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April 1, 2021

Ancient coins may solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate

A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in rural Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may help solve one of the planet’s oldest cold cases.

March 31, 2021

Virgin Islands' Ryan Bane was cited by Coast Guard for numerous violations, including blocking search of cabin

The U.S. Coast Guard issued multiple citations to U.S. Virgin Islands yacht captain Ryan Bane after he reported his British girlfriend, Sarm Heslop, missing earlier this month – including for alleged obstruction of a boarding.

March 31, 2021

Greta Thunberg statue at UK university sparks backlash, labeled as 'vanity project'

A life-sized bronze statue of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg installed at a United Kingdom university on Tuesday has sparked a backlash among students and critics who argue the money could have been better spent.

March 30, 2021

KFC is 'borrowing' other brands' slogans as replacements for 'Finger Lickin' Good'

KFC, which temporarily retired its “finger lickin’ good” catchphrase in the U.K and South Africa after the coronavirus pandemic made “finger lickin’” a taboo act, is now borrowing the iconic catchphrases from other popular brands — like Nike, L’Oreal and Red Bull — to market its chicken.

March 29, 2021

Oxford music professors deem sheet music 'colonialist,' say curriculum needs to be 'decolonized'

Staff members within the University of Oxford’s music department have deemed sheet music "colonialist" and have suggested ways to "decolonize" the curriculum. 

March 29, 2021

British teen pleads guilty in daughter's death after multi-city birthday party

A teen mom in the United Kingdom plead guilty to manslaughter after she left her 20-month-old baby to die alone in December 2019 while she spent six days celebrating her 18th birthday with parties across the country, according to reports.

March 29, 2021

UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID

On March 4, 2020, when there were just 84 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.K., professor Sharon Peacock recognized that the country needed to expand its capacity to analyze the genetic makeup of the virus.

March 28, 2021

Piers Morgan writes about Meghan Markle debacle, rails against cancel culture, 'woke brigade'

Piers Morgan is railing against cancel culture and "woke" liberals in a lengthy account appearing in the U.K.'s "Mail on Sunday" newspaper.

March 26, 2021

Biden to invite rivals Putin, Xi to first big climate talks of administration

President Biden said he will invite Russia and China to the administration’s first big talks on climate change in an Earth-Day summit next month.

March 25, 2021

Artificial intelligence savant and WWII hero Alan Turing honored on UK's new 50-pound note

The rainbow flag is flying proudly Thursday above the Bank of England in the heart of London’s financial district to commemorate World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, the new face of Britain’s 50-pound note.