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FILE- Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, meets volunteer first responders from the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, on April 17, 2026.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Department of Justice says Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor after arrest for having child sexual abuse material.

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Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor after arrest for having child sexual abuse material, DOJ says

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