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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…
César García, AP Colombia reporter, dies after illness at 61
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — César García, a veteran reporter for The Associated Press who ventured across Colombia to tell the story of the nation’s armed conflict, has died. He was 61.
Does God want Christians to be a ‘good guy with a gun’?
(RNS) — Does Jesus want you to own a gun?
Pandemic spells opportunity for marooned Coast Guard cadets
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Branyelle Carillo was facing the prospect of a summer marooned by the pandemic at the Coast Guard Academy in New London when she was called up for a mission: The U.S Coast Guard cutter Munr…
Hurricane Sally unleashes flooding along the Gulf Coast
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165 kph) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, swamping homes and trapping people in high water as…
Wall Street opens higher ahead of Fed statement
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street are opening higher Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy announcement. The S&P 500 is up 0.4%, led by Kate Spade owner Tapestry. Package delivery giant FedEx is also up o…
New Japanese Cabinet retains most key ministers
TOKYO (AP) — New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, elected by parliament on Wednesday after pledging to pursue his predecessor Shinzo Abe's policies, formed a 20-member Cabinet that retains many previous mini…
AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020
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The Latest: Mayor: Dozens have been rescued from flood homes
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Russian spymaster accuses US of fomenting Belarus protests
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's intelligence chief on Wednesday accused the United States of fomenting massive demonstrations against Belarus' authoritarian president that have entered their sixth week.
Hurricane Sally lumbers ashore in Alabama with heavy rain
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore in Alabama with 105 mph (165) winds Wednesday, shoving a surge of seawater onto the coast and bringing torrential rain that forecasters warned will cause dange…
Warnings as Lebanon misses government formation deadline
BEIRUT (AP) — France said on Wednesday it regretted that Lebanese political leaders have failed to form a new government in line with a commitment made to President Emmanuel Macron, but that it was not too late to …
The Latest: Section of Florida highway closed from Sally
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9 arrested in Bosnia over wartime killings of civilians
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Authorities in Bosnia on Wednesday arrested nine former Bosnian Serb military officers and troops who are suspected in the killing of 44 civilians during the 1992-95 Bosnian War.
West African leaders urge civilian rule in Mali within days
ABURI, Ghana (AP) — West African leaders have emphasized that Mali’s junta should nominate civilian transitional leaders within days to lead the nation toward elections, Ghana’s president said following a regional …
Palestinian refugee agency warns of instability amid crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is experiencing a financial crisis that could force it to halt some services to an already impoverished population of more than 5 million people, the head of t…