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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…
AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean
SEPT. 11-17, 2020
Peru president faces impeachment vote amid pandemic turmoil
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra’s job is on the line Friday as opposition lawmakers push through an impeachment hearing criticized as a hasty and poorly timed ouster attempt in one of the count…
Asia slightly higher despite Wall Street slump, virus fears
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were slightly higher Friday despite some investor attention shifting again to the uncertainties in global economies amid the coronavirus pandemic, as reflected in the overnight fall on Wal…
The Latest: Sally speeding up, still dumping heavy rain
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Osaka says she's out of French Open with injured hamstring
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open because of an injured left hamstring.
Apprehensive Thais await major political rally in Bangkok
BANGKOK (AP) — A two-day rally planned this weekend is jangling nerves in Bangkok, with apprehension about how far student demonstrators will go in pushing demands for reform of Thailand’s monarchy and how the auth…
Trump heats up culture war in appeal to Wisconsin voters
MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump stepped up his rhetoric Thursday on cultural issues, aiming to boost enthusiasm among rural Wisconsin voters as he tries to repeat his path to victory four years ago.
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Sept. 11-17, 2020
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad
Bolivia's acting leader drops out of presidential election
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Interim President Jeanine Áñez on Thursday dropped out of Bolivia's presidential election scheduled for Oct. 18, saying she wanted to avoid dividing the votes of people who oppose returning t…
The Latest: Biden says Russia will pay for election meddling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Police: Man picked up gun before Los Angeles deputies fired
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two deputies told investigators they fatally shot a Black man in South Los Angeles after he picked up a handgun he’d dropped during a struggle with one of them, authorities said Thursday.
At town hall, Biden blasts Trump's 'criminal' virus response
MOOSIC, Pa. (AP) — Joe Biden on Thursday went after President Donald Trump again and again over his handling of COVID-19, calling Trump's downplaying of the pandemic “criminal” and his administration “totally irres…
The Latest: Calif requires workers comp for virus infection
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California companies must pay workers compensation benefits to any employees that become infected with the coronavirus and they must warn employees of any potential exposure to the virus under …
The Latest: New tropical depression forms in the Gulf
Here are the latest developments on tropical weather: