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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…
Senegal sends 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate to Mali
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — People in Senegal's capital, Dakar, are breathing a sigh of relief after officials removed from its port 3,050 tons of ammonium nitrate, the same substance at a slightly lesser volume that cau…
The Latest: Italy's ex-PM Berlusconi has coronavirus
ROME — Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has tested positive for the coronavirus after a precautionary check.
The Latest: Biden says school reopening a national emergency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Mayor one-ups Black Lives Matter rally with his own plans
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City is attempting to co-opt plans by protesters to paint “Black Lives Matter” on the seaside gambling resort's famous Boardwalk by doing the same thing in a place of its own cho…
75th anniversary of end of WWII is mostly virtual amid virus
HONOLULU (AP) — When Japanese military leaders climbed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, the battleship was packed with U.S. sailors eager to see the end of World War II.
US suspends some aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On the guidance of President Donald Trump, the State Department said Wednesday the U.S. is suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the “lack of progress” in the country’s talks with Egypt and Sudan…
GOP and Trump campaign sue Montana over all-mail voting
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican Party sued Montana on Wednesday over Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock's plan giving counties the choice to use all mail ballots this…
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Crump to represent Black man shot, killed by LA deputies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a Black bicyclist fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was stopped for a traffic violation has retained civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who also repr…
US suspending some aid to Ethiopia over disputed Nile dam
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On the guidance of President Donald Trump, the State Department said Wednesday the U.S. is suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the “lack of progress” in the country’s talks with Egypt and Sudan…
The Latest: Presidential debates moderators are announced
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
In Mexico, crime, problems resist president's solutions
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s problems of crime and violence are so deeply rooted and seemingly intractable that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s best efforts appear to be falling short, and his programs are b…
Trump flexes power of incumbency in North Carolina trip
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump will use the power of incumbency to his advantage Wednesday, making a personal appearance in a key battleground state on V-J Day to declare the port city of Wilmington…
Mississippi flag: Magnolia could replace old rebel symbol
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters will decide whether to accept a new state flag with a magnolia to replace an old one legislators retired under pressure because it included the Confederate battle emblem tha…
US Army: New leadership at Fort Hood; Guillen probe widens
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Army officials announced changes in the leadership at Fort Hood on Tuesday amid what they said was a widening investigation into the slaying of a soldier at the Texas base that has prompte…