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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…
GOP delegates open convention to renominate Trump for 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republicans gathered Monday to formally nominate President Donald Trump for reelection at a scaled-down convention kickoff in Charlotte that begins a weeklong effort to convince the American …
Offices of Mozambican newspaper burned in arson attack
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74 days, less than 1 mile later, Tennessee turtle recovered
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (AP) — A 150-pound (68-kilogram) tortoise who escaped from a Tennessee home has been returned after 74 days, managing to make it less than a mile during his slow and steady journey.
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Wall Street stocks open higher, following gains overseas
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is following overseas markets higher, adding to four straight weeks of gains for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. Big tech powerhouses including Apple and Facebook were the leaders in the ear…
As 2 storms menace Gulf Coast, residents brace for deluge
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As two powerful storms menaced the Gulf Coast Monday, forecasters feared Marco would drive sea water onto the shore and unleash torrential rains just two days before Laura lashes the same region …
Big California wildfires burn on as death toll reaches 7
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling three massive wildfires in Northern California got a break from the weather early Monday as humidity rose and there was no return of the onslaught of lightning str…
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Taliban negotiators visit Pakistan to talk Afghan peace push
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban political team arrived in Pakistan on Monday as efforts appear to be ramping up to get negotiations underway between the Afghan government and the insurgents.
3 Belarus opposition activists detained in the capital
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Monday detained three leading opposition activists who have helped spearhead a wave of protests demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian president of …
74 days, 1 mile later, giant Tennessee turtle returns home
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (AP) — A 150-pound (68-kilogram) tortoise who escaped from a Tennessee home has been returned after 74 days, managing to make it less than a mile during his slow and steady journey.
Protests erupt after Wisconsin police shoot Black man
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Protesters set cars on fire, smashed windows and clashed with officers in riot gear after Kenosha police shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in the back, while responding to a call about a…
Russian dissident under police protection at German hospital
BERLIN (AP) — Russian dissident Alexei Navalny remains in critical but stable condition in a Berlin hospital where he is being treated after a suspected poisoning, with special protective details on hand to ensure …
Bail denied again to Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean journalist who has been held in prison for more than a month has been denied bail for the third time, while police continue arresting government critics.