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is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city offers a wealth of historic attractions, of which York Minster is the most prominent, and a variety of cultural and sporting activities. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - Britain's Prince Andrew appears at the Royal Chapel at Windsor, following the death announcement of his father Prince Philip, April 11, 2021, in England. Prince Andrew has lost another ceremonial honor as groups throughout Britain cut ties to the royal disgraced by allegations of sexual misconduct. Councilors in the northern city of York on Wednesday night, April 27, 2022 voted unanimously to withdraw the prince’s status as a “freeman of the city.” The honor was awarded to Andrew in 1987 after Queen Elizabeth II made him the Duke of York. (Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Prince Andrew, foreground, walks in the procession ahead of Britain Prince Philip's funeral at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, April 17, 2021. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan gave the green light Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 to a lawsuit against Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre, who says he sexually abused her when she was 17.(Victoria Jones/Pool via AP, File)

Prince Andrew loses military roles, royal patronages, will defend sex charges ‘as private citizen’

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In this Sunday Feb. 21, 2021, file photo, the bust of York is seen on Mount Tabor in southeast Portland, Ore. Officials say the bust of York, commemorating an enslaved Black member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was toppled and damaged. A Portland Parks and Recreation spokesperson told KOIN 6 News that the bust of York was torn from its pedestal and significantly damaged Tuesday night, July 27, or early Wednesday. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP, File)

Statue of Black hero on Lewis & Clark trip toppled in Portland

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Ronald Greene smiles in an undated photo provided by his family. A Louisiana State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for kicking and dragging Greene, a handcuffed Black man whose in-custody death remains unexplained and the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. Body camera footage shows Master Trooper Kory York dragging Greene “on his stomach by the leg shackles” following a violent arrest and high-speed pursuit, according to internal State Police records obtained by The Associated Press. (Courtesy of the Greene family via AP)

AP: Trooper kicked, dragged Black man who died in custody

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A bust of York, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, is seen on Mount Tabor in southeast Portland, Ore., on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021. The statue appeared the day before. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)

Bust of Black hero of Lewis & Clark trip goes up in Portland

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FILE - In this March 5, 2018, file photo, a person photographs a shipwreck's remains after a nor'easter that battered the New England coast made it visible on Short Sands Beach in York, Maine. Researcher Stefan Claesson said in April 2020, that he believes the vessel is the Defiance, a sloop that washed ashore during a violent storm in 1769. The shipwreck, last exposed by the 2018 storm, reappears every few years due to natural ocean movements. (Deb Cram/Portsmouth Herald via AP, File)

Researcher believes he has ID’d shipwreck in Maine

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New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee (27), second from right with his back against the glass, celebrates with teammates, including defenseman Noah Dobson (8), left wing Michael Dal Colle (28), and center Derick Brassard (10) after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Uniondale, N.Y. The Islanders defeated the Avalanche 1-0 on Lee's game-winning goal. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Varlamov, Lee lead Islanders to 1-0 win over Avalanche

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Dozens of artificial turf bundles sit just off of the side of intersection of Route 30 and Loucks Mill Road, Tuesday September 24, 2019. Used artificial turf is expected to produce 1 million to 4 million tons of waste in the next 10 years, and it has nowhere to go, according to solid waste industry analysts. (Cameron Clark/York Daily Record via AP)

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo addresses a regional summit of governors on public health issues around cannabis and vaping, Thursday Oct. 17, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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In this July 20, 2019, photo, Wayne Scott Sr. talks with a volunteer at Lebanon Cemetery in North York, Pa. A recently launched community effort has helped community members find graves of their loved ones who have been buried at the largest black cemetery in York County. As years went by, those graves and many others in the cemetery were covered by dirt and overgrown grass, making it difficult for many to locate the resting places of their loved ones. (Matt Allibone/York Daily Record via AP)

People connect with family history in black cemetery

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In this May 15, 2019 photo, diver Bill Waldrop enters the water, part of a crew working on a project to reassess shipwrecks from the Revolutionary War in Yorktown, Va. For the first time in 30 years the group is actually diving on the wrecks in the York River. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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Artist colony in York will be oceanside ‘retreat’

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