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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…
Official claims pressure to alter Homeland Security intel
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Homeland Security official said in a whistleblower complaint that he was pressured by more senior officials to suppress facts in intelligence reports that President Donald Trump mi…
Florida governor vetoes bill because of liquid nicotine ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill to raise the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 because it would have also banned the sale of flavored liquid nicotine products used in vaping…
Judge OKs evidence in deadly crash involving ex-astronaut
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama prosecutors can use evidence collected by police after a former NASA astronaut crashed into another car while driving on a rural road more than four years ago, killing two girls, a j…
Palestinian FM urges Arab states to dismiss Israel-UAE deal
CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister Wednesday called on Arab states to dismiss a deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize relations, describing the agreement scheduled to be finalized…
3 killed in plane crash were Tennessee National Guard
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three people killed in a small plane crash near a Tennessee airport were National Guard members, an official said Wednesday.
Trump plans for Nevada rallies conflict with virus limits
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump's plans to hold weekend rallies in Las Vegas and Reno are in jeopardy after local officials warned they would violate Nevada's ban on gatherings of more than 50 people becaus…
West Virginia hospital settles whistleblower suit for $50M
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A financially strapped West Virginia hospital has agreed to pay the federal government $50 million to resolve claims that it improperly issued payments and kickbacks to physicians under the…
New fire breaks out in crowded refugee camp on Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire struck again Wednesday night in Greece's notoriously overcrowded refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, a day after a blaze swept through it and left thousands in need of emergency shelter…
Crypt reopens, honors 2 figures key to Notre Dame Cathedral
PARIS (AP) — The crypt under the plaza in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, spared during the 2019 fire that devastated the medieval edifice, reopened to the public Wednesday after a painstaking cleaning to remove tra…
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Gov. Whitmer's virus-related powers reach top Michigan court
DETROIT (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s bold use of emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic reached the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as justices heard hours of arguments about whether she has illegal…
COVID-19 infections leap again at University of Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Coronavirus infections continue to spread at the University of Georgia, with the school reporting more than 1,400 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week.
Hurricane hit oil storage site, but no shortages expected
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Laura caused significant damage at a site holding about 30% of the nation’s store of emergency crude oil, but three other sites still have plenty of petroleum, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan…
Biden visits Michigan amid effort to rebuild 'blue wall'
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden used suburban Detroit as a backdrop Wednesday to make a direct appeal to blue-collar workers who might have voted Republican four years ago but now regret it — attempting to rebuild t…
Lawsuit in US targets diplomat's wife in fatal crash in UK
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The family of a British teenager killed in a motorcycle crash has filed a lawsuit in Virginia against a U.S. diplomat's wife who left England after allegedly causing the crash.