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He was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019, and had announced his candidacy for the 2029 presidential elections. But Ekrem İmamoğlu is now behind bars, and his trial, on charges including fraud and ...

Olympic soccer star Sophia Smith‘s parents, Mollie and Kenny Smith, were once college athletes but specialized in sports other than soccer. Smith’s dad played basketball at the University of Wyoming, ...

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Beth Diana Smith is accomplished interior designer with a number of accolades under her belt—like participating in the esteemed Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse in New York and Palm Beach, ...