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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
LONDON - Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has die...
Apr 09, 2021
Toronto Raptors waive guard Patrick McCaw, a member of 2019 championship team
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have waived guard Patrick McCaw.The 25-year-old McCaw has been limited to five games this season because of a knee injury.McCaw signed with the Raptors in January 2019 an...
Apr 09, 2021
Wholesale prices up 1% in March, energy leads the way again
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Wholesale prices jumped again in March pushed by another big increase in energy prices, the government reported Friday. The Labor Department's producer price index, which measures...
Apr 09, 2021
Breezy, energetic, approachable: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dead at 99
LONDON - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The Queen's husband was admitted to a London hospital on Feb. 17 after feeling unwell. He spent a month in...
Apr 09, 2021
Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs
MINNEAPOLIS - George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, medical experts testified at former Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial, emphatically re...
Apr 09, 2021
Rioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Belfast
BELFAST, United Kingdom - Gangs of youths threw stones and fireworks at police in Belfast who hit back with water cannons as violence flared again on the streets of Northern Ireland. Unrest has erupte...
Apr 09, 2021
Myanmar junta limits internet, seizes satellite TV dishes
YANGON, Myanmar - An information blackout under Myanmar's military junta worsened Thursday as fiber broadband service, the last legal way for ordinary people to access the internet, became intermitten...
Apr 09, 2021
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths
Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in some c...
Apr 09, 2021
Events in the long life of Britain's Prince Philip
LONDON - 1921: Prince Philip is born on the Greek island of Corfu, the only son of Prince Andrew, younger brother of the king of Greece. His mother is Princess Alice of Battenberg. 1922: The family re...
Apr 09, 2021
Prince Philip dies at age 99
LONDON - Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to ...
Apr 09, 2021