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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…
Victim beaten after asking unmasked man to socially distance
WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — A 70-year-old man was beaten after he asked a man who wasn't wearing a mask to practice social distancing inside a central Florida gas station, police said.
American could face fine over local virus spike in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Officials in southern Germany are considering imposing hefty fines against a 26-year-old American woman linked to a cluster of coronavirus cases in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in…
Scientists focusing on climate issues claim 3 Balzan prizes
MILAN (AP) — Three scientists focusing on climate issues were among the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize, which recognizes scholarly and scientific achievements, organizers said Monday.
Officials: 3 dead, 3 wounded in violent rampage in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman killed two people and wounded three others in a series of shootings and carjackings that ended with a high-speed chase as he fled police. He ultimately wrecked the car he stole and …
Nvidia to buy UK chip giant Arm Holdings for $40 billion
LONDON (AP) — U.S. graphics chip maker Nvidia said it plans to buy U.K.-based Arm Holdings in a deal worth up to $40 billion, in a move that would create a global powerhouse in the industry.
Pandemic vs. pandemic: COVID-19 hampers fight against HIV
As COVID-19 swept through the South, Mel Prince watched with alarm as some of the HIV positive patients she helps in the rural Black Belt stopped showing up for lab tests and doctor's visits.
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The Latest: Major economies shrink amid COVID-19 pandemic
PARIS (AP) — A global development agency said the world’s 20 major industrialized nations have seen their economies shrink in an unprecedented manner between April and June amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
UN rights chief decries racism in US, keeps eye on Hong Kong
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief appealed Monday for “urgent and profound action to combat systemic racism” in the United States, and encouraged Hong Kong authorities to “monitor closely” the enforcement o…
Gulf Coast residents brace for Sally, possible new hurricane
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Storm-weary Gulf Coast residents prepared for a new weather onslaught Monday as Tropical Storm Sally slowly churned toward them, with forecasters predicting landfall as a hurricane.
Global shares mostly rise as investors look ahead to Fed
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares mostly rose Monday, continuing a period of increased volatility, as traders awaited cues from the U.S. central bank later in the week.
A family struggle as pandemic worsens food insecurity
NEW YORK (AP) — At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic this spring, Sharawn Vinson often woke up crying. A recurring thought was making the unemployed single mother desperate: That her kids could go hungry.
UK tests if COVID-19 vaccines might work better inhaled
LONDON (AP) — British scientists are beginning a small study comparing how two experimental coronavirus vaccines might work when they are inhaled by people instead of being injected.
UK's Johnson faces opposition to rewriting EU divorce deal
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson was trying to dampen down growing opposition on Monday to his plan to unilaterally rewrite Britain’s divorce deal with the European Union, after his former attorney genera…