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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…
Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two dangerous storms swirled toward the U.S from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Officials feared a hi…
Marco becomes hurricane headed for US Gulf Coast
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Marco became a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico Sunday on a path toward the Louisiana coast as Tropical Storm Laura killed at least seven people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Election 2020, Political Conventions, ADVISORY
The Republican National Convention will run from Monday, Aug. 24, through Thursday, Aug. 27. Republicans will begin their first day’s proceedings in Charlotte, North Carolina, where delegates will vote to renominat…
U.S. National Hurricane Center says storm Marco has become a hurricane
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. National Hurricane Center says storm Marco has become a hurricane.
Storm Marco becomes a hurricane over Gulf of Mexico
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) —
Shipbuilders approve 3-year pact, ending monthslong strike
BATH, Maine (AP) — A 63-day strike at Bath Iron Works — against the backdrop of a pandemic in an election year — came to an end Sunday with shipbuilders voting to return to their jobs producing warships for the Uni…
The Latest: Florida reports fewer than 3,000 new cases
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida broke the 600,000 mark for confirmed coronavirus cases Sunday but reported one of its lowest daily totals in two months, continuing a downward trend that began five weeks ago.
High winds could fan already enormous California wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A calm overnight allowed firefighters to make progress against a trio of massive wildfires burning in Northern California but they were girding for a weather system Sunday that will bring high …
A year after Elijah McClain's death, activists want charges
DENVER (AP) — A year after Elijah McClain was stopped by police in suburban Denver on his way home from the store, people gathered on a football field on Sunday night to dance and sing and to also call for justice …
A timeline of events related to the case of Elijah McClain
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Monday marks one year since 23-year-old
Embed-Public Health-Florida Caseload, ADVISORY
PUBLIC HEALTH-FLORIDA’S STRUGGLES-CASELOAD — Chart. This digital embed shows the rate of COVID-19 cases for the state since March. This chart is current as of Aug. 21, 2020 and will not update. Source: Johns Hopkin…
1 injured after big fire rips through Philadelphia warehouse
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Several hundred firefighters battled a massive fire at a large warehouse in north Philadelphia early Sunday, and one firefighter was reported injured.
Search ends for 2 still missing after Texas port explosion
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The search for two crew members of a dredging boat who went missing following an explosion last week in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas has been ended, the U.S. Coast Guard announce…
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PUBLIC HEALTH-FLORIDA’S STRUGGLES-STAFFING — Chart. This digital embed shows the distribution of full-time health department workers by county. This chart is current as of Aug. 21, 2020 and will not update. Source:…
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PUBLIC HEALTH-FLORIDA’S STRUGGLES-DUVAL— Chart. This digital embed shows the rate of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths by race for Duval County, Florida. This chart is current as of Aug. 21, 2020 and will…