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"The Nazi Conspiracy": The World War II plot to kill FDR, Churchill and Stalin

In their latest bestseller, Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch write of an assassination plot aimed at Allied leaders attending a 1943 summit in Tehran โ€“ a conspiracy that, if successful, could have changed the outcome of the war.

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Could a chatbot answer Prime Minister's Questions?

A robot has given evidence in Parliament, an MP has used a chatbot to write a speech - what next?

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Zelensky wows Washington with inspiring address to Congress

โ€œItโ€™s too much for me,โ€ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told members of Congress at the beginning of a powerful, often emotional address Wednesday evening in which he cast his nationโ€™s struggle against Russia as an existential, global battle for freedom.

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Pageantry evoking Churchill greets Zelenskyy in Washington

At a time of grave consequence, a wartime leader crosses the Atlantic to arrive at a White House decked in holiday decor to consult with the American president about a war in Europe.

Pageantry evoking Churchill greets Zelenskyy in Washington

At a time of grave consequence, a wartime leader crossed the Atlantic to arrive at a White House decked in holiday decor to consult with the American president about a war in Europe. The moment was Dec. 22, 1941, as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill landed near Washington to meet with President Franklin D. Roosevelt just weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Almost 81 years later to the day, the pageantry of that trip was echoed on Wednesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touched down at Joint Base Andrews just outside the capital for a surprise visit with President Joe Biden and an address to Congress.

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Incoming GOP congressman accused of lying about his employment history and where he went to college defends himself with a false Winston Churchill quote

Santos, who has not yet been sworn into Congress, is accused of fabricating his biography, including his work history and where he went to school.

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Jan. 6 'heroes' honored for defending Capitol from Trump mob

Top House and Senate leaders have bestowed Congress' highest honor on law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Kyiv's mayor: Extraordinary, in extraordinarily tough times

Once a boxing champion, Kyiv's mayor is up against a challenge bigger than any he faced in the ring: keeping Ukraineโ€™s capital functioning during a war.

Broncos' Russell Wilson says he's 'ready to roll' in London

Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson has proclaimed himself โ€œready to rollโ€ despite a lingering hamstring injury ahead of Denverโ€™s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.

The Words About Ukraine That Americans Need to Hear

Wars are won by deedsโ€”but also by persuasive moral arguments.

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Zelenskyy to publish book of wartime speeches in December

A collection of wartime speeches by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with an introduction by the Ukrainian president, will be published Dec. 6.

Russell Wilson returns to practice 4 days after injection

Quarterback Russell Wilson was back on the practice field throwing passes Tuesday just four days after flying to Los Angeles to get an injection to ease the discomfort in his ailing throwing shoulder.

Report: Russell Wilson gets injection for shoulder injury

The NFL Network reports that Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson flew to Los Angeles on Friday to get an injection for his ailing throwing shoulder.

Queen Elizabeth and Winston Churchill: Fox Nation reveals details behind their unlikely bond

Now streaming, Fox Nation looks at the bond between young Queen Elizabeth and experienced politician Winston Churchill, forged in the face of tragedy.

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The Crowds at the Queenโ€™s Funeral

On Monday morning, Hyde Park was like a sombre festival ground as masses gathered to pay their final respects.

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Britain and the world to lay Queen Elizabeth II to rest

Britain and the world said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II with pomp and pageantry.

Royal lying in state rituals endure despite changing times

When Queen Elizabeth IIโ€™s grandfather King George V died in 1936 life in Britain is unrecognizable to people today.

LIVE: Remembering Queen Elizabeth II: Mourners continue to pay tribute, their respects at Westminster Hall

The long good-bye for Queen Elizabeth II is a reminder of a broader truth playing out with little fanfare across Britain: The nation is bidding farewell to the men and women who fought the countryโ€™s battles during World War II.

US-UK relations enter new chapter as new PM, king settle in

President Joe Biden heads to the United Kingdom to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II at a time of transition in US-UK relations, as both a new monarch and a new prime minister are settling in.

