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President Trump speaks to reporters at Glasgow Prestwick Airport on July 25, 2025 in Prestwick, Scotland. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Europe hide caption

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Trump is going to Scotland. The Epstein questions likely will follow him there

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U.K. high court says trans women don't meet definition of women under equalities law

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The prehistoric monument Stonehenge, near Amesbury in southern England, has long fascinated researchers and visitors. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Wicker Man, from 1973, was directed by Robin Hardy. BFA/Alamy Stock Photo hide caption

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'The Wicker Man' gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50

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This photo, purported to be of the Loch Ness Monster, was taken near Inverness, Scotland in 1934. One of the participants revealed on his deathbed that the pictures were staged. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks during a press conference in February at Bute House in Edinburgh. Sturgeon has been arrested by police investigating the finances of Scotland's pro-independence governing party. Jane Barlow/AP hide caption

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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, leaves Balmoral as it begins its journey to Edinburgh. Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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Voters arrive Thursday at the War Memorial building being used as a polling station in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire for Scotland's parliamentary election. Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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Supporters of Scottish independence gather at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn in August in Bannockburn, Scotland. The site is where the army of the king of Scots, Robert the Bruce, defeated the army of England's King Edward II in 1314 in the First War of Scottish Independence. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption

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Support For Scottish Independence Is Growing, Partly Due To U.K.'s COVID-19 Response

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Activists rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh in February in support of legislation for free period products. Scotland will make these products free to all who need them after lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that will require tampons and pads to be available in public places. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption

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Scottish Parliament member Monica Lennon (right) joins supporters of the Period Products bill she sponsored, at a rally outside Parliament in Edinburgh on Tuesday. The legislation would make Scotland the first country in the world to make products like pads and tampons freely available. Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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Scottish National Party leader and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is calling for a second referendum on Scottish independence, saying voters endorsed the idea during the U.K.'s recent elections. Sturgeon is seen here Thursday at Bute House in Edinburgh. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Scotland Seeks New Vote On Independence As U.K. Hurtles Toward Brexit

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gets off his election campaign bus — emblazoned with the slogan "Get Brexit Done" — to visit Washington, England, on Monday. Britain goes to the polls on Thursday. Ben Stansall/AP hide caption

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The mobile library travels on one of its routes on the Outer Hebrides island of Lewis and Harris. For isolated residents, seeing the mobile librarian is sometimes the only human contact they may have for days. Celeste Noche hide caption

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