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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…
India asks China to pull back troops, arms in Ladakh region
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s defense minister said Thursday the country faces challenges in its border dispute with China and urged Beijing to sincerely implement an understanding they reached previously to completely …
Hurricane Teddy strengthens to a Category 2 storm over the open Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Teddy strengthens to a Category 2 storm over the open Atlantic.
Germany apologizes for past military anti-gay discrimination
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's defense minister is apologizing for decades of discrimination against gay servicepeople in the military until a change of policy in 2000.
Novichok-tinged bottle found in Navalny's room: colleagues
MOSCOW (AP) — Colleagues of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that a bottle of water with a trace of the Novichok nerve agent was found in his hotel room after his poisoning.
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Woman, 3 suspected rebels killed in Kashmir fighting
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three suspected rebels and a 45-year-old woman were killed Thursday during a gunbattle between government forces and anti-India rebels in disputed Kashmir, officials said, triggering anti-Ind…
UN report 'extremely concerned' about Burundi's new leader
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A United Nations commission of inquiry on Burundi says it is “extremely concerned" that new President Evariste Ndayishimiye has appointed senior officials who face international sanctions for al…
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Tough test for tough times: US Open at haunting Winged Foot
When golfers fall asleep imagining how they’d play this course or that, they’re almost never dreaming about Winged Foot. That includes Tiger Woods. The place is a nightmare for him, too.
The Latest: Sally weakens to depression; still dumping rain
Here are the latest developments on tropical weather:
Drone Delay at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO (AP) — Umpires hastily cleared the field during a game between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night when a small drone flew into Wrigley Field over the bleachers and landed on the grass…
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Brazil general named health minister after months as interim
SAO PAULO (AP) — Gen. Eduardo Pazuello on Wednesday became Brazil’s third health minister during the coronavirus pandemic, after nearly four months holding the position on an interim basis and almost 120,000 COVID-…
US envoy leading second recent high-level visit to Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A senior U.S. State Department official is arriving in Taiwan on Thursday for a three-day visit, prompting a threat of possible retaliation from China.
After Sally: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally's rains threatened more misery for parts of the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama on Thursday, as the storm's remnants continued to dump heavy rains inland…