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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…
Trump pledges woman for court, pushes Senate to move on pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday promised to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Repu…
US declares all U.N. sanctions on Iran have been restored, but rest of world vows to ignore it
WASHINGTON (AP) — US declares all U.N. sanctions on Iran have been restored, but rest of world vows to ignore it.
Deadly party shooting adds new layer to Rochester's grief
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Already roiled by this month's revelation of Daniel Prude's police suffocation death, the city of Rochester, New York, was further traumatized Saturday when gunfire at a backyard party killed…
Police: The two victims who were killed in a shooting early Saturday in Rochester, N.Y., were not the intended targets.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Police: The two victims who were killed in a shooting early Saturday in Rochester, N.Y., were not the intended targets.
UN General Assembly, ADVISORY
In 2020, which marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the annual high-level meeting of world leaders around the U.N. General Assembly will be very different from years past because of the coronavirus pan…
Arizona Senate race could play crucial role in confirmation
PHOENIX (AP) — If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, shrinking the GOP's Senate majority at a crucial moment and complicating the path to confirmat…
Trump backs proposed TikTok deal with Oracle, Walmart
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he's given his “blessing” to a proposed deal between Oracle and Walmart for the U.S. operations of TikTok, the Chinese-owned app he's targeted for national secur…
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GOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators weighing what to do about the vacancy on the Supreme Court are facing questions about their own past comments amid complaints by Democrats that their views have shifted with ch…
Kansas Senate debate sees clashes on Supreme Court, climate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican nominee for Kansas' open Senate seat called Saturday for quick action to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and dismissed his Democratic opponent's disavow…
Maine Sen. Collins says Supreme Court vacancy should be filled 'by the President who is elected on November 3rd'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Sen. Collins says Supreme Court vacancy should be filled 'by the President who is elected on November 3rd.'
Virus measures targeted by protesters despite case spikes
LONDON (AP) — Demonstrators took the streets of London, Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday to protest coronavirus restrictions, decrying how the measures have affected daily life even with infection rates rising…
Slovenia celebrates likely 1-2 Tour de France victory
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Just minutes after two Slovenian riders effectively sealed their first and second places in the Tour de France on Saturday, the president of Slovenia declared it a historic day for the ti…
'We (Heart) You RBG': NY celebrates Ginsburg, homegrown icon
NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life is being celebrated in her native New York City with plans for a statue, landmarks lit in blue and impromptu memorials at her childhood home in Brook…