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Prince William said his wife Kate Middleton is “doing well” when asked by a member of the public during a royal engagement on Friday. The Prince of Wales visited St. Mary’s Community Hospital on the Isles of Scilly in southwest England. An administrator at the hospital, Tracy Smith, gave the royal a tour of the facility.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its military operation closer to the heavily populated central area, in defiance of growing pressure amid the war from close ally the United States and others. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] As pro-Palestinian protests continued, Israel’s military also said it was moving into an area of devastated northern Gaza where it asserted that the Hamas militant group has regrouped. Israel has now evacuated the eastern third of Rafah, considered Gaza’s last refuge.

The grand final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Malmo, Sweden, on Saturday, May 11. The international songwriting competition is famed for its exuberant performances. However, this year has sparked controversy and protests related to the Israel-Hamas war. Performers from countries across Europe—and beyond—competed in two televised semi-finals earlier this week.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications. The U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated.

This image released by National Geographic shows U. S. Air Force Capt. Ed Dwight, who is featured in a documentary “The Space Race,” chronicling the stories of Black astronauts. (Courtesy of Ed Dwight/National Geographic via AP) Edward Dwight is going to space, finally. In the coming weeks, as conditions allow, Denver’s Dwight is expected to be part of a six-person crew heading into space on the latest mission of Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos.

The Broncos have made passing a kidney stone look easier than passing the football the past eight years. Only two quarterbacks since Peyton Manning boast a winning record – Trevor Siemian and Brett Rypien – and Russell Wilson is the only starter of the last 13 to eclipse 20 touchdowns in a season. Coach Sean Payton thought so little of Wilson’s style that he decided he would rather take an $85 million cap hit than continue playing him. He now has his guy in Bo Nix.