The Duchess of Sussex was accused of “always having someone in her sights” by her then Kensington Palace press secretary Jason Knauf. The allegations emerged just days before Meghan and Prince Harry’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey is due to be broadcast on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Meghan and Harry’s spokesperson said: “The duchess is saddened by this latest attack on her character, particularly as someone who has been the target of bullying herself and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma....

Susanna Reid of Good Morning Britain said that Meghan Markle is becoming “increasingly hard to defend” after the U.K. breakfast time show aired a trailer of the upcoming interview. “Now, the last time we saw…,” Reid paused, before clearing her throat and saying: “So slightly discombobulated… the last time we saw Meghan on a chat show she was doing the big reveal on Oprah,” Reid said, when discussing the DeGeneres interview on Thursday’s episode of the ITV show....

The publication of Tom Bower’s Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors has attracted considerable attention in Britain where it was released on Thursday. Serialized extracts of the biography, written by the author who was labeled the “Witchfinder General” by the Daily Mail, made sensational claims such as Queen Elizabeth II allegedly telling a close aide “thank goodness Meghan isn’t coming” to Prince Philip’s funeral, and that the royal was envious of Kate Middleton....

The Duchess of Sussex faced seeing their identities made public in her privacy and copyright battle with the Mail on Sunday. Meghan gave a statement to the High Court claiming the newspaper only wanted to name them as part of a “vicious” campaign for “clickbait” headlines. Judge Mark Warby today agreed the names could be kept confidential for the time being ahead of the full trial, expected next year....

Samantha Markle, Meghan’s half-sister on her father’s side, first brought a lawsuit against the duchess in Florida in March 2022, with the complaint that the royal had defamed her during her interview with Winfrey and in statements supplied to Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, authors of the biography Finding Freedom. The alleged defamatory statements include Meghan’s description of herself as an “only child” to Winfrey, that she only met Samantha Markle a “handful of times” and that Markle changed her name back to her maiden name only after Meghan’s relationship with Prince Harry became public knowledge....

As a result, Tucker’s name was heavily connected to two of college football’s most high-profile openings at USC and LSU. But now, it appears as though he’ll be staying in East Lansing for the foreseeable future. According to a report from the Detroit Free-Press, Michigan State is working up a contract extension that would run for 10 years and pay the 49-year-old $95 million during that span. MORE: College Football Playoff chairman explains decision to rank Michigan over Michigan State...

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff alleged that funds for Donald Trump’s inauguration may have been misused and cited Trump family tensions in her 2020-release Melania and Me. The former Vogue staffer, who was dropped from her first lady advisory role in February 2018, says the claims are based on receipts and covert recordings of Melania Trump. In an arguably unprecedented move, the DOJ sued the former volunteer adviser, alleging in a 16-page lawsuit that she had breached a non-disclosure agreement....

The Australian federal government designated Melbourne as a hotspot, which gives the area access to supplementary federal aid and resources, the Associated Press reported. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that 218 military personnel would be stationed in Victoria and extra vaccine doses would be sent to the state. “Unless something changes, this will be increasingly uncontrollable,” Victoria Acting Premier James Merlino said. Melbourne and Victoria residents will only be able to leave their homes to purchase food and essentials, receive vaccine doses, access or administer care, work or study if it requires leaving the house and exercise....

While most adults who reach a certain stage of their life are still wishing and dreaming that they are able to witness a match in the World Cup, Imran Zakaria and Lauren Hoh who are 16 and 12 respectively can already say that they have done that. Of course being able to witness the opening match of the World Cup will be an abiding memory for all time but the duo were in Moscow for more than just being spectator....

The tournament, originally scheduled for June 4-7, will be played without fans at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, because of concerns over surging coronavirus cases in the state and across the country. But it still attracted a significant field as players ramp up for the PGA Championship in August. Most eyes in the early rounds were on Woods, who last played in a PGA Tour event on Feb....

Then, a fight broke out. And by fight, I mean it was an all-out brawl. MORE: SN All-Americans | Bowl schedule | 39 bowls, 39 questions Both teams were throwing punches, with players landing hits to the face, tackling each other and stomping each other. BYU’s Kai Nacua took a punch directly to his left cheek, splitting it open. Nacua later ran and punched a Memphis player in the back of the head....

The Tigers will have to replace some offensive playmakers to do that, but the fact Norvell decided to stay in Memphis rather than take a Power 5 job shows he has faith in this program. MORE: 2018 Group of 5 conference primer Memphis fell out of Sporting News’ updated way-too-early top 25, but they’re in prime position for another successful season in 2018. Here’s a closer look at the Tigers’ outlook coming out of the spring:...

The video sees a group of young adults walking away from the pool area, carrying their towels, as the hotel manager, wearing a suit, walks alongside the pool. Suddenly, two men in the group drop their things, turn to face the manager, and grab him. The manager falls to the ground and is grabbed by his arms and legs and taken towards the pool. Two other men from the group then rush to the manager and help push him in....

Two monkeypox-related deaths were reported from Spain on July 29 and 30, marking what were reported to be the first monkeypox deaths in Europe in the current outbreak. As of August 2 there had been a total of 25,391 confirmed monkeypox cases around the world according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with very few deaths outside of Africa where the disease is endemic. Up to now there have been at least four monkeypox-related deaths outside of Africa: Two in Spain, one in Brazil, and one in India....

Get odds on Monaco winning Ligue 1 Leonardo Jardim’s side stormed to the Ligue 1 title last season, with many players catching the eye of foreign clubs. Unsurprisingly, their players have been targeted by many of Europe’s financial heavyweights, but though they have managed to thus far stave off offers for the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Fabinho, three key figures have left. The latest of these was Benjamin Mendy, whose €57m (£52m) move to Manchester City made him not only Monaco’s most expensive sale of the summer, but the most expensive defender of all time....

Meningococcal disease isn’t very common in the United States. A study conducted between 2011 and 2015 suggests that fewer than 1 in every 100,000 people contracted it. The condition commonly strikes when children are less than age 1 or during adolescence (adolescents range from age 10 to 19). In some cases, this disease can become very serious and life-threatening. Fortunately, a vaccine can protect against this disease and its more serious consequences....

Away at Yankee Stadium, the Black and Gold conceded twice as they were handed a 2-0 defeat but a 4-1 win in the first leg was enough to send them through to the final on a 4-3 aggregate. Ghana defender Mensah was in the thick of affairs on Sunday as he deflected an Andraz Struna shot into his own net for the second goal, seemingly giving the Blues a lifeline on 53 minutes....

About 1 in 5 U.S. adults—almost 50 million Americans—are living with a mental illness. Unfortunately, more than 27 million of them are not receiving any treatment. However, thanks to the Internet and other resources, counseling is more accessible than ever before. You can find help at your job, school, healthcare provider’s office, community center, or online. This article discusses types of counseling, costs, and who can benefit from this service....

Amichai Perlman, PhD, PharmD, a pharma domain expert at K Health, says that the drug works by mimicking RNA building blocks to stop the virus from replicating itself. “RNA is the genetic material used by the coronavirus as the blueprint for buildings its proteins," Perlman tells Verywell. “When Molnupiravir is introduced into the coronavirus RNA, it causes a massive number of errors in the genetic material thereby blocking the ability to build proteins and replicate....