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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…
Officers suspended in suffocation death; protesters unswayed
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York, were suspended by the city's mayor, who said she was misled for months about the circumstances …
NATO agrees Novichok used on Navalny, demands probe
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday condemned the “appalling assassination attempt” on Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and called on Moscow to answer questions about the p…
Virginia city renames burial site of Stonewall Jackson
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — A Virginia city has officially renamed the cemetery where Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson is buried.
The Latest: Myrtle Beach, SC, extends virus mask mandate
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A South Carolina beach town has renewed its mask mandate. That's despite coronavirus cases trending downward after a spike linked to the popular tourist destination this summer.
Jamaica's Holness wins big in early Jamaican elections
ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica (AP) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness won big in his bet on early elections as his Jamaica Labour Party captured 49 of 63 seats in Parliament, swamping the rival People’s National Party.
Italy: Berlusconi hospitalized with COVID-19 as precaution
ROME (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who tested positive for COVID-19 this week, has an early-stage lung infection but was breathing on his own hours after being hospitalized in Milan Friday and isn’t bein…
Car caught on video plowing through Times Square protesters
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department says it is trying to find a car that drove through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters blocking a street in Times Square.
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Vaccine not requirement to hold games
TOKYO (AP) — A vaccine is not a requirement for holding next year's postponed Olympics and Paralympics, the CEO of the Tokyo Games said Friday.
UN begins withdrawal from South Sudan protection camps
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan said on Friday it has begun withdrawing its troops and police from the protection of civilians camps that continue to shelter more than 180…
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Search for survivor in Beirut rubble grips grieving nation
BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue workers used cranes, shovels and their bare hands in search operations that resumed early Friday in the rubble of a building that collapsed last month in Beirut’s catastrophic explosion, hoping…
Madrid struggles with Europe's acutest 2nd wave of pandemic
MADRID (AP) — A mix of worry and resignation is discernible behind the masks of parents picking up school textbooks in a working class Spanish neighborhood with a steady rise in new coronavirus infections.
Shooting leaves Cleveland officer dead; suspects sought
CLEVELAND (AP) — A shooting killed a Cleveland police officer and another person, and authorities on Friday sought the person or people responsible, officials said.