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The legal team representing a woman who accused the UK’s Prince Andrew of sexual abuse when she was a teenager is hitting back after Andrew appeared to blame her for the abuse she allegedly suffered, The Independent reports. Virginia Giuffre

Next week, Beijing will become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympics. To China, it’s a big deal — even if a handful of countries are protesting China’s human rights record.

The UK is considering sending hundreds more troops to bolster NATO’s flank in eastern Europe ahead of any potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sky News understands.

Like a Scrabble habit, a passion for Wordle isn’t likely to make you smarter or ward off brain aging. But it may give you a daily dose of complex cognition combined with social interaction.

Nor’easter, ‘bomb cyclone’ to sock New England on Saturday  The Washington Post First look: How much snow might fall this weekend?  WMUR-TV Nasty nor’easter could slam the Northeast & New England this weekend with as much as 20 inches of snow  Yahoo News

Medically vulnerable people who test positive for COVID-19 may be eligible for a range of outpatient therapies. Swift testing is key to getting the ball rolling on that treatment.

President Biden Announces Key Diplomatic Nominees  The White House

Boris Johnson’s parliamentary assistant contacted a private charter company in the hope of securing a plane to transport animals and staff during the evacuation of Afghanistan, telling them that her boss was keen, Sky News understands.

Joe Biden’s summer is starting to look brighter. With widespread media reports that Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the current term, the President may have an opportunity to take a major

The James Webb Space Telescope traveled nearly 1.6 million km (1 million mi.) to reach a destination that, in some ways, is nowhere at all. On Jan. 24, just shy of one month after its Christmas Day launch, the $10