What to know about the queen's lying in state in Westminster

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to Londonโ€™s medieval Westminster Hall from Wednesday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, whose coffin will lie in state for four days until her funeral on Monday

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What to know about the queenโ€™s lying in state in Westminster

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to Londonโ€™s medieval Westminster Hall from Wednesday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, whose coffin will lie in state for four days until her funeral on Monday.

Britain mourns Queen Elizabeth II as Charles III becomes king

King Charles III says he feels โ€œprofound sorrowโ€ over the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and vows to carry on her โ€œlifelong serviceโ€ to the nation.

Queen Elizabeth II, a monarch bound by duty, dies at 96

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II, Britainโ€™s longest-reigning monarch, has died at 96.

Queen Elizabeth II, UK's longest-serving monarch, dies at 96

Queen Elizabeth II, Britainโ€™s longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 96.

Famed "Roaring Lion" portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Canadian hotel

Authorities believe it was stolen about eight months ago, but no one noticed until last week.

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As Boris Johnson departs, UK takes stock of his messy legacy

The moving vans have already started arriving at Downing Street, as Britainโ€™s Conservative Party prepares to evict Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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โ€˜The End of the Beginningโ€™ of This War on Inflation

Churchillโ€™s famous assessment after El Alamein seems about right at this time, but remember that World War II didnโ€™t end for another 30 months.

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Maggie's legacy: Divisive Thatcher looms over UK Tory race

Two people are running to be Britainโ€™s next prime minister, but a third presence looms over the contest: Margaret Thatcher.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3130: A War of Concrete โ€“ Houston Public Media

Episode: 3130 A War of Concrete: The Mulberry Harbors and the Invasion of Normandy.ย  Today, a portable port saves the day.

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Boris Johnson reached the top but was felled by his flaws

Boris Johnson wanted to be like his hero Winston Churchill: a larger-than-life character who led Britain through a time of crisis.

Splintered Ukrainian city braces for new battle with Russia

The eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk was occupied by pro-Russian separatists for months in 2014.

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American spy agencies review their misses on Ukraine, Russia

U.S. intelligence agencies have begun a review of how they judge the will and ability of foreign governments to fight.

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Blowback as Bush gaffes Iraq war, not Ukraine, 'unjustified'

Former President George W.

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House passes military lend-lease bill to speed Ukraine aid

The U.S. House has given final passage to legislation that would streamline a World War II-era military lend-lease program to help Ukraine fight the Russian invasion.

Emmanuel Macronโ€™s Win Offers Him a Chance to Be Great

Part of the problem with assessing contemporary leaders is the tendency to compare them not with real-life predecessors but with simplified myths.

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Lee Harvey Oswald life insurance claim sells at auction

The life insurance policy on the man who assassinated President John F.

British foreign minister says Putin made โ€˜strategic errorโ€™ in thinking Ukraine invasion would fracture western democratic alliances

During Chicago stop of four-state tour, British leader says efforts uniting against Russian aggression is a sign of democracyโ€™s resilience.

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'The Eagle Has Landed' author Jack Higgins dead at 92

British author Jack Higgins, who wrote โ€œThe Eagle Has Landedโ€ and other bestselling thrillers and espionage novels, has died.

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Russia's Military Was Great Until It Wasn't

Good equipment and clever military doctrine reveal little about how an army will perform in a war.

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Putin's puffy coat, Zelenskyy's T-shirts and the power of fashion in war

President Vladimir Putin's coat and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy's T-shirts can be considered political statements.

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Give Biden Credit for Waste in a Crisis

Emergencies like the Ukraine war produce temporary political consensus. That opens doors to both good and bad ideas and presents presidents with opportunities and perils.

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WATCH LIVE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Congress on Russian invasion

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.S. Congress โ€” the next stop as the actor-turned-wartime leader uses the Western worldโ€™s great legislative bodies as a global stage to help his country.

