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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…
Asia Today: India has record spike of 95K new virus cases
NEW DELHI (AP) — India reported another record spike of 95,735 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours as the virus spreads beyond its major cities.
'Deadly stuff': Trump's own words bring focus back to virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Try as he might to change the subject, President Donald Trump can’t escape the coronavirus.
Book: Kim Jong Un told Trump about killing his uncle
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's comments about the threat from the novel coronavirus attracted widespread attention after excerpts from journalist Bob Woodward's book “Rage” were released. The excerpts a…
Asian stocks gain after Wall Street rebounds from tech slump
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets gained Thursday after Wall Street rebounded from a three-day slump for tech stocks.
Senate GOP's virus relief bill expected to fall in vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — A GOP coronavirus relief package faces dire prospects in a Senate test vote, and negotiators involved in recent efforts to strike a deal that could pass before the
Trump drilling reversal could boost coastal GOP senators
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With one stroke, President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal on offshore drilling this week has loosened a political vise that was tightening around three Republicans senators running for reelect…
China, others to be part of joint military drills in Russia
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese and Russian forces will take part in joint military exercises in southern Russia later this month along with troops from Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan and others, China’s defense …
Fugitive wanted in sheriff's deputy shooting captured
DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a man wanted in the recent shooting of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been captured.
University apologizes for setting up segregated online sites
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan-Dearborn issued an apology Wednesday for creating segregated online student “cafes,” one for white people and another for people of color, that it says were intende…
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Official claims pressure to alter Homeland Security intel
No virus aid before election? Pessimism before Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republican senators made pessimistic predictions Wednesday about securing a bipartisan coronavirus relief package before the
Officials: Man shot after encountering fugitive in Georgia
DALTON, Ga. (AP) — A man has been shot in northwest Georgia after encountering a Texas fugitive wanted in the recent shooting of a local sheriff’s deputy, authorities said Wednesday evening.
The Latest: L.A. officials walk back Halloween restrictions
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Country health officials have walked back some Halloween rules just a day after issuing orders that would have restricted trick-or-treating and other Halloween traditions because of the co…
A Mexican newspaper says a reporter slain, decapitated
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A newspaper reporter in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz was murdered and decapitated, his paper reported Wednesday.
Contraband-laden drone snags in prison net; 2 arrested
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A drone carrying marijuana, cigarette lighters and cellphones got caught in a net above a Mississippi prison fence, resulting in the arrest of two men, state corrections officials said Wednesd…