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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…
1 woman is dead after train and vehicle collide in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — A woman has died after a personal vehicle collided with a light-rail train in Baltimore on Thursday, Baltimore Fire Department spokeswoman Blair Adams said.
Ex-White House adviser Steve Bannon arrested in fraud scam
NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House adviser Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.”
Sri Lankan leader to scrap charter clause limiting powers
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president said Thursday he will use the overwhelming mandate received by his governing coalition in recent parliamentary elections to remove a constitutional amendment curtaili…
Sept. 11 Museum to re-open on 9/11 anniversary
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly six months after the coronavirus forced its closure, the 9/11 Memorial Museum will be reopening on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks next month, first to those who lost loved ones and …
Bomber's brother gets 55 years for Manchester concert attack
LONDON (AP) — The brother of the suicide bomber who set off an explosion at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds, was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 55 ye…
AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020
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Springsteen drummer appointed to planning and zoning board
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s Late Night and The Tonight Show, has been appointed to a local planning and zoning board in …
Man sentenced for role in 2017 Manchester concert bombing
LONDON (AP) — The brother of the suicide bomber who set off an explosion at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds, was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 55 ye…
Rights groups sound alarm on jump in Iraqi activist killings
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Human rights monitors sounded the alarm over a recent spike in assassinations targeting civil rights activists in Iraq's south on Thursday, ahead of a much anticipated meeting between the prime m…
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, August 20, 2020
The Latest: Booker warns of Trump 'dirty tricks' in voting
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Analysis: UAE-Israel ties may get Abu Dhabi advanced weapons
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S.-brokered deal that saw Israel and the United Arab Emirates begin to open diplomatic ties may end up with Abu Dhabi purchasing advanced American weaponry, potentially upendi…
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, August 20, 2020
UN: Discussions with Russia on COVID-19 vaccine under way
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office said it has begun discussions with Russia to try to obtain more information about the experimental COVID-19 vaccine the country recently approved.
Belarus' leader digs in amid continuing protests
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Demonstrators again took to the streets of the Belarusian capital and other cities Thursday, keeping up their push for the nation's authoritarian leader to step down after extending his 26-yea…