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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…
Mayors vow to launch guaranteed income programs across US
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A growing number of mayors across the country support giving cash to low-income families with no restrictions on how they can spend it — part of a growing movement to establish a guarantee…
The end of the line is watery for reef-to-be rail cars
WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — Barges dumped old rail cars into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday as part of New York's efforts to build artificial reefs that attract fish and divers.
Rochester cops clear Daniel Prude protesters from city hall
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Rochester police dispersed demonstrators from in front of City Hall on Wednesday morning as protests over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude continued.
The Latest: Trump team says Dems eroding trust in vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
Federal Reserve adjusts inflation target, rate unchanged
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve adjusted its inflation target to seek price increases above 2% annually, a move that will likely keep interest rates low for years to come.
Federal judge awards $440,000 in forced catheterization suit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge has approved legal settlements totaling $440,000 for people in South Dakota who were subjected to forced catheterizations to check for drug use.
The Latest: Sally weakens to tropical storm on Gulf Coast
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Appeals court commutes death sentence of Texas inmate
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ highest criminal court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of a Mexican man after agreeing with findings that he was ineligible to be executed because of an intellectual disability.
Family of UPS driver slain in police shootout files lawsuit
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A family is suing over the fatal December shooting of a Florida UPS driver who was taken hostage by two robbers and killed in a torrent of gunfire after he and the suspects got stuck in…
More than 200 naked inmates on run in Uganda after jailbreak
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan forces are searching for more than 200 naked inmates who escaped jail, broke into an armory, then stripped and fled into a remote wilderness area in the country's northeast.
Ex-Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty to federal tax charge
CHICAGO (AP) — Former longtime Illinois state Sen. Terry Link pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal tax charge.
The Latest: Gov: Parts of Alabama seeing historic flooding
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Doubts persist at start of NYC's hybrid school year
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's already-
More than 20 workers hurt in crane accident in Austin, Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two cranes collided Wednesday at a construction site in Austin, Texas, causing one of them to partially collapse and injuring at least 22 workers who were sent scrambling for safety, authoritie…
Amazon Indigenous group patrols to expel invading loggers
ALTO RIO GUAMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — A bit after sunrise, dozens of Indigenous Tembé men began preparing for the important day ahead. They danced, chanted and donned matching black T-shirts before set…