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France’s Elysee Palace says former Beatle Paul McCartney has been decorated with the legion of honor for services to music. The Legion of Honor is France’s highest honor. On Saturday the presidential office said that seventy-year-old McCartney — who sang and co-wrote hits like “Hey Jude” and “Yesterday” — was decorated at the rank of officer by French President Francois ... Read More »

Kate Winslet and Kenneth Branagh will be honored by Queen Elizabeth II on her birthday. They are among other notables in the Queen’s Birthday Honors list. Kate Winslet, an Oscar-winning actress will be named as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Kenneth Branagh will receive a knighthood. Winslet said the Queen’s honor made her “very proud ... Read More »

The police and the army have said that they have found a bomb in an Ireland bus and has been made safe. The bomb was detected and was defused just hours before the Queen’s arrival in Dublin. The device was found in the luggage compartment of a bus traveling on the outskirts of Maynooth in County Kildare west of Dublin, ... Read More »