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Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks during First Minster's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, April 25, 2024. Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, has resigned on Monday, April 29, 2024, rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change. (Lesley Martin/PA via AP) **FILE**

A resignation in Scotland gives British nationhood a breathing space

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Britain's King Charles III, center, and other members of the royal family hold a vigil at the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday Sept. 12, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool via AP)

Live updates: Queen’s coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses a press conference after news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II at the Beehive in Wellington, New Zealand, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability in a turbulent era for her country and the world, died Thursday, Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

Live updates: King and siblings stand vigil to honor queen

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Mourners lay flowers for Queen Elizabeth II at Green Park, near Buckingham Palace in London, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin takes long road through Scotland

By David Keyton and Mike Corder - Associated Press

Firefighters at the scene after a fire at the Elephant House Cafe in Edinburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. An Edinburgh cafe where author J.K. Rowling wrote some of the Harry Potter books has been damaged in a fire. The Elephant House in the Scottish capital was blackened by a blaze which broke out at the patisserie next door on Tuesday. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

Fire damages self-described ‘birthplace’ of Harry Potter

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A wreath laid by Andre and Stan Walker for Prince Philip outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Friday, April 16, 2021. Prince Philip husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died April 9, aged 99, his funeral will take place Saturday at Windsor Castle in St George's Chapel. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Philip’s legacy lives in chef who traded prison for kitchen

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

In this Wednesday July 22, 2020 file photo, Britain's Prince Philip arrives for a ceremony for the transfer of the Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles from himself to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, at Windsor Castle, England. Buckingham Palace says 99-year-old Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital after feeling unwell. The palace says the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital on the evening of Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021. (Adrian Dennis/Pool via AP, File)

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at age 99

By Jill Lawless and Gregory Katz - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 1972 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip pose at Balmoral, Scotland, to celebrate their Silver Wedding anniversary. Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday, April 9, 2021. He was 99. (PA via AP, File)

Rest peacefully, Prince Philip, you will be missed

By Lee Cohen

FILE - In this June 2, 1953 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, following the Queen's coronation at Westminster Abbey. Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 99. (AP Photo/Leslie Priest, File)

Philip, in role with no job description, was queen’s bedrock

By JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday June 24, 2015 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travel by boat on the Spree river in Berlin, Germany. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died, it was announced on Friday, April 9, 2021. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married Elizabeth in 1947 and was the longest-serving consort in British history. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP, File)

The Latest: Australia mourns Prince Philip

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A woman scans her smartphone outside the Fringe Shop on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland Friday Aug. 21, 2020. One of the biggest casualties of the coronavirus has been the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a sprawling theatre and comedy arts and street festival that last year sold more than 3 million tickets, but this year's events are canceled, leaving artists adrift and many businesses struggling to make a living without the usual throng of tourists. (AP Photo/David Cheskin)

Artsy Edinburgh, laid low by the virus, hopes for recovery

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

A torn Scottish Saltire flag hangs over the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, Friday, Aug, 21, 2020. The handling of the coronavirus pandemic by Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has drawn praise, in contrast to the sometimes-chaotic approach of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. That has catapulted the idea of Scottish independence from the U.K. back up the political agenda. (AP Photo/David Cheskin)

Scotland’s handling of virus boosts support for independence

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

New interactive tool helps Hoosiers find canoes, kayaks

By RYAN TRARES - Associated Press

Items are for sale at Exit 76 Antique Mall in Edinburgh, Indiana, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, the older brother of Vice President Mike Pence, is coming under criticism for allowing the sale of objects with racist depictions of African Americans at the sprawling antiques mall the congressman owns with his wife. (AP Photo/Casey Smith)

Rep. Greg Pence criticized for racist items sold at his mall

By CASEY SMITH - Associated Press

A bronze theatre mask on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Wednesday April 1, 2020. Every August, the Scottish capital of Edinburgh plays host to some of the funniest and talented — not to forget the strangest — artists from the U.K. and the wider world. Not this year, as organizers made the decision Wednesday to cancel the city's festivals as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Not so funny: Edinburgh festivals canceled for first time

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Protesters on a beach near Turnberry golf club, Scotland, Saturday, July 14, 2018. U.S. President DonaldTrump is due to play golf at his Turnberry course Saturday. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Protesters confront Trump at his golf club in Scotland

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Richard Branson announces Virgin Hotel for Scotland in 2020

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press

Actors Ewan McGregor, left, Jonny Lee Miller and Ewen Bremner pose with director Danny Boyle, right, backstage at the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the film, "T2 Trainspotting," at AOL Studios on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

‘Trainspotting’ sequel director Danny Boyle said time was right to revisit characters

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Ohio National Guard member dies at training in Indiana

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