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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…
Brazilian state governor suspended during corruption probe
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A Brazilian court has temporarily removed Rio de Janeiro’s governor from office due to corruption charges as authorities on Friday said they were carrying out scores of raids and more than a…
Shinzo Abe -- aka 'Super Mario' -- loses out on Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a star at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a sellout crowd at the Maracana Stadium as Nintendo game character Super Mario.
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Tanker stranded off Malta with migrants rescued 3 weeks ago
ROME (AP) — A tanker that rescued 27 migrants at Malta’s request three weeks ago, was still awaiting permission Friday to bring them to land, and supplies aboard were reportedly running low.
Greek sniffer dog finds 100 kilos of Italy-bound cocaine
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A sniffer dog in Greece led coast guard officers to more than 100 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a truck bound for Italy, officials said Friday.
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Shinzo Abe -- aka 'Super Mario' -- will miss Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a star at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a sellout crowd at the Maracana Stadium as Nintendo game character Super Mario.
Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Pakistan, killing 36 people
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rains hit parts of Pakistan including the financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night bringing more flooding to towns and villages and leaving at least 36 people dead, offici…
Egypt police arrest leader of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police arrested a high-level leader in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood at his hiding place in Cairo, an Interior Ministry statement said Friday.
The Latest: LA to file charges over recent house parties
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles plans to file criminal charges over recent parties in the Hollywood Hills, held despite a city ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.
Congolese Nobel Peace laureate Mukwege faces death threats
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) —
Monsoon rains wreek havoc across Pakistan, killing 36 people
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rains hit parts of Pakistan including the financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night bringing more flooding to towns and villages and leaving at least 36 people dead, offici…
Coastal Louisiana a hot mess as Laura's leftovers move east
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The remnants of
Katrina to COVID: New Orleans' Black community pounded again
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Levee breaches from Hurricane Katrina dumped six feet of water into the New Orleans home of Mary Duplessis and her husband in 2005. The house was uninhabitable. Rebuilding meant piles of paperwor…
Misinformation, police mistrust stir unrest in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After a Black man fatally shot himself on a pedestrian plaza in downtown Minneapolis, rumors of another police shooting in the city still reeling from the death of George Floyd began spreading qu…