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Animal Rising activists are apprehended by police officers as they attempted to invade the race course during the Scottish Grand National festival at Ayr Racecourse, in Ayr, Scotland, Saturday April 22, 2023. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Protesters try to disrupt Scottish Grand National horse race

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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon poses for the media with her husband, Peter Murrell, outside a polling station in Glasgow, Scotland, on Dec. 12, 2019. British media are reporting that the husband of former Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in a party finance probe on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

Husband of ex-Scottish leader arrested: Report

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

From left, SNP leadership candidates Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes taking part in the SNP leadership debate in Inverness, Scotland, Friday, March 17, 2023. The Scottish National Party is finding out that Nicola Sturgeon is a hard act to follow. Scotland’s governing party is choosing a replacement for a leader who came to dominate Scottish politics but hit an impasse in the campaign for independence from the United Kingdom, and split the party with a transgender rights law. (Paul Campbell/PA via AP)

Scotland to get 1st Muslim leader as SNP elects Humza Yousaf

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Scotland soccer manager Steve Clarke attends a training session at Lesser Hampden, Glasgow, Scotland, Friday March 24, 2023, ahead of their Euro 2024 qualifying match against Cyprus on Saturday. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Scotland extends coach Clarke’s contract to 2026 World Cup

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Supporters of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland) take part in a protest outside the Scottish Parliament, ahead of a debate on the bill, in Edinburgh. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. A plan by Scotland’s government to make it easier for people to change gender has sparked acrimonious debate, with lawmakers arguing inside the Edinburgh parliament and rival groups of protesters demonstrating outside. A bill introduced by the Scottish National Party-led government will allow people to change gender by self-declaration, removing the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

U.K. govt may veto Scotland’s gender self-recognition law

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Supporters of Scottish Independence hold a banner outside the Supreme Court in London, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Britain’s Supreme Court is due to rule Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, on whether Scotland can hold a vote on independence without the consent of the U.K. government, a case with huge implications for the future of the United Kingdom. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

U.K. top court rules against Scottish independence vote plan

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's King Charles III arrives at an official council meeting at the City Chambers in Dunfermline to formally mark the conferral of city status on the former town, ahead of a visit to Dunfermline Abbey to mark its 950th anniversary, in Fife, Scotland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

King Charles III in first engagement since queen’s death

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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

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Floral tributes to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II placed outside Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. The Queen's coffin will be transported Sunday on a journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will lie at rest before being moved to London later in the week. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Live updates: Chinese president congratulates Britain’s king

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A man lays flowers at a floral tribute outside Government House following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in Sydney, Australia, 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. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Live updates: Charles back in London as king; queen mourned

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

People gather in front of Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has been placed under medical supervision because doctors are &quot;concerned for Her Majesty's health.&quot; Members of the royal family traveled to Scotland to be with the 96-year-old monarch. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Live updates: Crowd gathers outside Buckingham Palace

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Princess Elizabeth, center, age 11, appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation of her father, King George VI, right, in London, May 12, 1937. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

Key milestones in Queen Elizabeth II’s life

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is greeted as she attends the Ceremony of the Keys on the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Monday, June 27, 2022, as part of her traditional trip to Scotland for Holyrood week. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Queen Elizabeth II travels to Scotland for week of events

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom takes questions from the media after a visit to a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System to promote vaccinations and booster shots in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Boosters have been approved for the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

California governor puzzled by reaction to his absence

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

FILE - Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at Asian Health Services in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Newsom, who has been absent from public life in nearly two weeks after canceling his planned trip to Scotland for the United Nation's climate conference, is expected to appear at the the 2021 California Economic Summit in Monterey, Tuesday Nov. 9,2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

California’s governor to end rare hiatus from public view

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

Sen. Steve Daines, Montana Republican, speaks to reporters on the campus of Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on Friday, April 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) **FILE**

Daines raps Biden calling climate change a threat to U.S. ‘financial stability’: ‘Virtue signaling’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, right, as she arrives at the Scottish Parliament to deliver a speech in the debating chamber to mark the official start of the sixth session of Parliament, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday Oct. 2, 2021. (Jeff J Mitchell/PA via AP)

Queen Elizabeth reflects on ‘deep’ affection for Scotland

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Scotland's First Minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon poses for photographers, at Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sunday, May 9, 2021. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after Scotland’s pro-independence party won its fourth straight parliamentary election. Sturgeon said the election results proved a second independence vote for Scotland was “the will of the country.&quot; She said any London politician who stood in the way would be “picking a fight with the democratic wishes of the Scottish people.” (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Sturgeon: Scotland independence vote matter of when, not if

By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press

Sexton out, Alun Wyn Jones captain for Lions tour of SAfrica

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press