‘I held his hand’: Titmuss’ last moments with family Not long after the gruelling 2020 Covid lockdown, Lafo Titmuss and her husband, Paul, are at their Sydney home when the call comes through that their boy, Keithy, is not in a good way. 05/2/2024 - 9:41 pm | View Link
45th ‘Beautiful Bulldog’ crowned at Drake University The 45th Beautiful Bulldog was crowned at Drake University over the weekend. The competition hails the start of the Drake Relays, and this year’s winner is as beautiful as they come. Pumpkin is one of ... 04/22/2024 - 7:16 am | View Link
Pumpkin picked Most Beautiful Bulldog at Drake Relays event A Drake Relays tradition crowned a top dog Sunday as part of the 45th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest. Thirty bulldogs were selected through a lottery to strut their ... 04/22/2024 - 6:04 am | View Link
Southwest Iowa Bulldog Wins Drake University’s 45th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest Pumpkin,” a lovable bulldog from Oakland, Iowa, has won the prestigious title of “Most Beautiful Bulldog” at Drake University’s 45th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest. The event, part of the ... 04/21/2024 - 11:40 pm | View Link
2024's 'Beautiful Bulldog' crowned, kicking off Drake Relays The 45th 'Beautiful Bulldog' was crowned at Drake University. An English bulldog named Pumpkin took the crown at the pageant at the Knapp Center. She very gracefully took her throne during the ... 04/21/2024 - 12:18 pm | View Link
Commencement ceremonies are being held at colleges and universities across the U. S. As many campuses have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war, some school administrations have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement activities.
University of Michigan’s commencement was held early Saturday with a few interruptions. Ahead of the ceremony, the school had said staff and security officers were ready to respond and that interfering with commencement would not be considered free speech.
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Here is a look at some of the commencement ceremonies:
Northeastern University
In Boston, commencement ceremonies for Northeastern University began peacefully Sunday morning at Fenway Park.
Some students waved Palestinian flags but those were dotted among flags from India, the U.
JERUSALEM — Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza on Sunday after Hamas militants attacked it, while the defense minister claimed Hamas wasn’t serious about a cease-fire deal and warned of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of Gaza.”
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Both struck blows to ongoing cease-fire efforts in Cairo mediated by Egypt and Qatar after reported signs of progress.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem reportedly wrote in her new memoir that she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un—but her spokesperson is later quoted as having said the statement was an “error.”
In No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward, Noem wrote that she met the North Korean leader while she was in Congress as South Dakota’s representative, according to news outlets which obtained a copy of the book ahead of its publication on May 7.
WASHINGTON — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, and the incident late Saturday was being investigated as a traffic crash, police said. President Joe Biden was spending the weekend in Delaware, and the Secret Service said there was no threat to the White House.
The male driver, who was not immediately identified, was found dead in the vehicle following the crash shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to a Secret Service statement.
The Metropolitan Police Department said the vehicle crashed into a security barrier at the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
As much of Britain and the world waits on baited breath over King Charles’s cancer treatment, it is only natural that many look back to his mother’s time on the throne with a mixture of nostalgia and regret. It was Queen Elizabeth II’s unchanging nature, epitomized by her unbending adherence to the royals’ unofficial motto of “Never complain, never explain” that made her a constant fixture in the lives of millions of Brits and billions more around the globe.