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Meghan responds to father probe reports; Hawks rout Hornets

Meghan says a letter with allegations against Thomas Markle went to London's Metropolitan Police in 2018, and the force says it is making internal enquiries.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMeghan has voiced deep distress over reports that her father, Thomas Markle, is under investigation in the Philippines over allegations he possessed child sexual abuse material.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThomas Markle denies it and calls the accusations sick lies.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMeghan says a letter with allegations against him went to London's Metropolitan Police in 2018 and was later shared with her.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Met says it is making internal enquiries to confirm that officers passed that letter on, and it is understood the force is not investigating Mr. Markle.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIn other news, Just Eat has apologised after AI made menu photos that included fried eggs and sausages floating in a glass of cola, labeled breakfast soda.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA scampi listing showed sushi. I have eaten in forty countries, and nobody ever served me a swimming egg.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe cola one is the only breakfast that comes with its own bubbles.

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  1. Harry and Meghan reportedly hate 'working members of royal family' · The Times
  2. Meghan caught in feud with Netflix's The Gentlemen · The Daily Beast
  3. Tiger Woods hits balls at a clinic; Spurs win; Hornets extend Miller · Yahoo Sports
  4. Hornets lock up Miller for five years; senior park rents double · New York Post
  5. Harry and Meghan back in England nearly two months, not as planned · Yahoo
  6. Meghan responds to claim; Venezuela, midterm headlines · The New York Times
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