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13 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Prince Andrew will no longer hold military titles or royal patronages, as fallout from his alleged ties to convicted sexual predators Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell continues.
Earlier this week, a U.S. judge rejected Andrew's attempt to dismiss the civil lawsuit brought against him by Virginia Giuffre, claiming he sexually abused her when she was 17.
'With The Queen’s approval and agreement, The Duke of York's military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen,' Buckingham Palace said in a statement Thursday.
'The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen,' the statement added.

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The frog is approx 1 to 1.5 inches long with distinctive black eyes, which researchers say are rare among tree frogs in Central America. The Greta Thunberg’s rainfrog spends a majority of its life in the leafy structure of bromeliads where they sleep, mate, & lay their eggs.
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For the 6th year in a row, the world’s oceans saw their highest temperature on record in 2021, according to research published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.
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Bill Gates is just as confused as you are about being the center of many COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories.
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