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LONDON — Kensington Palace says Prince Harry, and his wife, the former actress Meghan Markle, will be touring Australia, Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga and New Zealand this fall.
The royal couple, now known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will be making the tour around the time of the Invictus Games in Sydney, which is set for Oct. 20-27.
Harry, a British military veteran who served in Afghanistan, created the Paralympic-style games as a way to inspire wounded soldiers toward recovery. About 550 competitors from 17 countries competed in 12 sports during the event in Canada last year.
The couple joined the pageantry Saturday of the annual Trooping the Color ceremony in London for the first time since their wedding three weeks ago. The event celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday.
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BOSTON — A federal appeals court says an insurance company must pick up Bill Cosby's tab to fight defamation lawsuits brought by women who accused him of sexual misconduct.
But the ruling by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston doesn't mean the insurance company, AIG, must pay any damages.
Cosby faces civil lawsuits alleging he defamed women when he accused them of lying about their allegations.
Cosby was convicted in April on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. The 80-year-old comedian is due to be sentenced in September and faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison.
Cosby has denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
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WASHINGTON — The stage set where Oprah Winfrey interviewed thousands of her television guests is now part of an exhibition at the Smithsonian.
The exhibit, “Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture,” opened Friday at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Winfrey toured the yearlong exhibit last week, and told “CBS This Morning” that she was honored by the exhibit and the response to it.
Her story is told through objects from her past on her journey to becoming a media powerhouse. Fans can also write what Winfrey's daytime talk show meant to them and how she influenced them.
The 64-year-old Winfrey previously donated $21 million dollars to the museum. However, Director Lonnie Bunch says that did not influence the decision to create the exhibit.
By The Associated Press
