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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…
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S&P 500 ticks up as record-busting, wishy-washy week closes
NEW YORK (AP) — More gains for tech stocks propped up an otherwise wobbly Wall Street on Friday, as a record-breaking but wishy-washy week of trading came to a close. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, even though most stocks …
Pentagon: Use of surveillance planes in protests was legal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The use of National Guard reconnaissance planes in four U.S. cities to monitor the widespread protests earlier this year didn't violate rules against the military collecting intelligence on Americ…
Travelers lost about $900K at airport checkpoints last year
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Travelers left behind nearly a million dollars at U.S. airport security checkpoints last year, including about $19,000 in foreign currency, a newspaper reported Friday.
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4 people missing after pipeline explosion at port in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A dredging vessel at a Texas port hit a natural gas pipeline Friday, sparking an explosion that sent six people to the hospital and left four others missing, authorities said.
2 storms pose possible double threat to US Gulf Coast
Two newly formed tropical storms could become almost simultaneous threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast early next week. They could even get sucked into an odd dance around each other. Or they could fall apart as they soa…
Ex-cop dubbed California’s Golden State Killer says he’s “truly sorry,” is sentenced to life for 26 rapes, murders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ex-cop dubbed California’s Golden State Killer says he’s “truly sorry,” is sentenced to life for 26 rapes, murders.
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El Salvador hires, then fires, lobbyist booming under Trump
MIAMI (AP) — El Salvador’s government signed a $450,000 contract to hire a well-connected Washington lobbyist — only to immediately back away from the deal — as President Nayib Bukele, a strong Trump ally, has come…
Judge lifts veil on New York City police discipline records
NEW YORK (AP) — With scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday said she is lifting a temporary restraining order that had barred New York City’s police watchdog agency, police departm…
Syracuse students suspended in latest crackdown by colleges
Syracuse University has suspended 23 students following a large on-campus gathering, the latest example of college crackdowns on the kind of socializing that can spread the coronavirus and sink plans for in-person …
Mounting US deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color
As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the U.S. during the first seven months of 2020, suggesting that the number of lives lost to the coronavirus is significantly higher than the official toll. And half…
Hundreds in Mali's capital welcome president's downfall
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Hundreds marched in the streets of Mali's capital Friday to celebrate the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, as the West African country's longtime political opposition backed the mi…
Former Milwaukee police chief seeking damages after demotion
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee's former police chief is seeking damages of $625,000 from the city following his recent demotion, a reduction in rank he did not accept.