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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have this week been visiting towns and cities across the U.K. to thank frontline workers who risked their lives during the pandemic. However, as they visited Scotland yesterday questions began to mount about whether they were allowed to cross the border under coronavirus rules. And today the criticism grew sharper still as the royal train pulled into Cardiff, in Wales, where a minister in the Welsh government suggested ordinary people might see the visit as an excuse to flout the restrictions....

Simon Case was the Duke of Cambridge’s private secretary until the prime minister asked to borrow his services in May. Johnson had to personally ring William to ask for the secondment, which was originally supposed to be temporary, Sky News reported. However, Case was today named the new cabinet secretary and head of the U.K. Civil Service. Johnson said in a statement: “Simon will make a fantastic cabinet secretary and head of the Civil Service....

In an interview with the Australian Women’s Weekly given to mark the queen’s Platinum Jubilee during a tour of the country last month, Princess Anne commented on her mother’s “extraordinary perspective” on world events and her long lasting “style.” Anne is herself known for her clothes—constantly re-wearing pieces from her wardrobe sometimes four decades apart. “The queen and I had a discussion the other day about the difference between fashion and style,” the princess said....

Datie Priest, Ed.D., principal of Hazelwood Elementary School in Lawrence County, is accused of crossing a line while administering corporal punishment to a third-grade student, according to a letter obtained by local station WAFF from the district attorney. On two occasions, she allegedly struck the student with a wooden paddle, 10 times in a row and five times in a row, respectively. Corporal punishment against students is legal in Alabama, but Lawrence County Schools Superintendent Jon Bret Smith wrote in the letter that Priest’s actions went too far....

In recent years contraband cell phones have become a hot commodity in prisons across the country—and they’re posing a serious threat to security, authorities say, especially as phones get smaller and offer technologically advanced features. “It’s something we’re all looking into,” says Moriarty, who has fielded more than 600 cell-phone smuggling cases in the past three years. In Florida, which has the country’s third-largest prison system, 109 cell phones have been confiscated over the past year, a 25-30 percent increase from the previous year, and the number is expected to keep growing, according to George Sapp, Florida’s assistant secretary for institutions....

Researchers at Virginia Tech (VT) found that low contract tracing app adoption rates may be partly due to privacy concerns. Six in ten Americans believe if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone it would not make much of a difference in limiting the spread of the virus, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted in April. Approximately 54% of the public surveyed also believe it is unacceptable for the government to track the location of those who have tested positive for COVID-19....

While many people in America have lost jobs, or had their hours and pay reduced because of coronavirus, a minor league player whos contract is between $46,000 to $91,799 will receive $275 per day during the shutdown, according to the Associated Press. In a 30-day period, that equals $8,250 for one month—not bad for those on the lowest pay scale. Some Major League Baseball (MLB) veterans will make $4,775 per day, or roughly $143,000 per month while in shutdown mode....

MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2013 His death was confirmed by Yves Theriault, who made a documentary about the gravelly voiced, tough-talking wrestler few years ago. Vachon died in his died in his sleep Thursday at his home in Nebraska.Vachon was known for tough talk and a deep gravelly voice, has died at the age of 84. "He was a man who loved his sport very, very much," Theriault said Thursday....

Add Procter & Gamble to the list of those concerned. On behalf of its Crest toothpaste brand, the company on Friday canceled its league-wide initiative for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, according to a CBS Sports report. The idea was to have one player from each team serve as an “ambassador” of the campaign by engaging in different forms of social media, according to the report, and those players were notified of the cancelation....

Paul Ewell was a professor of management, business and economics at Virginia Wesleyan, as well as the dean of the university’s global campus. The university said in a statement posted on its website that Ewell resigned his position as dean of the global campus last week and also resigned as a professor by Monday. In the private Facebook post obtained by The Virginian-Pilot, Ewell began by asking those who had voted for Biden to either unfriend him or tell him they were Democrats so that he could do the unfriending himself....

On Friday, Creighton University religion professor Zachary Smith responded to an article from the Omaha World-Herald called “‘Back the Blue’ rally in Omaha to show support for law enforcement.” “Lemme fix this headline for you … ‘White supremacist rally in Omaha to showcase Midwestern racism,’” Smith replied, according to the Omaha World-Herald. Smith’s tweet was surfaced by Tyler Henningson, the president of the Creighton College Republicans chapter. Henningson described the tweet as “morally repugnant,” in a statement released by the organization....

Gordon Klein, who teaches financial analysis, law, and public policy at UCLA, filed a lawsuit Monday claiming that he suffered financially and emotionally because of the incident. Although he retained his position, Klein alleged he was dropped from consulting jobs at law firms and other corporations and that his reputation was tarnished as a result. Klein discussed his reasons for suing the school with a post on the website “Common Sense with Bari Weiss” and said he was seeking unspecified damages “not only to correct the tortures he had endured but also to protect academic freedom....

Prolia interferes with the interaction between the RANKL and RANK proteins. Specifically, Prolia is a RANKL inhibitor that prevents RANKL’s ability to attach with RANK. This is thought to block osteoclast activity. Osteoclasts are bone cells that play a role in breaking down bones. Prolia is available as a prescription subcutaneous (under the skin) injection. What Is Prolia Used For? Prolia is used as a medication option for osteoporosis. It’s also used to improve bone mass in people receiving specific breast or prostate cancer treatments....

The color revelation was a talking point on the pair’s “Condo Dreams” episode, which showed the brothers helping to flip an apartment for future sale. This means they redesign in aim to bring a higher value to the property so, though money is spent on renovations, the profit from selling the home is higher. In looking over the home, the Property Brothers called out a yellow wall and revealed yellow just doesn’t sell....

Proscenic’s M7 Pro vacuums our medium pile carpet well and cleans up any crumbs dropped in the kitchen. It can also mop, though it gets the most use in our home in vacuum mode. You can control the robot vacuum with the app, by pushing a button, with Alexa or with the included remote control. Battery life is good, cleaning power is excellent, and with the optional dust collector, you don’t need to empty the vacuum manually as often....

Nye County District Attorney Angela Bello said Monday that the sheriff’s office has submitted a potential charge in the case, and a prosecutor is considering either a count of unlawful use of cocaine, a count of being under the influence of a controlled substance, or forgoing charges altogether. MORE: Lamar Odom’s career in photos Bello said a decision will be made after her office conducts a weeks-long investigation into the incident....

The Dodgers’ Corey Seager, the new No. 1 in our updated Top 50 prospect rankings, is no slouch, but he doesn’t have the elite tools of the guys (Kris Bryant, Carlos Correa, Bryon Buxton), who ranked ahead of him earlier in the year. What Seager does have is a plus bat, which profiles him as an All-Star caliber offensive contributor if he can stick at shortstop in the bigs. Even if he has to move to third, he should have a lot of value as a guy who can hit for both average and power....

More than a week after Floyd’s death in police custody on May 25, the focus of many protests shifted to memorializing Floyd, who was eulogized by Reverend Al Sharpton in Minneapolis and remembered in another ceremony in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday. “There have been protests all over the world. Some have looted and done other things, and none of us in this family condones looting or violence,” Sharpton said during Thursday’s memorial service....

One image showed a police car ablaze while others show flares littered across the streets as smoke fills the air and masses of people shouted in Dutch. One user posted a video featuring the sounds of “explosions and gunfire.” These protests trail an announcement last Friday that the government intended to implement a partial lockdown amid a recent surge. The seven-day average for new COVID cases jumped by nearly 1,000 percent from the rate reported by Our World in Data on October 1 to the current rate as of November 18....