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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…
North Korea sets rare party meeting after economic shortfall
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted that U.S.-led sanctions, the pandemic and devastating floods have hurt his country's dismal economy as his ruling party schedu…
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Russia's Navalny in coma in ICU after alleged poisoning
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit after falling ill from suspected poisoning that his allies believe is linked to his poli…
Aspiring UK medical students in limbo because of exam fiasco
LONDON (AP) — Chris Byrne and Khadijah E. Olonade worked hard to get into medical school, but the computer said no.
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Science Says: People stoking brew that makes California burn
If you want to build a fire, you need three things: Ignition, fuel and oxygen. But wildfire in California is a much more complex people-stoked witch’s brew.
Lives Lost: Doctor who battled disease outbreaks in Yemen
For five decades, Yassin Abdel-Wareth was one of a handful of epidemiologists in Yemen, traveling across the impoverished country to hunt for disease outbreaks that are as endemic as armed conflicts in the Middle E…
California slammed by wildfires, heat, unhealthy smoky air
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern Californians were confronted with multiple threats as
Hurricane Genevieve lashing Mexico's Baja with wind and rain
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Genevieve lost some of its punch as it passed the southern end of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula Thursday, though it is still lashed the tourist region with hurricane-for…
When is it safe to open schools? States have varying answers
As schools across the U.S. decide whether to reopen this fall, many are left wondering how to know if it's safe. Public health experts say virus rates in the community should be low, but there's little agreement on…
Russian opposition figure Navalny in coma after poisoning
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit in Siberia after falling ill from suspected poisoning during a flight, his spokeswoman s…
Thai police arrest rapper, activists in crackdown on protest
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police arrested a rapper and four pro-democracy activists in a crackdown on growing protests that have emerged as the most serious threat to the government led by a former army general they accu…
The Latest: India reports record number of new infections
NEW DELHI — India has recorded another record number of new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours as it ramps up testing to more than 900,000 a day.
For Joe Biden, long path to a potentially crucial presidency
Throughout his third quest for the presidency, Joe Biden has offered himself to a wounded, meandering nation as balm — and as a bridge.
'The best we can do': DNC viewers adjust to virtual format
BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Nick Zingarelli relished Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention this week, especially when the former first lady used President Donald Trump's own words — “It is what it i…