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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…
Nana strengthens into hurricane as it barrels toward Belize
PUNTA GORDA, Belize (AP) — Hurricane Nana barreled westward Wednesday just off the coast of Honduras on a collision course with the Central American nation of Belize, where thousands of people were stocking up on f…
China commemorates 75th anniversary of end of Pacific War
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday commemorated the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific, during which it endured a brutal invasion and occupation of much of its territory by Japan.
Asian stock markets mixed after Wall Street surge
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street surged to its biggest daily gain since July despite uncertainty about the global outlook.
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Students in Inner Mongolia protest Chinese language policy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ethnic Mongolians, including students and parents, in China’s Inner Mongolia region are demonstrating their anger in rare public protests against a new bilingual education policy that they say…
Video shows deadly deputy shooting of Black bicyclist in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A grainy video shows a Black man stopped while riding a bicycle struggling with a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy. But it doesn't confirm whether he reached toward a dropped gun before being …
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Hurricane Nana nears Belize as residents brace for landfall
PUNTA GORDA, Belize (AP) — Hurricane Nana brushed past Honduras and barreled toward Belize, where thousands of people were stocking up on food, water and construction materials ahead of its landfall expected early …
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Video in Black man's suffocation shows cops put hood on him
A Black man who had run naked through the streets of a western New York city died of asphyxiation after a group of police officers put a hood over his head, then pressed his face into the pavement for two minutes, …
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Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. confronting 'original sin'
Officer charged in shooting death of Black man in a Walmart
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area police officer was charged Wednesday with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black man inside a Walmart store in April.
Afghans return to games, parks, weddings despite virus fears
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When the bowling alley reopened, Zohal Bayat was eager to get back to the lanes. For four long months amid Afghanistan’s coronavirus, it and other recreational facilities had been closed. …
In Breonna Taylor's hometown, 90-day protest becomes family
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Amber Brown had climbed into a city bus before dawn, had driven her eight-hour shift, and she was tired. But she knew she couldn’t go home.
Thai police want court to order persistent activists jailed
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court considered Thursday whether to grant a police request to revoke the bail of two top leaders of the burgeoning anti-government protest movement who refuse to stop their public political a…