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Buckingham Palace on Friday released two new official portraits from King Charles III’s coronation, including one in which he posed with Prince William and Prince George, the next two men in line for the throne.The second portrait showed Charles and Queen Camilla with their eight Pages of Honour, which included George and Camilla’s three grandsons and great-nephew, and their Ladies in Attendance – Camilla’s sister Annabel Elliot and her friend the Marchioness of Lansdowne.Charles became king immediately after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II in September after 70 years on the throne but was officially crowned last Saturday in…

The New York Yankees recently announced a new partnership with GameOn Technology that aims to help sports fans have authentic conversational experiences.The intelligent chat platform powered by GameOn will make purchasing tickets to sports events around the world easier. As it relates to the Yankees, fans inside Yankee Stadium will have direct access to the AI-enabled chatbot.The chat will act as a virtual concierge and will be able to provide answers to many frequently asked questions baseball fans would have during their visit to the Bronx stadium.  A general view of an empty Yankee Stadium is shown as the game…

This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions.kevin rooseOur Uber is going to get here in four minutes.casey newtonPerfect.kevin rooseAnd that will be my second Uber of the day —casey newtonDo you Uber hear from your house?kevin roose— to the place where I catch the self-driving car. Yes. Do we want to share our ride and save $3? I personally don’t.casey newtonCan you imagine? You’re trying to get to work and two…

Bernard Friel/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesNational park tourism is booming. But an idyllic adventure into the great outdoors can be derailed by overlooking an important aspect of trip planning: advance permits and reservations.Some of the most frequently visited parks require people to book ahead for access to popular attractions such as heavily trafficked hikes, roads and campgrounds. Some require advance tickets for full park entry.This means travelers can’t necessarily bank on showing up spontaneously to a national park and getting the experience they desire. Fail to secure this paperwork, which is typically free but can carry a processing…

SAN DIEGO — In the vast migrant camp that sprung up this week on a patch of U.S. soil between Tijuana and San Diego, a striking system of order has emerged, even as anxiety and uncertainty swell.The Africans in the camp — from Ghana, Somalia, Kenya, Guinea, Nigeria — have one leader, a tall Somali man, who communicates with aid groups about how many blankets, diapers and sanitary pads they need that day. The Colombians have their own leader, as do the Afghans, the Turkish and the Haitians.Stuck in the same holding pattern as thousands of other migrants in cities…

A new report on evictions in British Columbia, billed as the first of its kind, has painted yet another bleak picture of the province’s rental market. Vancouver’s First United Church surveyed 443 people who had recently been evicted for everything from cause to “Landlord use,” a legal provision for cases where the landlord claims they or a close family member intends to move in.Among the most sobering findings were how many evictees were left homeless. 2:05 Surrey tenants facing 40% rent increase or eviction Among all respondents, 27 per cent said they hadn’t found a new home. Among people of…

As the war enters its 444th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Conflict Moscow acknowledged that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine’s ruined eastern city of Bakhmut, in a retreat that the head of Russia’s Wagner private army called a “rout”. The Ukrainian military said in a daily update that Russia was focusing its efforts near Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka in eastern Ukraine. “The enemy carried out 36 attacks in these directions in the last 24 hours,” it said. Russian-installed officials in the…

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STOCKHOLM: European Union ministers on Friday (May 12) backed reducing the bloc’s economic dependence on China but will now have to figure out how to make that a reality, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Borrell said foreign ministers gave broad backing to a plan to adjust policy on China to place greater emphasis on its role as a political rival, while continuing also to see Beijing both as a partner on global issues and an economic competitor. “Colleagues welcomed the paper that we presented. They agree on the basic lines of this re-calibration of our strategy on China,” Borrell…

Love is the most precious thing in this world-it doesn’t know boundaries in the animal kingdom. When it comes to the more advanced human race, it gets sophisticated in such a way that many put a lot of resources in pursuit of love. Indeed, we often try to find love and affection in our lifetime and form our own families with the people we meet. Sometimes it takes more than mere conduct or actions to communicate to the other party our intentions and plans in the long run, but we continue to show what we intend to do or have…