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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…
Games stop again, this time players decide when they resume
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — NBA players didn’t come to Disney solely for a restart. They wanted social reform.
The Latest: Laura makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana
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Tens of thousands without power as howling winds, sheets of rain from Hurricane Laura pummel the Louisiana, Texas coast
LAKE ARTHUR, La. (AP) — Tens of thousands without power as howling winds, sheets of rain from Hurricane Laura pummel the Louisiana, Texas coast.
New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the first time the maximu…
Report: China fires 'carrier killer' missile in disputed sea
BEIJING (AP) — China’s military test-fired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a “carrier killer” military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S. forces, a newspaper reported Thursda…
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Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage
Laura makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Texas
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a ferocious Category 4 monster early Thursday, swamping a low-lying coast with ocean water that forecasters said could be 20 feet dee…
Vigilante calls on social media before deadly Kenosha attack
Repeated calls for armed vigilantes to travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to protect businesses following the police shooting of Jacob Blake spread across social media in the hours before two people were shot to death a…
Cities: Census ending early so counting is on Trump's watch
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau is ending the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident early by a month so that the process for calculating the number of people used for redrawing congressional districts …
The Latest: India reports record 75,000 new virus infections
NEW DELHI — India has recorded another single-day record of new coronavirus cases, reporting 75,760 new confirmed infections in the past 24 hours.
Laura makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Texas
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a ferocious Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds early Thursday, swamping a low-lying coast with ocean water that forecasters said c…
Laura makes landfall on Louisiana coast as Category 4 hurricane; large swath of Gulf Coast often hit by storms in danger
CAMERON, La. (AP) — Laura makes landfall on Louisiana coast as Category 4 hurricane; large swath of Gulf Coast often hit by storms in danger.
The Latest: Laura makes landfall in southwest Louisiana
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Trolls flood social media in Pakistan amid virus lockdown
ISLAMABAD (AP) — It was a music video meant to depict a young bride’s joy: Actress Saba Qamar, in a flowing white wedding gown with a golden hem, was twirled by the singer playing her groom in front of the mosaics …
Australia to phase out waste exports, boost recycling
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government introduced legislation Thursday that would phase out exports of waste plastic, paper, glass and tires beginning January next year.