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First lady Melania Trump hosted the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush at the White House on Thursday — with a notable absence of former President George W. Bush. A number of family and friends of the Bush family, including Neil Bush and Dorothy Bush Koch, filled the … Read more
The excitement and anticipation ahead of a British and Irish Lions tour means the period of reflection after Andy Farrell’s squad announcement will be brief. Barely 24 hours have passed since Maro Itoje was named captain of a 38-man squad for this summer’s tour of Australia and the sense of trust in Farrell’s selections is … Read more
American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, celebrated his first mass as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Source link
LONDON — Two men were convicted Friday of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England in 2023. A Newcastle Crown Court jury found Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers guilty of two counts each of criminal damage for felling the tree and toppling it onto the ancient Hadrian’s Wall. Jurors deliberated about four … Read more
A senior cardinal deacon, who stood on the balcony on the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica, made the announcement. Source link
Applications are almost closed, and you have until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight to reserve your exhibitor table at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, our premiere industry event that’s happening at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on June 5. Imagine walking into a room filled with 1,200+ investors, founders, enterprise leaders, and journalists — all hunting for the next … Read more
NEW LENOX, Ill. — When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his television in Illinois, called his niece and they watched in awe as his brother’s name was announced. “She started screaming because it was her uncle and I was in … Read more
The new pontiff made his first public appearance as Pope Leo XIV on a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica. Source link
Senate Democrats sparred with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday over whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be returned to the United States, as well as the Department of Homeland Security’s spending. During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who traveled to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia, asked if … Read more
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Formula 1 should be “open-minded” over a proposed late regulation change to the new 2026 power units, having previously branded it “a joke”. An F1 Commission meeting took place last month to discuss the possibility of decreasing the amount of electrical energy output from the power units. Changes to … Read more
