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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
Kentucky city prepares for Breonna Taylor announcement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials in Kentucky’s largest city were preparing Tuesday for more protests and possible unrest as the public nervously awaits the state attorney general’s announcement about whether he wil…
The Latest: France warns against US-China dominance
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In UN speech, Duterte defends drug war but tempers tone
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte defended his drug crackdown, dismissed criticism from human rights advocates and underscored his country's claims in the South China Sea as the sometimes …
UK's Johnson warns coronavirus curbs to last through winter
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed Tuesday for a “spirit of togetherness” as he unveiled a series of new restrictions on everyday life to suppress a dramatic spike in new coronavirus cases.
California accepts petition to protect western Joshua tree
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The western Joshua tree will be considered for protection under the California Endangered Species Act because of threats from climate change and habitat destruction, the state Fish and Gam…
Parents tackle man accused of spying on girl in bathroom
DUNCAN, S.C. (AP) — A group of parents tackled and restrained a registered sex offender accused of spying on a 15-year-old girl in the women’s bathroom of a South Carolina Cracker Barrel restaurant over the weekend…
Italian prosecutor: 'Ndrangheta is top crime group in West
ROME (AP) — Italy’s top anti-mafia prosecutor said Tuesday the country's ‘Ndrangheta mob was “the most important criminal organization in the Western world,” as preliminary hearings in the biggest ever trial agains…
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire's growth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire to make an unprecedented run through Southern California mountains and eventually find fuel in ol…
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China, top global emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop adding to the global warming problem by 2060.
Jailed Morocco journalist probed by court on rape charge
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan journalist and human rights activist held by authorities for weeks on charges of undermining state security, receiving foreign funding and rape, appeared before an investigating jud…
Election 2020-Debate, ADVISORY
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As US struggles, Africa's COVID-19 response is praised
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent." Then he quoted Ghana's first president, Kwam…
New Hampshire white nationalist on trial over rape threats
CONCORD, N.H (AP) — A white nationalist who rose to prominence during a deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, went on trial Tuesday on federal charges of threatening to rape the wife of a man who was part…