Zelenskyy pleads for help in impassioned speech to Congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has summoned the memory of Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11 terror attacks in an impassioned plea to Congress to send more help for Ukraineโ€™s fight against Russia.

Volodymyr Zelenskyโ€™s Comedic Courage

The Ukrainian leader shows how wit and mockery can undermine brutal authority.

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Echoing Churchill, Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will fight to end

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has evoked wartime British leader Winston Churchill in a speech to Britain's Parliament.

A modern Churchill? Zelenskyy praised as war communicator

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has drawn praise as a wartime communicator in the days since Russia invaded his country.

Transfer three A-10 aircraft squadrons to Ukraine now

This aircraft and its gun system were designed to counter an armored assault in Europe. They proved effective in Desert Stormโ€™s target-rich environment, quite similar to the current advancing Russian force.

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What Volodymyr Zelenskyโ€™s Courage Says About the West

The Ukrainian leaderโ€™s refusal to back down is as inspiring as it is illuminating.

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Museum begins honoring Black coachmen from the Jim Crow era

The Black men who drove horse-drawn carriages through the streets of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia were both everywhere and invisible during the Jim Crow era.

โ€˜Iโ€™m so luckyโ€™: Elton John receives prestigious UK award

Elton John has formally received one of the highest awards that can be bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II.

Iโ€™m bisexual and thatโ€™s no big deal, says โ€˜Red Wallโ€™ Tory MP

One of the Conservative party's leading "Red Wall" MPs says she is bisexual but had not wanted to say so earlier as it is no "big deal".

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Why the Anthony Bourdain voice cloning creeps people out

The revelation that a documentary filmmaker used voice-cloning software to make the late chef Anthony Bourdain say words he never spoke has drawn criticism amid concerns about use of the powerful technology.

Churchill College working group which labelled the wartime leader a 'white supremacist' disbanded

Churchill Collegeโ€™s working group โ€“ which organised an event where it was claimed that the wartime Prime Minister was a โ€œwhite supremacistโ€ โ€“ has been disbanded, it emerged on Thursday night. The next event as part of a series run by the working group on Churchill, Race and Empire was cancelled following a dispute with the college council over its contents. The working group was set up last October by the collegeโ€™s Master Prof Dame Athene Donald in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, wh

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Allies hope to bond, look beyond virus at G-7 summit in UK

Leaders of some of the worldโ€™s richest nations will be meeting at the English seaside for a three-day Group of Seven summit in a world that has changed hugely since their last gathering two years ago.

Biden, Johnson strike warm tone in first meeting

President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used their first meeting Thursday to highlight a commitment to strengthening their nationsโ€™ historic ties while setting aside, at least publicly, their differences both political and personal.

D-Day succeeded thanks to an ingenious design called the Mulberry Harbours

To stage their invasion of Nazi-held France, Allied forces created floating harbors in the English Channel where ships could safely dock to send soldiers and supplies ashore. Royal Air ForceWhen Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 โ€“ a bold invasion of Nazi-held territory that helped tip the balance of World War II โ€“ they were using a remarkable and entirely untested technology: artificial ports. To stage what was then the largest seaborne assault in history, the

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Bribing Americans to get the COVID vaccine doesnโ€™t solve our real problem

Rewards and bailouts can't fix the selfishness and disinformation that led to COVID-19 vaccine hesitance and resistance in the first place.

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Lauren Boebert invokes Churchill to mock British governmentโ€™s Covid policies

Controversial Republican gives scornful reaction to Boris Johnsonโ€™s latest measures

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The Latest: Tweet recalls queen's loving anniversary speech

The Twitter account of Britainโ€™s royal family has featured a tribute Queen Elizabeth II gave to Prince Philip for the coupleโ€™s 50th wedding anniversary.

Hundreds rally in England and Wales over police legislation

Hundreds of people marched Saturday through central London and other cities across England and Wales to protest the British government's plan to hand new powers to the police to tackle demonstrations.

