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The Queen made a surprise appearance in London on Tuesday as she opened the new Elizabeth line. The 96-year-old has avoided the public eye recently after struggling with mobility issues, but appeared in good spirits as she visited Paddington station. The Crossrail project to build the east-west railway was meant to be finished in 2018, …

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise visit Tuesday to a train station in central London to see a newly completed subway line named in her honor. The 96-year-old monarch, who has reduced most of her public engagements, appeared Tuesday at Paddington Station and beamed as she unveiled a plaque stating she officially …

Russia-Ukraine According to the regional governo, Jolie — who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 — had come to speak with displaced people. In this image provided by the Lviv city hall Angelina Jolie, Hollywood movie star and UNHCR goodwill ambassador, poses for photo with kids in Lviv, Ukraine, Saturday, Apr. …

David Ko, with Keller Rohrback in Seattle. Courtesy photo David Ko was among the dozens of lawyers making arguments at a hearing Thursday before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. As is custom for the panel’s hearings, his argument lasted just a few minutes. And, as has been the case for the past year, the …

New state laws designed to protect patients from being hit with steep out-of-network medical bills may contribute to higher health care costs and premiums, some researchers warn. Lawmakers and advocates who pushed for surprise billing laws say the measures have protected consumers from some of the most egregious bills, which can climb into the hundreds …

Last week, you might have seen that Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:DSP) released its first-quarter result to the market. The early response was not positive, with shares down 4.3% to US$26.72 in the past week. The results don’t look great, especially considering that the analysts had been forecasting a profit and Viant Technology delivered a statutory …

The Masked Singer is always big on surprises, though Wednesday night’s episode came from out of leftfield. If you were expecting to see another celebrity unmasked, you were in for a shock. All the remaining six contestants — Black Swan, Chameleon, Piglet, Robopine, Russian Dolls and Yeti — survive to sing another day, as the …

Hofstra University student Divya Singh found herself beset by a double whammy of bills from two of the costliest kinds of institutions in America — colleges and hospitals. After experiencing anxiety when her family had trouble coming up with the money for her tuition, she sought counseling and ended up with a weeklong stay in …

While the rest of us were playing virtual quizzes on Zoom, pop’s biggest star reinvented her sound and recorded two surprise albums — the second of which, “Evermore,” was released Friday mere hours after it was announced. It’s a follow-up to July’s mega-hit, “Folklore,” with Swift returning to the wistful melodies and indie-inspired soundscapes that …

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