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Cambridgeshire, England

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023

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Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

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RSPCA's 'thinnest dog' Peanut ready for forever home • Feb. 18, 2025, 10:28 PM ET (BBC)

Huntingdon Oxfam volunteers open new charity bookshop • Feb. 17, 2025, 2:04 AM ET (BBC)

Watch: 'Reckless' driver sends moped rider flying through air in Cambridgeshire town • Feb. 6, 2025, 1:40 AM ET (The Telegraph)

Cambridgeshire wind-farm turbine bursts into flames • Feb. 2, 2025, 6:50 AM ET (The Telegraph)

Starling murmuration filmed in Cambridgeshire by drone operator • Jan. 29, 2025, 3:21 AM ET (BBC)

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River Ouse, Cambridgeshire, England

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