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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…
Laura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain Thursday as Laura roared ashore in Louisiana near the Texas border, unleashing a fearsome w…
Virus hits tribe in remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands
NEW DELHI (AP) — Four members of a small tribe in the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands have tested positive for the coronavirus, an Indian health official said Thursday.
The Latest: EU signs contract with British drug company
BRUSSELS — The European Union has signed a contract with British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to provide a possible COVID-19 vaccine to its member states.
More than 1 million Americans applied for jobless benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments…
AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020
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Laura blasts destructive, life-threatening Gulf Coast path
LAKE ARTHUR, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursda…
The Latest: 6 hours after landfall, Laura remains Cat. 2
The Latest on Hurricane Laura:
Kenosha protests peaceful after night of chaos and shootings
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Peace and calm prevailed on the streets of Kenosha on Thursday after the first relatively quiet night of demonstrations since last weekend's police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.
Rescuers poised to move in as Hurricane Laura still howls
LAKE ARTHUR, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursda…
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, August 27, 2020
Death toll from heavy Afghanistan flooding surpasses 150
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from two days of heavy flooding in northern and eastern Afghanistan rose to at least 150 on Thursday, with scores more injured as rescue crews searched for survivors bene…
WHO Europe chief cites coronavirus warning signs ahead
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s top official in Europe warned Thursday that the coronavirus is a “tornado with a long tail” and said rising case counts among young people could ultimately spread to mo…
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, August 27, 2020
Germany calls for end to military drills in east Med
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Germany's foreign minister on Thursday called for an end to military drills taking place in the eastern Mediterranean to defuse tensions and create conditions for NATO allies Greece and Turkey…
Putin: Russia stands ready to offer security help to Belarus
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent, but added in an interview broadcast Thursday that there is no such need n…