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FILE -People watch a breaking competition hosted by Supreme Beingz at the Mercury Lounge, June 7, 2019, in New York.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

How to sum up 2024? The Oxford University Press word of the year is ‘brain rot’

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FILE - Chairman of the Royal Foundation William Hague holds a speech as he attends the first ever Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, Pool, File)

A new chancellor is elected for Oxford University’s 800-year-old post

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People walk around Oxford University's campus in Oxford, England on Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Caroline Spiezio) **FILE**

Blocked Rhodes? Scholarship accused of ‘woke’ anti-conservative bias

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Japan's Emperor Naruhito speaks during a press conference at the Imperial Palace in advance of his visit to Britain, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Japan’s emperor says he looks forward to deepening ties with Britain’s royals during U.K. visit

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

COVID-19 nasal spray fails in trial by Oxford University and AstraZeneca

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 2, 2013, photo, Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., addresses the audience during an award ceremony for the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. Gates said he hopes this season of his popular PBS series &quot;Finding Your Roots&quot; helps a divided U.S. see how all Americans have unique family links and how those family histories tell the story of the country. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) **FILE**

Oxford announces ‘African American English’ dictionary, Harvard’s Gates to oversee 3-year project

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Visitors wearing a mask to protect from the coronavirus stand near heart shaped balloons displayed at a mall district during the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

The Latest: Minnesota officials urge proper mask wearing

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Israeli protesters march with a large inflatable model of the coronavirus on their way to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

The Latest: China’s northeast outbreaks appear under control

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Israelis line up to receive a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center set up at a gymnasium in Petah Tikva, Israel, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Along with the impressive speed of its vaccination campaign, Israel is discovering its limits. Even after inoculating over one-third of its population, the country remains stuck in a tight lockdown as it grapples with imported variants of the virus. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

The Latest: Sri Lankan officials say vaccinations advancing

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Pharmacist Bhaveen Patel administers a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid vaccine to Joshua Labor at a coronavirus vaccination clinic held at Junction Pharmacy in Brixton, London, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

U.K.: New study vindicates delaying 2nd coronavirus vaccine dose

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

A healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the vaccine centre that has been set up in central Newcastle, Scotland Monday Jan. 11, 2021. The centre is one of the seven mass vaccination centres that opened Monday as the government continues to ramp up the coronavirus vaccination programme. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

EU regulator is considering Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

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Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca are logged by a technical officer, as they arrive at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, England, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. The U,K, has 530,000 doses available for rollout from Monday. (Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP)

UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

82-year-old Brian Pinker receives the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Sam Foster at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, England, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Pinker, a retired maintenance manager received the first injection of the new vaccine developed by between Oxford University and drug giant AstraZeneca. (Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP)

Vaccination drive enters new phase in US and Britain

By EUGENE GARCIA and DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca are checked as they arrive at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, England, Saturday Jan. 2, 2021. The UK has 530,000 doses available for rollout from Monday. (Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP)

The Latest: Japan’s prime minister weighs state of emergency

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Indians wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus stand in a queue to apply for a health card initiated by West Bengal state government in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

The Latest: Ariz. gov. rejects call for online learning

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This undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford shows of a vial of coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. Britain has authorized the use of a second COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the “vaccine for the world.” The United Kingdom government says the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has made an emergency authorization for the vaccine developed by Oxford University and U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca. (John Cairns/University of Oxford via AP, File)

UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage

By Danica Kirka and Mike Corder - Associated Press

In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, a researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, works on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. With major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously — and they stress cautiously — optimistic that life may start returning to normal by early April. (University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP, File)

AstraZeneca vaccine to be assessed amid dosing error questions

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

UK asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020, file photo, a volunteer receives an injection at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, as part of Africa's first participation in a COVID-19 vaccine trial developed at the University of Oxford in Britain in conjunction with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. On Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, AstraZeneca Inc. announced that the Food and Drug Administration is letting it resume testing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the U.S. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Pool via AP)

AstraZeneca: COVID-19 vaccine ‘highly effective’ prevention

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press