ease her worries even as he said his chances of reaching the world's highest peak were “50 to 1 against us." The letter, digitized for the first time and published online...
Breakaway body World Boxing in talks with up to 30 new members as it seeks to run 2028 Olympic event
RENENS, Switzerland (AP) — Breakaway governing body World Boxing says it is holding talks with 25 to 30 prospective new member nations as it seeks to be the International Olympic Committee's preferred partner to run boxing tournaments at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. World Boxing...
A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
LONDON (AP) — Children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate, according to a report Wednesday from a senior doctor in England. Dr. Hilary Cass said there is “no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of...
Lottie Woad delivers Masters-like charge to win Augusta National Women's Amateur
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Lottie Woad watched the Augusta National Women's Amateur when it began in 2019, and she has watched the Masters even longer. To find herself in Butler Cabin on Saturday to join the long list of champions was surreal. And how she got there was even more amazing....
Senior doctors in England agree on a pay deal with the government to end a yearlong dispute
LONDON (AP) — Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the British government that ends a yearlong dispute with unprecedented strike action. The British Medical Association and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association, which represent the senior...
UK airports get more time to put in new scanners that will allow more liquids and packed laptops
LONDON (AP) — Drink it or bin it: That phrase should have become history this summer at all U.K. airports. But it's set to persist for at least another year after the British government said it will grant extensions to several large U.K. airports unable to meet the June 1 deadline...
British billionaire Joe Lewis gets no prison time at sentencing for insider trading
NEW YORK (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, will not spend any time in prison after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York, a federal judge said Thursday. Judge G.L. Clarke cited Lewis'...
Lottie Woad survives a windy day. She takes a 2-shot lead into the final round at Augusta National
EVANS, Ga. (AP) — Right when it look as though Lottie Woad of England would be blown away by the wind, she rallied to salvage a 1-under 71 on Thursday in the Augusta National Women's Amateur to take a two-shot lead into the final round at the home of the Masters. Anna Davis will...
New racing series aims to increase number of horses competing in US and England
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A new partnership between The Jockey Club UK and The Stronach Group’s 1/ST will give the winners of turf races in North America and England automatic entries to races in both countries in an effort to increase the number of horses competing on both sides of the Atlantic....