WWII codebreaker Turing honored on UK's new 50-pound note

The rainbow flag is flying proudly above the Bank of England in the heart of Londons financial district to commemorate legendary World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, the new face of Britains 50-pound note. The design of the bank note was unveiled before it is being formally issued to the public on June 23, Turing's birthday. The 50-pound note is the most valuable denomination in circulation but is little used during everyday transactions, especially during the coronavirus pandemic as digital payments increasingly replaced the use of cash. AdAmong his many accomplishments, Turing is most famous for the pivotal role he played in breaking Nazi Germany's Enigma code during World War II. During World War II, Turing worked at the secret Bletchley Park code-breaking center, where he helped crack Enigma by creating the โ€œTuring bombe,โ€ a forerunner of modern computers.

Recording Registry adds albums by Janet Jackson, Nas

Jacksons socially conscious album Rhythm Nation 1814, Armstrongs jazzy When the Saints Go Marching In and Nas debut release Illmatic are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ€“ Janet Jacksonโ€™s socially conscious album โ€œRhythm Nation 1814,โ€ Louis Armstrongโ€™s jazzy โ€œWhen the Saints Go Marching Inโ€ and Nasโ€™ debut release โ€œIllmaticโ€ are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that Labelleโ€™s song โ€œLady Marmaladeโ€ and Kool & the Gangโ€™s โ€œCelebrationโ€ are some of the titles tapped for preservation this year. โ€œThe National Recording Registry will preserve our history through these vibrant recordings of music and voices that have reflected our humanity and shaped our culture from the past 143 years,โ€ Hayden said in a statement. The library selects titles for preservation because of their cultural and historic importance to the American soundscape.

Winston Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells at auction for record $11.5 million

A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britain's World War II leader. "Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque" sold at Christie's in London for 8,285,000 pounds ($11,590,715). #AuctionUpdate A new #WorldAuctionRecord for Sir Winston Churchill with 'Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque' (1943) selling for ยฃ8,285,000. This is the only painting created by Churchill during the Second World War: https://t.co/JCBvGaFShW pic.twitter.com/iZMumvmwp2 โ€” Christie's (@ChristiesInc) March 1, 2021The pre-sale estimate was 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds, and the previous record price for a Churchill painting was just under 1.8 million pounds. The painting was sold by the Jolie Family Collection.

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Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M

The Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday March 1, 2021, for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britains World War II leader. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)LONDON โ€“ A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britainโ€™s World War II leader. The pre-sale estimate was 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds, and the previous record price for a Churchill painting was just under 1.8 million pounds. Churchill gave the painting to Roosevelt as a memento of the trip. The painting was sold by the Jolie Family Collection.

At Camp David retreat, Biden hangs out, shows he's got game

FILE - In this July 1981 file photo released by The White House, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, left, and Vice President George Bush go horseback riding at Camp David, Md. He capped it off by beating one of his granddaughters at Mario Kart during his first presidential visit to Camp David, the historic retreat for U.S. leaders. Thatโ€™s what Camp David has traditionally offered presidents: a respite from Washington where they can shed their ties and relax with family. Bill Clinton tried to replicate that diplomatic alchemy when he invited Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to Camp David for Mideast peace talks in 2000. He said when foreign leaders descend on Camp David, it can be like an โ€œadult sleepover.โ€โ€œGoing to camp in the cabins creates an atmosphere where leaders are very close together.

The Latest: China's northeast outbreaks appear under control

Cambodia on Sunday received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine, a donation of 600,000 doses from China, the country's biggest ally. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)BEIJING โ€” China appears to have stamped out its latest coronavirus outbreaks centered on the northeast, reporting no new cases of local infection in its latest daily report. ___TEHRAN, Iran โ€” Iran has unveiled its second homemade coronavirus vaccine and says it has begun human trials, state TV reported Sunday. ___JAKARTA, Indonesia โ€” Indonesiaโ€™s Food and Drug Authority has announced an emergency use authorization to give the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinaโ€™s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. to people over 60. ___KABUL, Afghanistan โ€” Some 500,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived Sunday in Afghanistan from the government in India.

