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Prince Harry visits the small mountain kingdom of Lesotho, where he's called 'the warrior'
MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Prince Harry is visiting the small mountain kingdom of Lesotho having co-founded a youth charity there in 2006 in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana. The Duke of Sussex began his visit Tuesday by meeting with young people and sharing experiences around...
Britain's Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday. The place said 36-year-old Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi “are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together in early...
Model makers in Madagascar are bringing history's long-lost ships back to life
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy's small wood sander. Ralahy, eyes sparkling behind his glasses, has learned in 30...
Prince fans can party overnight like it's 1999 with Airbnb rental of 'Purple Rain' house
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For a short time, up to 100 Prince fans visiting the music superstar's hometown will have a place to stay when the party's over that will let them go crazy over his cultural legacy, a home featured in the film “Purple Rain.” Although the white, two-story home...
Titan implosion testimony paints a picture of reckless greed and explorer passion
Two weeks of testimony suggested the company responsible for an experimental deep-water submersible that imploded, killing five people, either recklessly ignored warning signs in the name of profits or represented the nation's explorer spirit in taking calculated risks to push humankind’s...
Prince Harry’s Sentebale organization leading initiative to support young people in Southern Africa
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry’s latest philanthropic move will gather world business leaders and philanthropists to work towards fostering prosperity in Southern African communities, specifically focused on young people. In early October, Harry’s charity organization Sentebale,...
NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws
The carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process and behaved differently after a loud bang was heard on one of the dives the year before the tragedy, an engineer with the National...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore welcomes King Abdullah II of Jordan to the state Capitol
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan to the state's Capitol on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion with business and education leaders from around the state. It was the first time a foreign head of state has visited the Maryland State...
Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here's a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly's yearly meeting of world leaders is here — and with it, an array of acronyms, abbreviations, titles and terms that can be confounding to observers. Here is some key vocabulary, decoded. For starters ... UNGA: Acronym...
Prince Harry says harms of social media have created an 'epidemic' for today's youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry said today's youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week's Clinton Global Initiative. ...