Angelina Jolie sells painting Churchill gave as gift to FDR

(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON โ€“ A painting by Winston Churchill that is a piece of both political and Hollywood history is coming up for auction. He painted it after the January 1943 Casablanca Conference, where Churchill and Roosevelt planned the defeat of Nazi Germany. He said Churchill captured the view in the โ€œwonderful, evocative paintingโ€ and gave it to Roosevelt as a memento of the trip. AdThe painting is being sold by the Jolie Family Collection as part of Christieโ€™s March 1 modern British art auction in London. โ€œThe record price at auction for Churchill is about 1.8 million (pounds) for a painting that, in my view, is not as important as this,โ€ he said.

Blair House guest quarters a temporary home for VP Harris

In this Jan. 25, 2021 photo, Secret Service vehicles parked outside of Blair House in Washington. Blair House, the official government guest house, is serving as a temporary home for Vice President Kamala Harris. AdSo Harris moved into Blair House, where President Harry Truman lived from 1948-1952 during major renovations to the White House. The original Blair House was built in 1824 by Joseph Lovell, the Army surgeon general, and later sold to journalist Francis Preston Blair. The Blair family sold the house to the U.S. government in the early 1940s, and it was turned into the president's official guest house.

Unwanted virus milestone: UK's civilian dead now tops WWII's

The United Kingdom has suffered its worst civilian loss of life since World War II by a significant number. But the United Kingdom has now suffered its worst civilian loss of life since World War II by a significant number. Here's a look at some of Britain's struggles with civilian deaths during World War II and since. In World War II, the threat to Britain was existential. WORLD WAR II CIVILIAN DEATHSFrom September 1940-May 1941, the U.K. suffered an intensive bombing campaign by Germany's Luftwaffe that struck the biggest cities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Cesar Chavez's son happy dad's bust is in Biden Oval Office

FILE - This Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, file photo shows the newly redecorated Oval Office of the White House in Washington. It was an utter surprise Wednesday when he saw Biden at his desk in the Oval Office, with the bust of the late Cesar Chavez right behind the president. It was an utter surprise Wednesday when he saw Biden at his desk in the Oval Office, with the bust of the late Cesar Chavez right behind the president. All presidents tweak the Oval Office decor at the start of their terms to reflect their personal tastes or to telegraph broader messages to the public. The White House maintains a vast collection of furniture, paintings and other artifacts that they can choose from.

Gary Oldman on finding the frequency of 'Mank'

But Fincher cast Oldmanโ€™s manager, Douglas Urbanski (as Larry Summers in โ€™The Social Networkโ€), before he called up Oldman about another role. Orson Welles was a genius and if everybody doesnโ€™t know that, I donโ€™t know what to say.โ€In crafting the portrait of Mankiewicz, Fincher wanted Oldman as himself. Oldman was himself once an alcoholic and, like Mank, prone to audacious gambles. Back when he was drinking, Oldman chose between two simultaneous offers โ€” โ€œWaterworldโ€ and โ€œThe Scarlet Letterโ€ โ€” with a coin flip. In a court filing in 2001, Fiorentino alleged that Oldman hit her with a telephone, an allegation that Oldman strongly denies.

UK readies for 'V-Day,' its 1st shots in war on coronavirus

(Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)LONDON โ€“ Itโ€™s been dubbed โ€œV-Dayโ€ in Britain -- recalling the D-Day landings in France that marked the start of the final push in World War II to defeat Nazi Germany. In other words, the National Health Service is saying to the waiting public, in effect: Don't call us, we'll call you. Most people will have to wait until next year before there is enough vaccine on hand to expand the program. โ€œI donโ€™t think people should expect anything over the next few days because the reality is โ€ฆ that for the vast, vast, vast majority of people this will be done in January, February, March,โ€ณ said Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers. The first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were delivered to a selected group of U.K. hospitals on Sunday.

Thomas Reavley, oldest active federal judge, dies in Houston at 99

HOUSTON โ€“ Thomas M. Reavley, the oldest active federal judge who served for 41 years on the 5th U.S. Reavley died on Tuesday in Houston, the Texas Supreme Court announced. He had served nine years on the Texas Supreme Court, the stateโ€™s top civil court, before being appointed to the appeals court by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. โ€œHe was a towering figure in Texas and a true champion of justice for the state and the country,โ€ said Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht. He married King in 2004 and the couple had said that before Florence Reavley died, she told them to get remarried.

Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear

LONDON โ€“ Britainโ€™s culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series โ€œThe Crownโ€ should come with a disclaimer: Itโ€™s a work of fiction. โ€œItโ€™s a beautifully produced work of fiction. So as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that,โ€ Dowden told the Mail on Sunday newspaper. โ€œMixing historical fact and fiction has been around since Shakespeare. โ€œNobodyโ€™s bothered if fact and fiction are all mangled up, so long as itโ€™s saying nice things,โ€ he added.

California pub tries to keep calm, carry on with virus rules

A server carries food for a customer at Ye Olde King's Head on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SANTA MONICA, Calif. โ€“ By most measures of what keeps a pub afloat, the coronavirus pandemic should already have Ye Olde King's Head on its last kegs. โ€œItโ€™s not worth thinking about," said operations manager Lisa Powers, who has guided the 46-year-old institution through an ever-changing set of public health orders. The latest surge comes as public health officials across the U.S. raise the alarm about out-of-control transmission of the virus, strengthen restrictions and urge people against holding large Thanksgiving gatherings. The King's Head had to offer its traditional British fare โ€” everything from bangers and mash and fish and chips to traditional Sunday roast โ€” for takeout.

Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden

All of this an effort to discredit the outcome and, in the process, put democracy itself on trial. Trump is using not just his sway over the party but also the levers of government to keep Biden at bay at least for a while longer. In 2016, Trump won Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania by a combined 77,000 votes; Democrat Hillary Clinton called him on election night and publicly conceded the next day. Her advantage in the popular vote of nearly 3 million has animated the grievances of her supporters to this day, but the Electoral College arithmetic was inexorable and not to be challenged. Obama then welcomed Trump to the White House in a display to the world of the rituals of an American democratic transition.

Solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace

"America", a fully-working solid gold toilet, created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, is seen at Blenheim Palace on Sept. 12 in Woodstock, England. His most notable piece being(CNN) - Police are trying to recover a toilet made entirely from 18-carat-gold that was stolen Saturday morning from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, the stately home where former prime minister Winston Churchill was born. According to a Blenheim Palace spokesperson, Cattelan values the toilet, titled "America," at over $5 million. "We knew there was huge interest in the Maurizio Cattelan contemporary art exhibition, with many set to come and enjoy the installations." At Blenheim Palace, the toilet was installed in a room next to the one in which Churchill was born.

$1.25 million toilet stolen from Winston Churchill's birthplace

Police said the toilet was taken early Saturday by thieves who used at least two vehicles

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Solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace

"America", a fully-working solid gold toilet, created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, is seen at Blenheim Palace on Sept. 12 in Woodstock, England. The Italian artist is known as the prankster of the art world. His most notable piece being(CNN) - A toilet made entirely of 18-carat-gold has been stolen from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, the stately home where former prime minister Winston Churchill was born. The fully functioning toilet was installed as part of an exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan titled "Victory is Not an Option," which only opened to the public on Thursday. At Blenheim Palace, the toilet was installed in a room next to the one in which Churchill was born.

Almanac: "V for Victory" sign

On July 19, 1941, a BBC announcer read a message from Prime Minister Winston Churchill urging the people of Britain to use two extended fingers to form a "V for Victory" sign, in support of the underground resistance in occupied Europe. Jane Pauley reports.

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